National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)

The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) is a partnership of the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS), and enables information sharing, focusing on information exchanged among organizations as part of their current or intended business practices. NIEM expands the Global Justice XML Data Model (GJXDM) to address cross-domain information exchange activities. The current relevant domains include:

Biometrics
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Children, Youth, and Family Services (CYFS)
Cyber
Emergency Management
Human Services
Immigration
Infrastructure Protection
Intelligence
International Trade
Justice
Maritime
Screening

The success and awareness of the NIEM program has increased the demand for assistance and support services as federal, state, local, and tribal agencies begin to define ways to advance information technology projects, and to advance the general level of knowledge of their staffs across a broad range of skill set areas. The IJIS Institute has developed partnerships between government and industry to provide training and technical assistance to support the successful adoption and use of NIEM.

An extensive list of NIEM resources is available here.

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National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Projects

Examples of our work supporting the NIEM program include:

NIEM Conformance for RFPs (October 2009)
NIEM Concept of Operations
Knowledgebase updates to the NISS Help Desk and Knowledge Center
IEPD Clearinghouse
NIEM User Guide
NIEM Case Studies
NIEM Practical Implementer’s Course (classroom and online)

This Web site is funded in whole or in part through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this Web site (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided).

As a key partner in the NIEM initiative, the IJIS Institute is responsible for providing private industry best practices and expertise on matters that impact the public/private partnership.

The IJIS Institute staff provides informative communications about the NIEM program and success stories on NIEM adoption and use through the NIEM News and the NIEM website.

IJIS Institute staff and industry representatives play an active role in providing support to the NIEM Communications and Outreach Committee (NC&OC), the NIEM Business Architecture Committee (NBAC), and the NIEM Technical Architecture Committee (NTAC).