IJIS releases NIEM Conformance guidance for RFPs - Friday, November 13, 2009

IJIS issues documentation with the goal to ensure that RFPs meet federal grant requirements

NIEM 2.1 - Thursday, July 09, 2009

A new version of the National Information Exchange Model NIEM is coming.

NIEM Tools - Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The April 2009 of the NIEM National Information Exchange Model Newsletter contains the article: NIEM Tools: An In-Depth Look

NIEM Case Study - NYC Health and Human Services - Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The January, 2009 edition of the NIEM Newsletter reports a NIEM Case Study from the New York City Department of Health and Human Services.

Texas Creates Child Support Case Management Standards - Thursday, January 08, 2009

The State of Texas courts have published child protection court case management functional requirements.

NIEM Traning Course Available Online - Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The National Information Exchange Model NIEM Practical Implementers Course is now available in an online, eLearning environment.

NIEM News - November, 2008 - Monday, December 01, 2008

NIEM has posted Production Release 2.0 of the standard along with a Naming and Design Rules document.

Draft NIEM Conformance Document Posted - Tuesday, September 23, 2008

A draft NIEM Conformance document has been posted to the NIEM web site on the "Downloads" page in the "Technical Documents" section.

September 2008 NIEM Newsletter Released - Tuesday, September 09, 2008

The new NIEM newsletter contains notes on data modeling, a case study from New York, training dates, and other valuable information.

NIEM Posts Documents for Review - Sunday, August 24, 2008

The National Information Exchange Model project has posted two new documents for review by the user community.

Texas Judicial Commission Adopts Functional Model - Thursday, July 10, 2008

On June 27, 2008, The Supreme Court of Texas Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families formally adopted a functional requirements reference model to address the special case management needs of courts handling child protection dependency cases.

NIEM Technical Advisory Committee Update - Friday, May 09, 2008

The NIEM Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) met recently and finished work on several important documents, while continuing work on other key policies.

New Services Task Team Created - Friday, May 09, 2008

The Global Infrastructure/Standards Working Group (GISWG) has initiated a Services Task Team (STT) for the Justice Reference Architecture (JRA).

NIEM Leader Recognized - Friday, February 01, 2008

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff recently recognized the efforts of CIO, Ms. Donna Roy in her efforts to promote information sharing

NIEM - Did You Know? - Friday, January 18, 2008

Did you know that the NIEM website provides a link to a mapping tool that can help you create an exchange?

NIEM Executive Briefing Webinar available - Wednesday, January 02, 2008

The NIEM (National Information Exchange Model) Executive Briefing seminar delivered on November 14, 2007 is now available online.

Global Justice Endorses Architecture - Monday, November 12, 2007

The Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee (Global) endorsed the Global Justice Reference Architecture (version 1.4).

ebXML Messaging Service Spec Approved - Tuesday, October 09, 2007

The Global Infrastructure and Standards Working Group has approved a new specification for message service interaction.

National Governors Association Solicits States for NIEM Pilot Funding - Monday, September 24, 2007

The National Governors Association announced solicitation for pilot NIEM data sharing.

NIEM Wayfarer 2.0 - Thursday, September 06, 2007

NIEM version of Wayfarer is now available…

NIEM 2.0 Released - Tuesday, August 14, 2007

A press release issued on July 31, 2007 announced that the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) the release of the 2.0 production version of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) and its supporting tools.

Government Computer News Highlights NIEM - Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Government Computer News recently highlighted the NIEM 2.0 release in an article titled "Information exchange model at the next level"

Release Candidate 2 for NIEM 2.0 Published - Friday, July 06, 2007

Release Candidate 2 for NIEM 2.0 is now available for review and comment...

Minnesota Judicial Branch Integration Services - Monday, July 02, 2007

The State of Minnesota Judicial Branch reports on their integration and data sharing efforts.

Florida Law Enforcement Exchange (FLEX) Program Highlighted - Friday, June 22, 2007

Government Computer News published an article on the Florida Law Enforcement Exchange (FLEX) in their June 4, 2007 edition.

California and National Information Exchange Standards - Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Christopher Smith from the California AOC reports on their GJXDM related activities.

NIEM "Harmony" Released - Tuesday, May 29, 2007

The new release of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM), version 2.0 was recently announced.

Court GJXDM/NIEM Projects in Progress, May, 2007 - Thursday, May 24, 2007

We have recently heard from several courts that are working on data sharing programs.

NIEM 2.0 Beta1 - Friday, May 04, 2007

NIEM 2.0 Beta1 available for review and comment

Innovations in Justice: Information Sharing Strategies and Best Practices Conference - Tuesday, February 27, 2007

SEARCH Group has announced the Innovations in Justice: Information Sharing Strategies and Best Practices Conferences at the Hyatt Regency-Minneapolis, in Minnesota, March 27-29, 2007 and later; June 4-6, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency-Jacksonville Riverfront, Jacksonville, FL.

Global Justice Reference Architecture Draft Available - Friday, February 23, 2007

The GISWG Executive Architecture Committee (EAC) announced that the Global Justice Reference Architecture (JRA) Specification Working Draft Version 1.4 is now available on U.S. OJP's Technology and Global Web Site.

Justice Reference Architecture Presentation Available - Thursday, February 22, 2007

Recently our own Scott Fairholm made a presentation on the Justice Reference Architecture that was captured on video and is available online courtesy of the IJIS Institute.

National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Executive Briefing - Monday, January 08, 2007

The NIEM Program Management Office is hosting a NIEM Executive Session on January 23, 2007, to brief CIO's, Chief Architects, Program Managers and their representatives from the Federal Government as well as other interested parties.

XML Documents - Why Should I Care? - Tuesday, August 22, 2006

I can summarize the answer to the above titled question in one word - control. For as long as court case management systems have existed, there has been a continual struggle between the need for more data to be added and the time it takes for a programmer and database administrator to add it to the system.

Federal Courts E-Government Act Compliance - Tuesday, May 30, 2006

In an article in the US Federal Court's newsletter, "The Third Branch", they reported that the judiciaries compliance with the "E-Government Act of 2002" was nearly total.

Washington Technology Magazine Recognizes XML Work - Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Washington Technology Magazine recently published an article titled "Integrators Woo Criminal Justice Work" that highlights several GJXDM based projects. The article also mentions several jurisdictions and companies that are involved in creating these systems.

Federal Judicial Center Weighted Caseload Study - Saturday, July 09, 2005

While doing some work last week I stumbled upon the Federal Judicial Center's Weighted Caseload Study web page. This study was the first to use the courts automated case management system to compile event information from over 297,000 cases. The entire report and more importantly, documents relating to the methodology are posted.

Tagging Legal XHTML Information White Paper - Tuesday, June 14, 2005

John McClure at Hypergrove Engineering informed us that a White Paper "Tagging Legal XHTML Information" has been published. (This paper is no longer available.)

GJXDM Users' Conference Wrap-Up - Tuesday, June 14, 2005

There were several excellent sessions wrapping up the GJXDM Users' Conference last week in Atlanta, Georgia.

GJXDM - Thursday Morning - Thursday, June 09, 2005

I attended three session this morning at the GJXDM Users' Conference being held in Atlanta, Georgia this week.

Microsoft Announces Next Version of Office Adopts XML - Thursday, June 02, 2005

According to Internet News: Microsoft to Adopt XML Formats in Office 12. The next version of the most widely used word processing program on the planet will use XML as a default storage format.