IV&V

Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V) of the technology products, services, and systems installed during the construction and renovation of the St. Elizabeth's (St. E's) campus.

Case Study

DHS GSA Public Building Services (PBS) required services to the DHS to perform an Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V) of the complex network of the thousands of technology products, services, and systems installed during the construction and renovation of the St. Elizabeth’s (St. E’s) campus, the largest federal infrastructure project undertaken since the construction of the Pentagon, under the DHS Technology Integration Project (TIP) which will ultimately reduce future real estate costs, enhance mission effectiveness through co-location, and redevelop an underutilized asset already in the Federal portfolio.

On a Prime Contract, AMSG provided IV&V and Transition support to the state-of-the-art facility that uses sustainable technologies to drop energy use to more than 30 percent below industry standards and cut water usage by nearly 50 percent. The systems in place supporting the 14,000 seat facility as well as the 200,000 plus in DHS require constant oversight in order for these federal agencies to serve the public. AMSG validated that the Program Management processes were well documented and practiced. We reviewed all technical and engineering deliverables to ensure they complied with System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes. To ensure the processes were sound and complete, AMSG addressed all requirements in the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) and independently reported the results of testing efforts, including verifying the operational, functional, integration, and performance testing. Testing discrepancies were reported, along with recommendations and corrective actions. We conducted on-site verification to ensure the TIP contractor used industry best practices and complied with all DHS IT security system standards. We reviewed all processes implemented by the DHS TIP contractor; document submittals, quality assurance inspections, test program activities, procurement activities, and status reports submitted to the Government by the DHS TIP contractor.

Reference: Oversight of the DHS Headquarters Project at St. Elizabeth’s: Impact on the Taxpayer | GSA

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Challenge

Perform an Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V) of the technology products, services, and systems installed during the construction and renovation of the St. Elizabeth’s (St. E’s) campus, the largest federal infrastructure project since the construction of the Pentagon.
Assess and validate Program Management processes while reviewing all technical and engineering deliverables.

Solution

Reviewed all technical and engineering deliverables to ensure compliance with relevant standards and processes
Identified overuses of VOIP device orders, providing DHS with $300,000 in savings
Uncovered a substantial ordering error providing a $1M cost savings

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