Success Stories

NIEM is community-driven. As new communities join NIEM, they bring with them innovative ideas and fresh perspectives—which contributes to the advancement of the program. This is the story of how streamlining crop reporting created an entirely new way of engaging with NIEM.

While developing their Acreage Crop Reporting and Streamlining Initiative solution, USDA ran into a problem. They found that business users had difficulty understanding NIEM. To make it easier to understand the data that needed to be shared, USDA decided to create a business glossary. Their data standards work was open and on

NIEM’s reusable terms, definitions, and repeatable processes allowed the Department of Defense (DoD) to plan, develop, and implement an enterprise solution faster. The Warfighter Mission Area Architecture Federation and Integration Portal  (WMAAFIP) is used by approximately 7,000 DoD staff members across more than 400 DoD organizations—and realizes cost savings of at least $4 million annually.

DoD has hundreds of thousands of staff members, warfighters, resources, and capabilities. A capability is defined as anything that the warfighter uses to do their job, whether it’s a tank

In an effort to standardize and centralize crucial court data and case files across the state, the Volusia County Florida Clerk of the Circuit Court piloted the Comprehensive Case Information System (CCIS 3.0). Previously, there was no way to access local court data on a real-time, statewide basis in Florida – instead, data was collected in many different, disparate systems, resulting in inaccuracies and resource inefficiencies. CCIS 3.0 was piloted to address this challenge and facilitate information exchanges across Florida’s 20 circuit courts, 67 clerk’s offices, and more.

CCIS 3.0 equips

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Kansas Department of Transportation utilized the Kansas Criminal Justice Information System (KCJIS) to improve electronic disposition reporting for DUI offenses. Dispositions, including for DUI offenses, document the final status of the process which begins with law enforcement contact at the time of the offense and ends with a court finding. KCJIS empowers public safety agencies to make informed, timely decisions that could improve transportation safety, prevent DUIs, and even save lives.

In the past, Kansas did not have a standardized way for

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Kansas Department of Transportation utilized the Kansas Criminal Justice Information System (KCJIS) to improve electronic disposition reporting for DUI offenses. Dispositions, including for DUI offenses, document the final status of the process which begins with law enforcement contact at the time of the offense and ends with a court finding. KCJIS empowers public safety agencies to make informed, timely decisions that could improve transportation safety, prevent DUIs, and even save lives.

In the past, Kansas did not have a standardized way for