EGov Standards Workshop

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• E-Gov Standards Workshop 2
• Report on Selected E-Gov Standards Activities
• Mary Saunders
• Technology Services, NIST
• February 2, 2007

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Research to Support Process Development

• Step 1 Identify e-gov initiatives/LOBs with
  the most mature standards
• Step 2 Conduct interviews with each
• Step 3 Understand agencies issues and needs
  in standards development and acceptance
• Timeline July-December 2006

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Activities to Date

• Evaluated adoption of standards in
• Four E-gov initiatives
• Consolidated Health Informatics (CHI)
• E-Travel
• Geospatial One-Stop
• Enterprise HR Integration
• Two LOBs
• Human Resources (HR)
• Federal Health Architecture (FHA)

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Items Reviewed

• Types of standards used/developed
• Means used to identify candidate standards
• Status of standards
• Process for adoption
• Selection/development mechanisms
• Publication mechanisms
• Distribution mechanisms

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Findings

• Data standards needs are common content,
  structure (elements), transmission mechanisms,
  etc.
• Availability and therefore reliance on
  nongovernment standards ranges from extensive to
  minimal
• Extensive Geo-spatial One-Stop, E-Travel, CHI,
  FHA
• Minimal HR and Enterprise HR Integration
• Program decision-making processes are similar

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Findings, cont.

• Program/agency needs differ
• Standards selection processes differ
• Broad search
• Subject matter experts
• Requirements and gap analyses
• Industry best practices identified
• Availability/applicability of nongovernment
  standards varies
• Important to identify relevant standards efforts
  early
• Encourage organizations to address government
  needs

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Results

• Based on research results
• Developed analysis models and validation process
  that meet agency and OMB needs
• Will work with agencies and OMB to incorporate
  validated E-gov and LOB standards into common
  practice government-wide

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Contact Information

• Mary Saunders
• Chief, Standards Services Division
• Technology Services, NIST
• Phone [phone]
• Email mary.saunders_at_nist.gov