When Congress moves faster than your CIO

The United States Congress recently undertook a modernization project for their 30-year-old technology stack, completing it in a shockingly fast manner compared to most enterprises. This was achieved by automating the API building process, which significantly increased developer productivity and allowed them to focus on business logic. Key benefits of this approach included simplified authentication and authorization, easy integration with existing systems, undisrupted operations during the transition period, and scalability for future growth. The success of this project has prompted plans to implement similar architectures in other applications managed by the Legislative Applications department.