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What is NIEM? “Common Language” for Information Exchange Repeatable, reusable process for business users to document information exchange requirements Components of NIEM NIEM is a joint DOJ / DHS program, started in 2005, created to promote standardization of information exchange for cross jurisdictional information sharing. NIEM provides the tools used across DHS for enabling interoperability at the data layer within and across systems supporting information sharing, while preserving investments in current technology and optimizing new technology development. Built and governed by the business users at Federal, State, Local, Tribal and Private Sectors

FY08 FY09 Current Successes with NIEM DHS adoption at 60% of Major IT programs for end of FY09 –Focus on discrete reference Info Exchanges has increased adoption significantly –Measured compliance in investment review process –Built into Enterprise SOA Guidance and System Engineering Lifecycle DOJ adoption –CJIS System of Systems –Terrorism Screening Center (TSC) –FBI’s Guardian –NDEX / One DOJ –Future Development of NGI DOD/DNI adoption through Maritime Domain Awareness and Ucore 2.0 HHS adoption through CIO and ONC efforts PM ISE adoption of the TSC Terrorist Watch Listing and Suspicious Activity Reporting Functional Standards which are NIEM conformant standards 50 States using NIEM –American Recovery Reinvestment Act Reporting –Mostly in Justice-oriented applications, some state wide( TX, NY, FL) –Bolstered by DOJ/DHS Grant language requiring compliance ( like Real ID HUB implementation) –100% of States consuming thru DOJ;s NDEX or RDEX solutions FY10

Recent NIEM 2.1 Release Release of new domains, update of current domains, focus on cross domain info exchanges New: –Maritime –Chem/Bio/Rad/Nuc –Family Services Updated –International Trade –Infrastructure Protection –Emergency Management Next Areas of Controlled Growth –Federal Financials –Cyber –Health –Human / Family Service PropertiesTypesCodes Lists NIEM 2.04,2911,60142,609 NIEM 2.15,6922,15746, %+35%+9%

Who steers NIEM currently? Founders and voting members Dept of Justice Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Dept of Homeland Security Ex-Officio Members Office of Management and Budget Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment Partners Terrorist Screening Center Dept of Defense / Dept of Navy Dept of Health and Human Services Dept of State, Consular Affaris

State of DHS DHS Adoption –from 0% to 35% in FY08, –Increased to 60% in FY09 DHS CIO Council Support –NIEM projects are in development within virtual all DHS Components Measurement of Adoption and Project progress tracked on the CIO Enterprise Data Management Scorecard

National Training Event

NIEM National Training Event 29 Sep–2 Oct 2009, Baltimore MD Executive Session –80 participants Main Session –683 registrants –90+ presenters –6 tracks, 75 sessions 21 Federal agencies –32 States –100+ private industry organizations –Avg. of 230 tweets/day (normally 20-30/day) –All recorded sessions online:

Vivek Kundra, Federal CIO Vance Hitch, DOJ CIO Bart Johnson, DHS I&A Vinton Cerf, Google Donna Roy, NIEM John Teeter, HHS Dep CIO Kshemendra Paul, Federal Chief Architect Keynotes

Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information System (CICJIS) NYC HHS CONNECT Paragon Technology Group for EOC-i FEMA DAIP PMO USCIS ESB Team

Town Hall Richard Spires, DHS CIO Kshemendra Paul, Fed Chief Architect Vance Hitch, DOJ CIO Robert Boehmer, Exec Dir, Global Donna Roy, NIEM Exec Dir

NIEM Assessment Resources

NIEM Resources Quick and Easy: Short Description of NIEM – – NIEM Library has executive messaging documents, user guides, naming and design rules, and the model itself AT Highlights to hit, –an introduction to NIEM at –and the Concept of Operations at –Definition of NIEM Conformance at Five great examples of NIEM in action: – The 2009 Best of NIEM Award winners - these include NYC using NIEM to link together 32 legacy systems to delivery integrated HHS benefits to 2M New Yorkers. It includes other State and Federal examples of cross domain information sharing. Roll your sleeves up: –tools home page: Get Trained: –training available online: –Recent NTE presentations: –Good overviews from Donna Roy (future of NIEM), John Teeter (HHS in NIEM), and Vivek Kundra (National Information Sharing imperative)