2009 NIEM National Training Event Sessions Available Online - Thursday, October 01, 2009

Recordings of the NIEM National Training Event sessions are being made available online.

CTC-2009 Education Session Videos Available - Thursday, September 24, 2009

The NCSC has made many educational sessions from the CTC-2009 conference available via streaming video

CTC-2009 - Denver, Colorado - September 22-24 - Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The eleventh Court Technology Conference will be held next week in Denver, Colorado.

CTC-2009 Website Sessions - Do you have the nerve? - Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Two sessions at the 2009 Court Technology Conference in September feature Web-savvy panelists who want to look at YOUR site and share some insights.

CTC 2009 Blog - Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Yes, even CTC 2009 has its own blog.

NIEM National Training Event Deadline Approaching - Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The deadline for papers and participation submissions for the 2009 NIEM National Training event is approaching.

E-Courts 2008 Presentations Available - Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Presentation slides from the E-Courts 2008 conference are available online.

E-Discovery Casebook Published - Thursday, November 13, 2008

As the result of the groundbreaking Sedona Conference working group, the first law school casebook in E-discovery has been published.

NASCIO releases "Innovative Funding for State IT" publication - Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has released a new publication: Innovative Funding for State IT: Models, Trends and Perspectives for download

SubTech 2008 Conference Sessions Available Online - Friday, September 19, 2008

Recordings from the SubTech 2008 Conference held in July, 2008 in Williamsburg, Virginia are now available online.

Access to Justice Training Set - Sunday, August 24, 2008

The A2J group is offering Author training in September, 2008.

Juvenile Information Sharing Webinar On Tap - Thursday, May 22, 2008

The Center for Network Development in conjunction with the Juvenile Information Sharing Project will present a webinar on June 19, 2008 on the framework for analyzing state laws as recommended in the Guidelines for Juvenile Informaiton Sharing.

NIEM National Training Scheduled - Wednesday, April 16, 2008

National training on XML and NIEM is scheduled.

NAJIS Conference Scheduled - Wednesday, April 16, 2008

NAJIS has scheduled their annual conference for Las Vegas, Nevada from September 23 - 26, 2008.

E-Courts 2008 Agenda Available - Wednesday, March 19, 2008

This year's E-Courts conference agenda has been posted.

NCSC Partners With Lockheed Martin for FBI Project - Friday, February 15, 2008

The US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to develop and maintain the Bureau's Next Generation Identification (NGI) system with the NCSC and others as partners.

InnovAction Award Competition Announced - Tuesday, February 12, 2008

The College of Law Practice Management is excited to announce the "official" launch of our 2008 InnovAction Awards.

CATO Updates Website - Friday, February 01, 2008

The Conference of Appellate Technology Officials (CATO) announced that they had recently updated their website.

XML/NIEM Training Available - Wednesday, January 02, 2008

There are approximately 10 training slots available for the February 11-15, 2008 session to be held at the IJIS Institute in Northern Virginia.

BJA Announces Regional Conferences - Monday, November 26, 2007

The US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance has announced an upcoming series of four regional conferences for early 2008.

NIEM Executive Briefing Webinar - Monday, October 22, 2007

A NIEM Executive Briefing will be offered as a Webinar on Wednesday, November 14, 2007.

CTC-10 a Success - Tuesday, October 09, 2007

The Tenth Court Technology Conference held in Tampa, Florida was deemed a success by NCSC President, Mary McQueen.

NIEM Fellowship Program Announced - Tuesday, October 09, 2007

The US Departments of Justice and Homeland Security have announced a fellowship program to support work on the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM).

Expert Chat On Tap: What XML Can Do For You - Thursday, September 27, 2007

The Government Innovators Network at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government will host an online event titled: What XML Can Do For You: A Better Way to Share Data Expert Chat on October 9, 2007 (EDT)

GJXDM / NIEM Users Conference Presentations Available - Monday, September 24, 2007

Materials are posted from GJXDM / NIEM User's Conference held in August, 2007.

Global Justice Information Sharing Conference Slated - Tuesday, July 24, 2007

The US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance will be presenting the Global Justice Information Sharing Conference in Chicago, Illinois from August 21-23, 2007.

BJA Regional Information Sharing Conference in Jacksonville, Florida - Thursday, May 10, 2007

The last of the four BJA-sponsored conferences to be held at the Hyatt Regency-Jacksonville Riverfront June 4-6, 2007.

Global Justice Information Sharing Conference Announced - Tuesday, May 01, 2007

The US Department of Justice has announced their upcoming Global Justice Information Sharing Conference to be held from August 21-23 in Chicago, Illinois.

In Memory of John Doktor - Tuesday, December 19, 2006

We are pleased to announce that the attendees at the recent E-Courts Conference donated $743 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in memory of John Doktor.

Drug Court Online Training Event - Friday, October 27, 2006

"Drug Courts Reexamined," is a free online event November 13, 2006 2:00–4:00 pm (eastern time)

PC Posture - Tuesday, June 06, 2006

eWeek Magazine has posted an interesting article about computer user ergonomics titled "The Perils of PC Posture".

Maricopa County (Phoenix, Arizona) Sends News - Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Thanks to Katherine Johnson of the Maricopa County Integrated Justice System project in Phoenix, Arizona for sending along their most recent newsletter. For a full copy of the newsletter with details and yes, even pictures, click on the link below. Highlights from the newsletter are:

US Supreme Court Approves New Electronic Discovery Rules - Friday, April 21, 2006

On April 12, 2006 the United States Supreme Court approved the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. These rules concern the discovery of "electronically stored information" (ESI). These rule changes affect Rules 16, 26, 33, 34, 37, 45 and Form 35.

National Governors Association Awards Grants - Friday, April 07, 2006

Federal Computer Week magazine has noted that the National Governors Association has awarded five $50,000 grants to the states of Connecticut, Iowa, Minnesota, New York and North Carolina to implement GJXDM based data sharing projects.

Juvenile Information Sharing Training - Thursday, December 15, 2005

Thanks to our friends at the Center for Network Development we received an announcement for two upcoming workshops, Introducing Juvenile Information Sharing (JIS) Guidelines.

SJI E-News Interview on Security - Monday, October 31, 2005

The Halloween, 2005 issue of SJI E-News (PDF) contains an inteview with Wendell Shingler who is the Director of the Federal Protective Service.

Ideas for a Secure Laptop - Friday, October 21, 2005

In its October 10, 2005 edition, Federal Computer Week ran an excellent article on how the US Justice Department is implementing new technology to protect data on laptop computers. A sidebar to the article lists 8 ways to improve security such as implementing encryption and tracking devices on laptop PCs; and the use of removable storage. Let's take three of these ideas one by one.

AIJA Conference Announcement - Friday, June 17, 2005

AIJA Annual Conference, 7-9 October 2005, Wellington, New Zealand

CATO Reminder - Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Mike Adams, Treasurer for the Conference of Appellate Technology Officials sent us a reminder to register for their annual conference as soon as possible!

Jim Keane - Monday, June 13, 2005

It is with great sadness that we pass along the announcement that Jim Keane passed away on June 10, 2005.

PBS TV Program - Red Hook Justice - Tuesday, May 24, 2005

The advanced Red Hook (New York City) Community Court will be featured on a new PBS television film titled "Red Hook Justice". The Community Court has received technical support from the Center for Court Innovation since inception. The program's website describes the court:

Press Announcement - The 1st GJXDM Users' Conference - Monday, May 09, 2005

The Office of Justice Program's (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) announces the first U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Annual Global Justice Extensible Markup Language (XML) Data Model (GJXDM) Users' Conference.

GJXDM Users' Conference Registration is Open - Friday, April 15, 2005

1st Annual Global Justice XML Data Model (Global JXDM) Users' Conference registration is now open at the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs website. The conference is scheduled to be held June 8-10 in Atlanta, Georgia.

US Department of Justice to Begin Data Sharing Program - Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Federal Computer Week (FCW) reports that the US Department of Justice in beginning a FBI-led effort to share electronic information between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The program is part of the department's Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program (LEISP).