Information Share
Architecture Committee
FUSION CENTER
BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE
WORKGROUP
SUMMER 2007 UPDATE
Current Committee
9 Active Members
Gerry Wethington, Unisys – Chairman
Rob Wolf, Convergence
Chuck Dodson, Oracle
John McCarthy, Maximus
Karma Temple, SRA
Kevin McFadde, Cisco
Scott Coplan, Coplan Associates
Sharad Rao, Tetru Consulting
Bill Kellett, Microsoft
Scott Parker, IJIS Representative
Waiting list of 4 others waiting to join
Current Projects/Recommendations
Currently being discussed:
Create a “GJXDM to NIEM Transition Strategy” white paper
Create a “NIEM Adoption Business Case” white paper
Create a high level NIEM Adoption and Migration Benefits
Guide
Create an Overview of Information Sharing for Non-Technical
End Users to include showcasing customer success stories of
using NEIM/GJXDM for information sharing
Next Steps:
Determine Priorities/Stack Ranking
Determine Requirements – Funds, Personnel, Output
Present Recommendations
Fusion Center Architecture Working Group
Purpose: The Business and Technical Model Architectures are
intended to act as guidelines for implementation in order to
enable information sharing between and with Fusion Centers
(to include data sharing from law enforcement and justice
systems to Fusion Centers, between Fusion Centers, and with
Intelligence and Homeland Security Agencies).
Approx 20 members
Gerry Wethington, Chairman
Industry and Practitioners
4 SME
Challenged with creating Business Architecture
Ongoing Discussions/Dialogue about best approach
Next Steps:
Conference Call and Live Meeting (Virtual Meeting)
Information Share
Architecture Committee
FUSION CENTER
BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE
WORKGROUP
SUMMER 2007 UPDATE