Framework

GEAR: Government Enterprise Architecture Reference

GEAR is a reference model for government enterprise architecture and modernization programs.

It helps leaders define layers, relationships, and decision boundaries so modernization efforts remain coherent.

What is GEAR?

GEAR is a reference architecture that describes how government organizations can align business, technology, data, and governance layers.

Layers and aspects

Use it to reason about mission layers, capability layers, information flow, and the controls required to keep modernization defensible.

How it helps leaders

GEAR reduces ambiguity by giving executives and architects a common reference for modernization choices.

Relationship to ODXA

ODXA focuses on the transformation journey. GEAR provides the architectural reference used to guide that journey.

Next step

Use public-sector advisory when you need architecture support, alignment across stakeholders, and a practical modernization roadmap.

Build Your Roadmap

From reference to modernization

What GEAR enables

What problem this solves

Government modernization can lose coherence when mission, capability, information, technology, and governance decisions are separated.

When you need it

Use GEAR when public-sector leaders need a shared reference for modernization choices and decision boundaries.

What Paidar does with it

Paidar uses GEAR to align stakeholders, architecture, governance, and a practical modernization roadmap.

What result you get

Leaders and architects have a common reference for defensible, mission-aligned transformation.