Information Sharing News  

In 2009, the IJIS Institute’s Public Safety Data Interoperability Project, with funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), identified the need to expand the original Standard Functional Specifications for Law Enforcement Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Systems document (created in 2003) to include fire service and emergency medical service (EMS) CAD functional specifications. Through a series of meetings and collaborative efforts, a Revision Assessment for the Incorporation of Fire and EMS Functions into the Law Enforcement CAD Functional Specifications was created and is now available online.

Razing Expectations, a product of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Homeland Security Committee, outlines the view that across the nation, fusion centers should: Act as principal intelligence enterprise nodes to network state and local law enforcement, homeland security, and public safety entities to each other and the federal government; Harness and apply the collective knowledge of their constituents to address issues related to threat and risk; and Assume the leading role in information sharing initiatives related to law enforcement, homeland security, and public safety issues.

What is the NIEM 100 Challenge? “The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) program is looking to hear from 100 fresh voices to help guide the future direction of NIEM—Are you one of them?” If so, come help guide the future of NIEM and join the current NIEM community of state, local, federal, and private sector IT partners at a town hall session. The event will consist of a keynote speaker (Alexander Falk, President, CEO, and Cofounder of Altova) and an open forum on the challenges and future priorities of information sharing and exchange. A complete agenda will be finalized shortly. Seating is limited, so please email your request to be included in the NIEM 100 to: NIEMPMO@niem.gov.