Federal Enterprise Architecture - Program Management Office (FEAPMO)

FEA - BRM: Mode of Delivery

BUSINESS REFERENCE MODEL (BRM) VERSION 2.0

Mode of Delivery

The Mode of Delivery Business Area describes the mechanisms the government uses to achieve the purpose of government, or its Services to Citizens. It includes Financial Vehicles, Direct Government Delivery, and Indirect Government Delivery.


	Services for Citizens
	Mode of Delivery
	Management of Government Resources
	Support Delivery of Services

Government Services Delivery
	Knowledge Creation and Management Knowledge Creation and Management involves the programs and activities in which the Federal Government creates or develops a body or set of knowledge, the manipulation and analysis of which can provide inherent benefits for both the Federal and private sector.
	Public Goods Creation and Management The construction, manufacturing, administration, and/or management of goods, structures, facilities, common resources, etc. used for the general well being of the American public or society at large.
	Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement involves the direct monitoring and oversight of a specific individual, group, industry, or community participating in a regulated activity via market mechanisms, com-mand and control features, or other means to control or govern conduct or behavior.
	Direct Services for Citizens The delivery of a good or service to (or on behalf of) the citizenry by the Federal Government with no other intervening persons, conditions, or organizations.

Financial Vehicles
	Federal Financial Assistance The provision of earned and unearned financial or monetary-like benefits to individuals, groups, or corporations
	Credit and Insurance Credit and Insurance involves the use of government funds to cover the subsidy cost of a direct loan or loan guarantee or to protect/indemnify members of the public from financial losses.
	Transfers to States and Local Governments Transfers to States and Local Governments involves the transfer of funds or financial assistance from the Federal government to State and Local governments and Indian tribes.