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Interoperability Tool Supporting National Security Initiatives: National Information Exchange Model
Smart Security 2010
NRECA Conference
May 25, 2010
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Agenda
• Information Sharing Mandate
• NIEM Overview
• NIEM Domain Governance /Process
• NIEM Data Model
• Examples of IPEDs
• Sample Information Exchange Implementation
• Adoption & Use
• Value Propositions
• Summary
* NIEM materials are collected from the www.NIEM.gov website, NIEM training, or briefings related to NIEM. For the latest information, please check the NIEM website.
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Information Sharing is a National Mandate
• Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act - 2004
• Executive Order 13388—Guidelines and Requirements for the Information
Sharing Environment (ISE) - 2005
• National Strategy For Information Sharing (NSIS) - 2007
Recognizing that Homeland security and terrorism information, and related law enforcement information comes from multiple sources, from all levels of government; and from the private sector and foreign sources
“… in a manner that respects individuals’ privacy rights and other legal rights protected by U.S. laws.”
Fostering a culture of fusing “all crimes with national security implications” and “all hazards” information
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NIEM Overview
• Launched on February 28, 2005, through an agreement between the CIO’s for the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security
• Chosen by the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE) as the data layer standard for the Information Sharing Environment
• NIEM version 2.0 release in July 2007 marked the transition from a pilot project to operational program
• Common language for cross-jurisdictional information sharing
– Data Dictionary of common terms and definitions
– XML Reference Schema enabling computer-to-computer exchange
– Reusable NIEM-conformant exchange standards
• Program providing governance, tools, training, helpdesk support, and technical assistance
• Enabler for nationwide information sharing across state, local, tribal and federal agencies, the private sector, and internationally
• Extends information sharing beyond criminal justice
– Builds on the success of the GJXDM
• NIEM version 2.1 release in October 2009 added new domains to the existing model
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What is NIEM?
• XML data reference model to promote standardization of information
exchange for across agencies information sharing
• NIEM provides tools for enabling interoperability at the data layer
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NIEM Domain Governance
NIEM material from www.NIEM.gov website
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NIEM Domain Governance Process
• NIEM domains are mission-based and organized to facilitate governance
– Domain stewards are community members responsible for their
community’s data model
– Each domain includes domain stewards who are part of Community of
Interest
• Supports practitioner driven processes and products
• Governance and policy are the critical path, not technology
• State and local involvement as first rank partners
– As practitioners, stakeholders, thought leaders
• Role of Industry, academic partners
• Success = adoption and use
– IEPD development and use are key
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NIEM at 50,000 Feet
People
Person Organization
Places
Location
Things
Property Contact Info
MetaData
Events
Activity
FamilyServices
Immigration
PersonScreening
InfrastructureProtection
Emergency Mgmt
International Trade
Intelligence
NIEM Core
Justice
Chem, Bio, Rad, Nuclear
Maritime
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NIEM at 5000 Feet
NIEM Data Dictionary
NIEM
ReferenceSchema
NIEM Schema XML View
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Examples: NIEM Data Sets for Information Sharing & Security
• Terrorist Watchlist Person Data Exchange Standard (TWPDES)
• FBI code lists
– National Crime and Information Center (NCIC-2000)
– National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
– National Law Enforcement Data Exchange (N-DEx)
• Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL)
– EDXL Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)
– EDXL Distribution Element (EDXL-DE)
– EDXL Hospital Availability Exchange (HAVE)
• ANSI D20 Motor vehicle administration codes
• U.S. Postal Service state and possession abbreviations
• Integrated Transportation Information System (ITIS)
• Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC 2)
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Information Sharing and National Security Initiatives
• Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR)– SAR IEPD “contains artifacts that aid technologists in the creation of
“all-crimes” and “all-hazards”-focused system interfaces between and among fusion centers, law enforcement agencies, and public safety personnel.” – NIEM.gov
– Conform with the Counter Terrorism Information Sharing Standards(CTISS) Functional Framework and directly support the National Strategy for Information Sharing (NSIS) released in October 2007
• Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)– “Maritime domain awareness is the effective understanding of
anything associated with the global maritime domain that could impact the United States’ security, safety, economy, or environment …” – National Strategy for Maritime Security
– Partnership between NIEM and the DoD to support maritime information exchange offers potential for much greater information sharing at lower costs to state and local law enforcement and homeland security professionals – NIEM.gov
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Sample of NIEM Information Exchange Package Documentation (IEPDs)
• National Data Exchange (N-DEx)
• Clues Evidence Tracking
• Client Supervision Plan
• Consolidated Digital Photograph
• Notification to Licensing Agency
• Delinquent Child Support Notification
• Document Service Request
• Foster Care Provider Notification
• Licensed Foster Care Provider Notice
• Pen Packet Document Checklist • Pre/Post-Sentence Investigation
Report • Probation Case Status • Prosecutor Action Report • Service Results Notification • Certificate of Real Estate Value • GFIPM Metadata Assertion
• Notice of Release From Jail or Prison
• Sex Offender Release Notification
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Sample Information Exchange Implementation
• Implementation must be driven by business model and data model standards
– Analyze existing business model and use existing data models forinformation sharing
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Keys to Adoption and Use
• Business and technical foundational components
• Clearly articulated understanding of NIEM fit within the enterprise architecture and infrastructure
• Demonstrated business value and ROI
– Focus on high priority exchanges at the local, state, and federal levels
• Reuse at the data element, business component, and Exchange Package levels
• Facilitated IEPD collaborative development
• IEPD Governance structure and processes
• Support infrastructure, tools, and processes
• Expanding NIEM-conformant operational exchanges
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NIEM Adoption and Use at the State and Local Levels
Go to www.niem.gov/organizationsMap.php
and click on the map to get information on state and local NIEM developments
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NIEM Value Proposition
• Interoperability
– Common Language and Vocabulary• Eliminate confusion by providing consistency of data definitions between agencies
– Agnostic Implementation• NIEM does not dictate how agencies’s systems are implemented
• Reusability
– Decrease Development Time• Decrease development time using similar sets of data
• Gain faster access to critical information
– Increase Consistency• Allows practitioners to increase data consistency across their information exchanges
• Standardization
– Large Support Community• Leverage domain knowledge and Community of Interests
– Structured Approach• Repeatable approach allowing for reusability and quick implementation
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Summary
• NIEM: Enabler for Information Sharing and Interoperability
– Promote information sharing and support of national security directives
– Responsive to operational information sharing priority needs
– Practitioner driven at local, state, tribal, and federal levels
– Solid business and technical foundational components
– Fit within enterprise information sharing architecture
– Ensure security and privacy rights are protected
– Well managed, governed, and supported
– Broad adoption and use
– Reuse at all levels
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NIEM References and Links
• NIEM Public Website– www.niem.gov– Subscribe to NIEM News– E-mail [email protected]
• National Information Sharing Standards (NISS) Helpdesk and Knowledge Center– www.it.ojp.gov/NISS/helpdesk– E-mail [email protected]– Call 1-877-333-5111 or 1-703-726-1919, 9AM-8PM (EST)
• GJXDM/NIEM IEPD Clearinghouse– www.it.ojp.gov/iepd/
• NIEM Documents and Downloads– http://www.niem.gov/InfoShareEval.php
• NIEM Executive Webinar and other NIEM documentation available for download– www.niem.gov/library.php
• Justice Reference Architecture– http://www.it.ojp.gov/default.aspx?area=nationalInitiatives&page=1015
• Reference Model for Service-Oriented Architecture 1.0, Committee Specification 1. OASIS, July 19, 2006.
– http://www.oasis-open.org/
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Thank You