Accomplishments

A Proven Leader in Government Finance and Accounting Services

The KGS Finance and Accounting Division has achieved unparalleled success assisting DoD and civilian Federal agencies to identify, mitigate, and correct material weaknesses/reportable conditions, internal control (OMB Circular A-123) deficiencies, and areas of non-compliance with CFO Act requirements. We provide comprehensive and effective support for preparation of principal financial statements and interface with Inspector General organizations and independent public accounting firms to achieve and sustain unqualified (“clean”) audit opinions. With KGS Finance and Accounting Division support, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) recently received a fifth consecutive “clean” opinion and the DoD Chemical-Biological Defense Program (CBDP) achieved an unqualified opinion on its financial statements.

“KGS is one of the finest organizations that I have observed. This organization displays a commitment to excellence that is unparalleled in the industry.” - Gerard Dache, SEI-Authorized Lead Appraiser

Appraised at CMMI®-SE/SW Level 3

KGS has been appraised at Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®-SE/SW) Level 3, in accordance with Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) standards.

This CMMI®-SE/SW Level 3 rating reflects our strong commitment to continued process improvement and provides our business partners with independent verification of our process maturity capabilities:

  • KGS's CMMI®-SE/SW Level 3 – compliant project management, software engineering, and quality assurance process methodology are directly leveraged into all of our solutions and services engagements.
  • KGS's project managers, analysts, software engineers, and data management professionals apply the evaluated systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable practices in solution and services delivery.

KGS's CMMI® Level 3 capabilities lower client risk and cost by:

  • Employing standardized project management processes based on recognized industry best-practices to deliver quality products and services;
  • Ensuring that our services are tightly aligned with client objectives;
  • Emphasizing control of all project engagements to identify, monitor, and remediate risks, thereby enabling clients to manage their programs with a high level of visibility and precision; and
  • Embracing continuous process improvement that is integrated immediately into new and on-going customer engagements.

Our standard CMMI® Level 3-compliant processes also ensure:

  • Compliance with SEI requirements for Level 3 process maturity, combined with the ability to embrace and follow client-specific development life-cycles and methodologies;
  • Precise definition and communication of requirements and changes;
  • Application of best-practices for software and systems engineering and development; and
  • Emphasis on standards for benchmarking quality and performance.

Award Winning Solutions for FDIC

2004 Enterprise Architecture Excellence Award:

  • Awarded by the nationally-recognized Zachman Institute for Framework Advancement to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in recognition of the FDIC’s Enterprise Data Architecture and Corporate Data Sharing Program successes.
  • KGS successfully partnered with the FDIC to establish and mature program capabilities that identify and manage data as a corporate resource, and to create the FDIC’s Enterprise Data Architecture.

Customers Believe in Data Confidence

Customers rated KGS 4.8 on a scale of 5 for overall satisfaction.

69% response rate is nearly double industry average:

  • Returned phone calls; and
  • Responded to E-mail.

Highlighted key strengths:

  • Expertise;
  • Quality of personnel; and
  • Dedication and commitment

KGS contributed to FDIC's award for the "Most Promising Data Management Practices"

KGS's leadership and support was a major factor in FDIC being recognized for "Most Promising Data Management Practices", by Government Computer News this past October 2005.

KGS supported FDIC program accomplishments including:

  • Establishing data governance through the FDIC Data Stewardship Program;
  • Developing an Enterprise Data Architecture;
  • Establishing and implementing the Information Security Categorization Policy to fulfill the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements;
  • Developing a Target Data Environment Blueprint that represented data processing components;
  • Defining appropriate technological components to be used in the FDIC's target data environment; and
  • Applying data models in conjunction with the Government Information Factory (GIF) blueprint to an environment that promotes data sharing, high data quality and appropriate security controls.
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