FEAF
Federal segment architecture, reference models, and performance alignment.
FEAF for U.S. Federal Agencies
The Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) structures architecture around performance reference models, business reference models, data, application, infrastructure, and security. It aligns with OMB expectations for segment architecture, shared services, and evidence of spend accountability.
Federal programs should map FEAF segments to funded initiatives and ATO boundaries. Architecture products must be readable by acquisition, security, and mission owners—not only enterprise architects. Larkinized federal work emphasizes decision-ready segment roadmaps tied to appropriations and examination cycles.
Commercial organizations rarely implement FEAF wholesale; they borrow performance and reference-model thinking for portfolio governance and executive dashboards.

