What is the current status of NIEM?
NIEM development is an iterative process. The processes, standards, documentation, tools, etc., that are part of NIEM will continue to be reviewed and updated as NIEM grows in scope and scale. Moving forward, NIEM efforts will concentrate on:
- Core Capability Development and Maintenance: This effort focuses on delivering NIEM 1.0 in September 2006, and subsequent releases, representing the critical mass of justice, homeland security and intelligence information exchanges in their associated domains, developing a tools roadmap based on user requirements and delivering the tools into operation, launching outreach activities including the web site, conference presentations and training, and working with advisory councils to reach relevant federal, state, tribal and local partners.
- Functional Standard Development: This effort focuses on developing families of Information Exchange Packages representing core, priority business areas at the national level. The initial focus areas will include incident reporting, people screening, suspicious activities, cargo screening, emergency and disaster management, and case management. Policies and processes will be developed to support creating, modifying and implementing these standards. They will follow the NIEM Information Exchange Package Documentation (IEPD) lifecycle.
- Outreach and Implementation: This effort focuses on identifying additional pilots at the state, local and tribal levels targeting the emerging Functional Standards mentioned above, and implementing the infrastructure needed for training and technical assistance in the implementation of NIEM, including a National Help Desk and other mechanisms to seek aid.
