Agency Picks Virginia Firm To Perform Upgrades

The federal government has contracted with Integic Corporation upgrade the FAA's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) for the modernization of the agency's airman certification program.

Under an earlier agreement with CAMI, Integic led the development of the agency's Document Imaging Workflow System (DIWS), which provides CAMI with an automated and secure system for electronically submitting, managing and processing the medical certification applications that are required of all pilots who fly in U.S. airspace and all air traffic controllers (ATCs) cleared to direct air traffic. The new agreement with a fully booked value of $12M covers additional integration and enhancements of DIWS and several supporting modules also developed by Integic, such as the Covered Position Decision Support Subsystem (CPDSS), the Aviation Medical Examiner Information Subsystem (AMEIS) and the Clinic and Health Awareness Program Subsystem (CHAPS). These modules collectively represent a comprehensive, integrated, and secure data store associated with aerospace medicine.

"Like many organizations, CAMI recognizes the central role that Business Process Management technology plays in meeting their strategic objectives," said Carl Lucas, Integic's project manager for the CAMI engagement. "With our e.POWER(R) solution having already demonstrated the flexibility and functionality needed to address CAMI's specific requirements, we're delighted by the opportunity to help further refine and optimize their operations. Leveraging our modular architecture and in-depth understanding of their mission, Integic is uniquely qualified to help CAMI streamline their processes with additional gains in efficiency allowing them to better address their growing operational requirements."

Confronted with the need to maintain up-to-date certification of the physical fitness of more than 650,000 airmen and 40,000 ATCs, CAMI faced an onslaught of paperwork, including 2,000 daily applications and 190,000 pages of related material monthly, as these certifications need to be updated every six to 36 months. Working with Integic, CAMI implemented the first automated system -- DIWS -- for addressing this need which allows remotely based Aviation Medical Examiners to electronically submit the requisite forms certifying medical fitness so that CAMI administrators can manage and approve certifications and clearances. DIWS incorporates millions of hard copy documents dating back to 1960 into a central repository of digital documents and data.

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