Enterprise Modernization
Supporting Effort’s Perspective on VA’s Next Era of Enterprise Modernization
For more than 11 years, Supporting Effort has proudly supported the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs across a broad range of mission-critical healthcare, digital modernization, enterprise IT, cloud engineering, application modernization, and operational support initiatives. Our experience spans legacy-to-modern transformation efforts ranging from MUMPS-based healthcare environments to modern Low-Code/No-Code (LCNC), cloud-native, and event-driven enterprise architectures.
As the VA continues modernizing its acquisition and delivery approach, the environment is evolving beyond reliance on large, multi-year contract vehicles that historically limited competition to a small number of incumbent prime contractors. These contract structures often restricted competition through past performance requirements, closed teaming ecosystems, revenue thresholds, and lengthy contract life cycles.
Today, the VA and the current administration are increasingly focused on expanding competition, accelerating innovation, and enabling more agile, technically capable firms to directly support Veteran outcomes and operational modernization. Supporting Effort is uniquely positioned in this environment.
We are not constrained by a single contract vehicle strategy. We bring more than a decade of direct VA operational experience supporting enterprise infrastructure, healthcare interoperability, cloud modernization, DevSecOps, platform engineering, cybersecurity, observability, application delivery, and emerging AI-enabled operational modernization efforts across multiple VA programs and partners.
Supporting Effort understands the VA OIT operational environment—from enterprise infrastructure and platform engineering to secure application delivery and operational sustainment supporting both Veterans and VA staff.
Core Capabilities
- Cloud & Platform Engineering | AWS GovCloud, Kubernetes/EKS, Docker, Terraform
- DevSecOps & CI/CD | Jenkins, BitBucket, Nexus Repository, Ansible
- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) | Enterprise Monitoring, Operational Reliability, Incident Response, Automated Scaling, Performance Engineering
- Event Streaming & Integration | Kafka/Event Streaming, Enterprise Integration, Healthcare Interoperability
- Cybersecurity & RMF | RMF/ATO Operations, Vault, Secure Platform Operations
- Observability & Monitoring | Elasticsearch, Kibana, Prometheus, Grafana
- Enterprise Data & Platform Services | MongoDB, Consul, FluentID
- Legacy Modernization & Application Delivery | MUMPS Modernization, API Enablement, LCNC Application Delivery
- Agile & Operational Management | JIRA, Confluence, Enterprise Operational Governance
Supporting Effort teams work daily within modern VA enterprise cloud and operational environments, including VAEC AWS-based infrastructures supporting secure, scalable, mission-critical healthcare applications and enterprise services for both Veterans and VA staff.
Representative Platform Technologies and Operational Components
- Technology Area | Platforms / Technologies
- Cloud Infrastructure | VAEC AWS Environments, AWS GovCloud
- Containerization & Orchestration | Kubernetes, EKS, Docker
- Infrastructure as Code & Automation | Terraform, Ansible
- CI/CD & DevSecOps Tooling | Jenkins, BitBucket, Nexus Repository
- Security & Secrets Management | Vault, FluentID
- Service Discovery & Platform Operations | Consul
- Observability & Monitoring | Elasticsearch, Kibana, Prometheus, Grafana
- Data Platforms | MongoDB
- Agile Collaboration & Workflow | JIRA, Confluence
- Enterprise Integration & Streaming | Kafka/Event Streaming
Supporting Effort Experience Supporting VA Programs Relevant to Enterprise Modernization
The DAIMO | ThunderYard | Delivered enterprise VA digital modernization initiatives involving secure healthcare workflows, operational integration, and scalable cloud-hosted application environments supporting enterprise operational efficiency and modernization objectives.
HDSO | Booz Allen Hamilton / Liberty IT Solutions | Enabled enterprise healthcare data operations, interoperability, cloud engineering, DevSecOps, and operational sustainment supporting secure healthcare data exchange, enterprise observability, and large-scale modernization initiatives.
PTEMS | Booz Allen Hamilton / Liberty IT Solutions | Provided enterprise healthcare platform modernization, cloud infrastructure operations, DevSecOps, and operational sustainment supporting scalable cloud-native healthcare environments and enterprise platform engineering initiatives.
BTSSS | Booz Allen Hamilton | Supported Veteran-facing operational systems requiring scalable cloud infrastructure, secure enterprise integration, high availability, and reliable operational support for critical Veteran service delivery objectives.
DLP | Booz Allen Hamilton | Advanced enterprise operational modernization, secure data management, integration engineering, and operational governance activities supporting enterprise visibility, observability, RMF compliance, and operational resilience.
Enrollment | Booz Allen Hamilton / Liberty IT Solutions | Implemented secure Veteran enrollment and enterprise healthcare systems involving workflow modernization, operational integration, healthcare interoperability, and scalable digital service delivery supporting enterprise healthcare coordination objectives.
VEMSIS | Technatomy | Driving enterprise Low-Code/No-Code modernization, healthcare application integration, DevSecOps, enterprise interoperability, and scalable operational delivery supporting next-generation VA digital modernization and application transformation initiatives.
RTLS | HP Enterprise Services | Executed real-time healthcare operational infrastructure, enterprise integration, secure operational data flows, and healthcare technology environments supporting operational visibility, reliability, and enterprise healthcare coordination capabilities.
As the VA modernizes toward cloud-native, event-driven, highly observable, secure, and operationally resilient enterprise architectures, Supporting Effort remains committed to delivering technically mature, mission-focused capabilities that directly support Veteran care, enterprise modernization, and long-term transformation objectives across the Department of Veterans Affairs.
This modernization path increasingly depends on scalable event-driven integration, operational data synchronization, and AI-enabled delivery approaches that reduce transition risk while accelerating capability delivery. Supporting Effort’s focus on AI-enabled transition, AI-enabled cloud infrastructure, and spec-driven operational modernization positions the company to help the VA evolve beyond traditional platform implementations toward measurable operational outcomes.