The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Stakeholder Engagement Division has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to award a new cooperative agreement for a pilot titled State, Local, Tribal and Territorial National Information Exchange Model Cyber Pilot for fiscal year 2020. The deadline for application is Monday, 27 July 2020. 

Each year, the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) celebrates those organizations which have made significant accomplishments in the use of NIEM with the Best of NIEM awards. The Best of NIEM 2020 will recognize organizations, groups, programs, and individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the growth and adoption of NIEM.  Instructions are included in the Best of NIEM award nomination form.

We are pleased to announce that the NIEM 5.0 Beta 1 is available for review at https://niem.github.io/niem-releases.  Please provide your comments by Friday, July 17, 2020. 

Major content changes include: 

The winners of the 2019 Best of NIEM awards were announced at October’s annual NIEM Face-to-Face meetings in Arlington, Virginia. Established in 2009, the awards recognize outstanding NIEM solutions within federal, state, local, and tribal governments, the international community, and the private sector. 

The NIEM JSON Specification Version 4.0beta1 is now available for public review and comment. The NIEM JSON Specification establishes the technical basis for using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as a data format for exchange of information consistent with NIEM-conformant schemas and Information Exchange Package Documentations (IEPDs).

The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) is pleased to announce the inclusion of the Cyber Domain community on the NIEM.gov website. The Cyber Domain is bringing together stakeholders with the objective to consistently share information to defend against cybersecurity threats and to inform a resilient posture to cyber risks at the enterprise-level.

The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Executive Steering Council’s quarterly meeting took place via teleconference on Wednesday, March 25. The transition of Katherine Escobar to the position of Managing Director of the NIEM Management Office (NMO) was announced. Ryan Schultz, outgoing Managing Director, was recognized for his many contributions to the growth of NIEM.

The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Statistics Symposium occurred on Wednesday, February 19. This inaugural meeting was hosted by the U.S. Census Bureau, which has taken a leadership role in the development of the NIEM Statistical Domain.  

NIEM version 4.2 and its associated products are now available for download and use. Products include NIEM XML schemas (XSD), a spreadsheet (MS Excel) of all data components in the model, and alternate database formats (MS Excel, MS MDB, and CSV). This release is the latest version of the NIEM common vocabulary that enables efficient information exchange across diverse public and private organizations.

The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) hosted the 2019 annual NIEM meetings October 21-25. The week-long series of meetings reviewed the past year’s work and activities and laid the groundwork for the way forward. The week is structured to dedicate two-days each to the NIEM Business Architecture Committee (NBAC) and the NIEM Technical Architecture Committee (NTAC). The Executive Steering Council (ESC), NBAC and NTAC met collectively mid-week to review business and technical topics and initiatives of interest to all.

The winners of the 2019 Best of NIEM awards were announced at October’s annual NIEM Face-to-Face meetings in Arlington, Virginia. Established in 2009, the awards recognize outstanding NIEM solutions within federal, state, local, and tribal governments, the international community, and the private sector. 

Best of NIEM nominees are annually solicited within the NIEM community. Nominees are asked to demonstrate how the NIEM conformant information exchange created improves performance, increases efficiency, and advances interoperability.

The NIEM Annual Face to Face (F2F) Meeting kicks off Monday, October 21.  This annual event is hosted by the NIEM Management Office (NMO). The Executive Steering Committee (ESC), NIEM Business Architecture Committee (NBAC), NIEM Technical Architecture Committee (NTAC), Tiger Teams and Lead Developers both collaborate on shared objectives and provide updates to the NIEM governance bodies.  The meeting provides an opportunity for our communities to discuss how they use NIEM as well as ways they would like to use NIEM in the future.

The NIEM 4.2 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) package is available at NIEM-Releases for public review and comment.   The package includes XML schemas, documentation spreadsheets, a change log, a JSON-LD context file, and a README.

The RC1 is a draft of the NIEM 4.2 minor release.  It includes considerable contributions from Biometrics, Emergency Management, and the Justice domains. 

The NIEM 4.2 Beta 1 draft  is now available at NIEM-Releases for public review and comment. This work is in support of a 4.2 minor release scheduled for Fall 2019.  Minor releases include changes to domain content and domain code tables as needed.

The NIEM 4.2 Beta 1 release  includes major contributions from Biometrics, Emergency Management, and the Justice domains and includes a Core Supplement 4.0.2. 

It’s our favorite time of year here, when we recognize outstanding NIEM community achievements.

The Best of NIEM awards recognize innovative solutions using NIEM from federal, state, local and tribal governments, the international community, and private sector organizations. Accomplishments are based on impact demonstrated or developed since September 2018.

Nominations will be accepted through Monday, September 9, 2019. 

The National Information Exchange Model's (NIEM) Executive Steering Committee approved the nomination for Mr. Thomas “Tom” Krul, Public Safety Canada, as the incoming Co-Chair of the NIEM Business Architecture Committee (NBAC), effective October 2019. Mr. Krul will replace Mr. Ryan Schultz and will serve alongside Mr. Kamran Atri, as NBAC Co-Chairs. 

David P. Pekoske, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary, of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signed the "NIEM first" memorandum on May 3rd, 2019 outlining the Department's adoption of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM).

Do you want to help lead NIEM to the next level?  The NIEM Management Office (NMO) is seeking a NIEM Business Architecture Committee (NBAC) Co-Chair with positive leadership skills who will help promote the vision for improving information sharing. 

The NBAC Co-Chair nomination period is open now and will close on May 3, 2019.

What does an NBAC Co-Chair do?

Winners of the 2018 Best of NIEM awards were announced at this year's annual NIEM Business Architecture (NBAC) meeting in Arlington, Virginia.  The Best of NIEM Awards recognize teams or individuals for going above and beyond in collaborating, demonstrating measurable results, and furthering an efficient and effective government in their use of NIEM.  This year four teams were awarded for:

What are the Best of NIEM Awards?

The Best of NIEM Awards recognize teams or individuals for going above and beyond in collaborating, demonstrating measurable results, and furthering an efficient and effective government in their use of NIEM. 

Winners will be publicly recognized with a news story on niem.gov, have a short video produced highlighting their project, and receive an award certificate from the NIEM Program Management Office.

Guidelines and Nominations

Eligibility