Got this email this afternoon:
You are receiving this email because you have notified ATF that you wished to participate in the testing of the new eForms application.
First, let me thank you for volunteering your time to serve as testers for the new eForms. The new eForms has been named the “Firearms and Explosives Application Module (FEAM)”. It is only through the assistance of volunteers like you, that we can be confident that the systems we develop meet the needs of the industry as well as ATF.
We had hoped to be able to present the first iteration of FEAM at the 2016 SHOT Show. Last week we performed an assessment of what was contracted to be developed for FEAM and what the contractor planned to deliver. At the end of the assessment, all parties involved felt that the product outlined in the current contract did not fully provide all the functionality that we expected, or that the industry requested. For these reasons we decided that rather than to continue on the current course, we would take the steps listed below to ensure that FEAM is a worthwhile investment for both the industry and ATF:
1. Curtail the current development effort.
2. Determine what is needed to sustain the existing eForms system, until the full requirements for FEAM can be determined and developed.
3. Make the necessary changes to eForms to stabilize the infrastructure with the ever-increasing user population.
4. Determine if we can re-introduce the Form 3 to the current eForms, through load testing and other system validations.
5. Perform an assessment of the ATF and industry requirements for FEAM.
6. Secure required funding for a new FEAM initiative, based on the revised requirements.
7. Restart the FEAM initiative, to include industry participation during the requirements gathering and testing processes.
We look at this as only a minor delay. It is our intention to use this delay to acquire the tools and resources necessary to develop a product that will provide more functionality and a stable workflow process and infrastructure.
If you have any questions you can contact me at lee.alston-williams@atf.gov. We will keep you on our list of industry participants/testers. If you cannot or choose not to participate any further, please email me and I will remove you from our list.
We look forward to working with you in the future. Thank you again for your interest in eForms and FEAM.
You are receiving this email because you have notified ATF that you wished to participate in the testing of the new eForms application.
First, let me thank you for volunteering your time to serve as testers for the new eForms. The new eForms has been named the “Firearms and Explosives Application Module (FEAM)”. It is only through the assistance of volunteers like you, that we can be confident that the systems we develop meet the needs of the industry as well as ATF.
We had hoped to be able to present the first iteration of FEAM at the 2016 SHOT Show. Last week we performed an assessment of what was contracted to be developed for FEAM and what the contractor planned to deliver. At the end of the assessment, all parties involved felt that the product outlined in the current contract did not fully provide all the functionality that we expected, or that the industry requested. For these reasons we decided that rather than to continue on the current course, we would take the steps listed below to ensure that FEAM is a worthwhile investment for both the industry and ATF:
1. Curtail the current development effort.
2. Determine what is needed to sustain the existing eForms system, until the full requirements for FEAM can be determined and developed.
3. Make the necessary changes to eForms to stabilize the infrastructure with the ever-increasing user population.
4. Determine if we can re-introduce the Form 3 to the current eForms, through load testing and other system validations.
5. Perform an assessment of the ATF and industry requirements for FEAM.
6. Secure required funding for a new FEAM initiative, based on the revised requirements.
7. Restart the FEAM initiative, to include industry participation during the requirements gathering and testing processes.
We look at this as only a minor delay. It is our intention to use this delay to acquire the tools and resources necessary to develop a product that will provide more functionality and a stable workflow process and infrastructure.
If you have any questions you can contact me at lee.alston-williams@atf.gov. We will keep you on our list of industry participants/testers. If you cannot or choose not to participate any further, please email me and I will remove you from our list.
We look forward to working with you in the future. Thank you again for your interest in eForms and FEAM.
