Application Modernization & Low-Code / BOAT

Retiring legacy debt. Delivering new mission applications at transformation speed.

Federal agencies operate some of the world's oldest application portfolios. Legacy systems built for a different era of computing now represent compounding mission risk. They are expensive to maintain, difficult to secure against modern threats, incapable of integrating with cloud and AI platforms, and increasingly staffed by a shrinking pool of engineers who understand COBOL, MUMPS, and the custom frameworks that defined 1980s and 1990s government IT.

Goldman Edwards addresses this challenge through two simultaneous tracks. The first is systematic, risk-managed legacy modernization using proven architectural patterns like strangler fig migration and microservices decomposition to incrementally replace aging systems without disrupting mission operations. The second is accelerated delivery of new mission capabilities through BOAT (Business Orchestration and Automation Technology) low-code platforms, delivering production applications in weeks rather than years at a fraction of traditional custom development cost.

BOAT platforms we deliver on:

• Appian: Complex case management, multi-party workflow, and regulatory compliance applications that require sophisticated business rules engines and document-intensive process automation.
• ServiceNow: Custom platform application development beyond standard ITSM, including approval workflows, employee self-service portals, compliance management, and enterprise process automation.
• Salesforce Government Cloud: CRM, grants management, constituent services, and case management, with Einstein AI for intelligent case routing and predictive analytics.
• Pega: Intelligent automation and decisioning for high-volume, rules-driven processes that require AI-assisted routing, exception management, and adaptive workflow.

Beyond BOAT platforms, Goldman Edwards delivers full legacy modernization services including strangler fig migration, monolith-to-microservices decomposition, API-first integration strategy, and DevSecOps pipeline engineering with security gates built in at every stage covering SAST, DAST, container scanning, and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation aligned to EO 14028.