BJA Update: Information Sharing Initiatives

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BJA UpdateInformation Sharing Initiatives

• NAJIS 2007 Conference
• October 17, 2007

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Information Sharing Initiatives

• Global Initiatives
• National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)
• Global Federated Identity and Privilege
  Management (GFIPM)
  
• Justice Reference Architecture/Service Oriented
  Architecture (JRA/SOA)
  
• National Information Sharing Environment (ISE)
• Program Manager Information Sharing Environment
  (PM-ISE)
  
• Fusion Centers (Public Law 110-53 of 3 Aug 2007)
• Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR)

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Information Sharing Initiatives

• Justice Oriented Architecture Initiatives
• JRA/SOA and Shared Services
• DOJ Information Sharing Segment Architecture
  (ISSA)
  
• ONE DOJ Initiative
• Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program
  (LEISP)
  
• Regional Data Exchange (R-DEx)
• Law Enforcement Sharing Program Exchange
  Specifications (LEX 3.1)
  

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Information Sharing Initiatives

• FBI Initiatives
• National Data Exchange (N-DEx)
• National Crime Information Center (NCIC) XML
  Plans
  
• Privacy
• Policy Development Guide and Implementation
  Templates
  
• Training and Technical Assistance Support
• Technical Framework for Implementing Privacy
  Policy
  
• Information Quality Initiative
• Support to Federal Sector (PM-ISE)

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Information Sharing Initiatives

• Other BJA Sponsored Initiatives
• National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
  (NMVTIS) currently 20 states
  
• Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP)
• State-Wide Automated Victim Information and
  Notification (SAVIN) Program
  
• Public Safety Interoperability Project
  (IJIS/APCO)
  
• Intelligent Transportation Systems Public Safety
  Program IEEE/NIEM Integration
  
• Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Registry
  (NSOPR)

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IJIS Institute Support Activities

• Training and Technical Assistance
• NIEM Help Desk
• APCO Collaboration
• Fusion Center Support
• N-DEx Support
• National Training Seminars
• Global Committees

• SAVIN
• PDMP
• ITS/Public Safety (IEEE Link)
• CAD/RMS
• Emerging Technologies
• Security and Privacy
• NIMS

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Information Sharing Initiatives

• Homeland Security Information Exchange Packages
  (IEPDs) Approximately 40
  
• Hospital Availability Exchange (HAvE)
• Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• 6 IEPDs Under Development
• Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS)
  Federated Person Query
  
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
• Alerts and Warnings IEPDs

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Information Sharing Initiatives

• Homeland Security Information Exchange Packages
  (IEPDs) Continued
  
• Federal Emergency Management Administration
  (FEMA) - 2 IEPDs Focusing on Exercise
  Scheduling
  
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• Person Query IEPDs focused on Removable Aliens
  and Student Visas
  

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Information Sharing Initiatives

• Homeland Security Information Exchange Packages
  (IEPDs) Continued
  
• National Protection and Programs Directorate
  (NPPD)
  
• Geospatial Emphasis on Infrastructure Protection
• Integrated Common Analytical Viewer (iCAV) to
  provide geo-location focus for natural and
  man-made disasters
  
• U.S. Visit 4 IEPDs Tracking Biometrics for
  non-U.S. Citizens
  

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Information Sharing Initiatives

• Homeland Security Information Exchange Packages
  (IEPDs) Continued
  
• Office of Science and Technology (OST)
• Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) and
  Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Standards (OASIS
  Standards)
  
• First Responder Credentialing
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)
  Reference IEPD
  
• Situation Reporting IEPD
• Coast Guard Ships Automated Information System
  (AIS)
  

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State and Local Initiatives

• Ohio (RMS)
• New York
• Minnesota (SOA)
• Virginia (VCIN)
• Wisconsin
• CDCL
• Gateway SOA
• Warrant/Protection Orders
• Washington (SOA/NIEM)

• Maine (JRA)
• Pennsylvania Counties (BPMN)
• Seattle (SeaJIS)
• Massachusetts (Public Safety Warehouse)
• NLETS
• CHIEF Project
• Photo Sharing

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• Bob Greeves
• Bureau of Justice Assistance
• www.it.ojp.gov
• Email robert.e.greeves_at_usdoj.gov
• Phone
• [phone]

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End of Presentation Core
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About NIEM

• July 31 2.0 Release
• Wide Scale Adoption
• GJXDM Integration (XSTF Continues)
• Domain Version Independence
• Special Conditions on Grants
• Migration Support Tools

• Training and T.A. Available
• Building Repository of IEPDs
• Many NIEM Documents Available
• Help Desk/Knowledge Center
• Sign up for NIEM News (Return)

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About GFIPM

• Global Federated Identity and Privilege
  Management (GFIPM)
  
• Authentication (Identification)
• Authorization (Privilege Management)
  Certifications, Clearances, Job Functions, Local
  Privileges, Organization Affiliations
  
• Identity Provider, Service Provider and User
  Credential Assertions (Metadata)
  
• Communicate Users Roles, Rights, Privileges
  Securely
  
• Standardized XML Credential (Return)

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About JRA

• Broad Scope
• Cross Agencies
• Scalable
• Source Agnostic
• Dynamic
• Leverage Industry Standards
• SOA Philosophy
• Driven by Business Need

• Preserve Data Autonomy
• Minimize Dependencies
• Promote Reusability
• Support Business Agility
• Follow Iterative Development ApproachN
• Evolve Indefinitely
• Build on OASIS Model
• (Next)

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Key Elements of JRA

• Repository
• Shared Services
• Service Provider
• Service Consumer
• Service Interfaces
• Service Interaction Profiles
• Web Services
• Messages (Return)

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Suspicious Activity Reporting

• Surveillance
• Photography of Facilities
• Site Breach
• Physical Intrusion
• Cyber Attacks
• Testing of Security (Return)

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Information Sharing Segment Architecture (ISSA)

• Intelligence Operations
• Investigations
• Law Enforcement
• Litigation and Judicial Activities
• Correctional Activities
• Privacy
• Security (Return)

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Regional Data Exchanges (R-DEx)

• Centerpiece of LEISP
• Sharing of Federal Data on Regional Basis (BOP,
  FBI, ATF, DEA, USMS)
  
• Key Participants LA (Coplink), ARJIS, T-DEx,
  Crime Matrix (Missouri), Linx (Seattle)
  
• Open and Closed Case Data
• Unstructured Data (unlike N-DEx) (Return)

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Law Enforcement Exchanges(LEX 3.1)

• Used with N-DEx
• Interface Control Document
• Flow Control through a special approach to
  constructing IEPDs
  
• Enhanced Query Controls
• Messaging Logic Built in
• Attachments (i.e. Mug Shots) (Return)

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National Data Exchange (N-DEx)

• Structured Data (unlike R-DEx)
• Investigation Tool
• Incident Data (not Intelligence)
• Incarceration and Probation/Parole Data
• Skeleton Data to Repository for Analysis
• Uses FBI CJIS WAN and LEO
• IJIS doing Cost Models for FBI
• Governance by FBI CJIS Advisory Policy Board
  (Return)
  

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NCIC Plans

• Process XML In
• Generate XML Out
• Use GJXDM/NIEM Naming and Design Rules (NDR)
• Add to NIEM as needed via XSTF
• XML Representation of NCIC 2000 Elements
• NLETS is Key Partner (Return)