Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security

Solutions provided are in the following Service Area:


• CIO Support Services

Edgewater Federal Solutions provided assistance to the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the development of a comprehensive and effective Statement of Work to be used in acquiring business process reengineering and requirements gathering services associated with the development of a new Export Control Automated Support System (ECASS) – the ECASS 2000+.

The mission of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is to advance U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic interests. BIS’ activities include regulating the export of sensitive goods and technologies; enforcing export control, anti-boycott, and public safety laws; cooperating with and assisting other countries on export control and strategic trade issues; assisting U.S. industry to comply with international arms control agreements; monitoring the viability of the U.S. defense industrial base; and promoting Federal initiatives and public-private partnerships across industry sectors to protect the Nation’s critical infrastructures.

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) within BIS is responsible for providing automated capabilities to support these mission-critical activities. The Export Control Automated Support System (ECASS) was designed to process export license applications; review and maintain historical records on export license activity; and provide information useful for export enforcement. BIS program officials rely on ECASS for the processing of export control information in a timely and effective manner. It was determined that ECASS was significantly outdated and required extensive reengineering, requirements analysis, and development. Edgewater supported the OCIO in developing a strategy and a comprehensive Statement of Work for the reengineering and requirements analysis that were required in the development of the new ECASS 2000+ system.