NIEM Newsletter
NIEM Announces the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) 2.0 Release
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the release of the 2.0 production version of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) and its supporting tools. NIEM allows multiple communities of interest to share, exchange, accept, and translate information needed by constituents.
The development of NIEM is a joint effort among DOJ, DHS, and subject-matter experts from the justice, public safety, law enforcement, homeland security, and private sectors. Designed by experienced practitioners, governed by participating stakeholders, and driven by leadership from DOJ and DHS, NIEM is developing, disseminating, and supporting enterprise-wide information exchange standards and processes that enable jurisdictions to effectively share critical information in emergency situations, as well as support the day-to-day operations of agencies throughout the nation.
The 2.0 release was driven by practitioner requirements through a well-defined collaborative process. A major focus of this release was to harmonize the data definitions and usage across multiple domains. In addition, NIEM was remodeled to remove duplication, complexity, and ambiguity and includes new code lists and types. It also contains updates to existing code lists and resolution of about 30 issues documented by NIEM users.
This release also contains new and updated tools that will enable users to more easily use NIEM and produce and implement their information exchanges. These include the Subset Schema Generation Tool (SSGT), which helps users develop the components of an exchange and allows them to choose which version of NIEM to work with, and the NIEM Migration Asset Tool, which assists in the migration of previously developed wantlists to NIEM 2.0.
Training and technical assistance is available to facilitate the adoption, implementation, and use of this groundbreaking model. More information regarding NIEM can be found at www.niem.gov.
Deadline Approaches for Global Justice Information Sharing Users' Conference
The reservation deadline is approaching for the third annual Global Justice Information Sharing Users’ Conference, to be held August 21–23, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. Space is limited. Accommodation reservations are due by August 3, 2007. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), in partnership with the Global Justice Extensible Markup Language (XML) Data Model (GJXDM) Training and Technical Assistance Committee (GTTAC), the conference will highlight best practices and lessons learned and will feature new GJXDM implementation projects. Presentations will highlight both the development of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) and the many GJXDM projects. There will also be a preconference NIEM Executive Briefing on Monday, August 20, 2007. For additional information on this conference, including hotel accommodations and registration information, please visit www.it.ojp.gov/usersconference.
Upcoming NIEM Training:
Phoenix, Arizona—August 6–10, 2007, and
Tucson, Arizona—September 24–28, 2007
NIEM is conducting an XML and NIEM Practical Implementer’s Course in both Phoenix and Tucson. The training has been updated to include critical information on 2.0 and will include instruction on migration using NIEM. An Information Exchange Package Documentation exercise based on a migration case study will also be included in this training. For further information or questions about the NIEM Training, please contact Samantha Styles at (703) 726-3697 or samantha.styles@ijis.org.
