"The parents submit household and income information through the Curam-based application, which is then stored in a relational database. A nightly batch job extracts the data from the database and creates a separate eXtensible Markup Language XML document, using the NIEM-compliant exchange schema, for each submitted application. The XML documents are encrypted and securely transmitted to the DOE Department of Education for processing."
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
NIEM Case Study - NYC Health and Human Services
New Tech - iPaper
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Texas Creates Child Support Case Management Standards
US Federal Courts Create eJuror System
Correspondingly, the E-Courts Conference 2009 contained a session by Travis County, Texas on their I-Jury system. You can download their presentation in PDF format here.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
E-Courts 2008 Presentations Available
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
NIEM Traning Course Available Online
NIEM and the NIEM educational programs are funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance BJA, the Department of Justice DOJ, the Department of Homeland Security DHS, and the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment PM-ISE. The NIEM Practical Implementers eLearning Course was built with content from the successful traditional classroom version of the course by leveraging existing capabilities at the National Center for State Courts NCSC and with support from the IJIS Institute, SEARCH, and representatives from private industry.
The NIEM Practical Implementers eLearning Course instructs students on how to use NIEM by breaking it down into two distinct parts. The first part covers Extensible Markup Language XML concepts required to understand and work with NIEM. The second part addresses the higher-level implementation concepts and the steps necessary to build an information exchange using NIEM.
The online learning environment enables students to proceed at their own pace. Instructors will be available to answer any questions along the way, as well as to provide technical support in using the eLearning system.
The eLearning format includes the same case study materials and assignments featured in the traditional classroom version of the course, and instructors will accept and review the assignments to help students fully grasp the NIEM concepts taught during the course. Course topics are the same for both the traditional classroom and the eLearning course and include Anatomy of an XML Exchange, Basic XML and Advanced XML Schema for NIEM, Substitution Groups and Extension Schemas, IEPD Concepts and Exchange Content Modeling, Mapping and Subset Schema, and Packaging, Distribution, and Implementation.
To access and register for the NIEM Practical Implementers eLearning Course, visit http://www.niem.gov/elearning.php. Questions about the course can be directed to training@ijis.org.
IE Browser Security Vulnerability
Here is the link to the ComputerWorld magazine article: http://tinyurl.com/6nercd
Saturday, December 6, 2008
CTC 2009 Call for Ideas
Monday, December 1, 2008
NIEM News - November, 2008
US Courts Celebrates 20 Years for PACER System
Thursday, November 13, 2008
E-Discovery Casebook Published
"This casebook is the first in its field on electronic discovery and digital evidence. Judge Scheindlin, the author of the landmark Zubulake opinions, is a leading author on electronic discovery issues in the federal judiciary. Professor Capra is the Reporter to the Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules, a co-author of a five-volume treatise on evidence, and the principal author of Rule 502. Members of The Sedona Conference® Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production, which published The Sedona Principles and is cited by courts and litigators on a daily basis, contributed commentary and practical guidance."
For information on ordering the book, go to:
http://www.westacademic.com/Professors/ProductDetails.aspx?productid=147221&tab=1
PC Magazine Solutions Articles
Microsoft Outlook: 9 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do
Customizing Comments and Revisions Tracking in Microsoft Word
Troubleshooting Word Macros
Deal with the Outlook E-Mail Deluge in 4 Steps
And for you Mac users:
Office 2008 for the Mac: 8 Things You Didn't Know
Thursday, November 6, 2008
NCSC Partners with NIEM for Online Course
"The NIEM Practical Implementer’s (PI) course is scheduled to be introduced in an online version later this year. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC), the IJIS Institute, and SEARCH have been working for the past year to make this project a reality. The NCSC has extensive experience in online training and currently offers an array of justice- and court-related classes and certification programs. The IJIS Institute was instrumental in developing the NIEM classroom material." "The online version of the NIEM PI course is a self-paced course powered by WebCT, an online virtual learning environment. Because it is not presented in real time, it allows the flexibility required by many developers, implementers, and business analysts."
Contact training@ijis.org with any questions that you may have about the class.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Federal Courts Opens Decision Support System
Monday, October 20, 2008
E-Courts Agenda Updated
Thursday, October 2, 2008
South Dakota Courts Use Video Conferencing
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
NASCIO releases "Innovative Funding for State IT" publication
"Also intended to update NASCIO’s 2003 publication, “Innovative Funding for Innovative State IT: New Trends and Approaches for State IT Funding,” this report provides state CIOs with information and tools for the facilitation of innovative funding initiatives in their own states that enable delivery of savings, and improved IT services to citizens.
The report is available at www.nascio.org/publications".
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Draft NIEM Conformance Document Posted
The NIEM Conformance document "provides a normative definition for the meaning of NIEM conformance, what it applies to, and what it does not apply to. It also outlines the benefits of conformance, and suggests sources of information, tools, and help for learning about NIEM conformance and its application."
Friday, September 19, 2008
SubTech 2008 Conference Sessions Available Online
The SubTech conference series is dedicated to substantive applications of information technology in law, as they are used or studied in legal education.
The historical application categories covered in the conferences include:
- Computer-aided instruction, broadly conceived
- Artificial intelligence & knowledge management
- Practice technologies like document automation
- Legal research, databases
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
September 2008 NIEM Newsletter Released
Tech Focus: Representing Idiosyncratic Data for NIEM IEPDs
- Statement for the the Record of Charles E. Allen: Information Sharing at the Federal, State, and Local Levels, July 23, 2008
- NIEM Case Study Ideas Needed!
- NIEM Adoption and Use: New York State- Devleopment of NIEM 2.0 Conformant IEPD for the New York Intrastate Criminal History Report (Rap Sheet)
- Featured FAQ: What are NIEM Universal and Common Core components?
- NIEM Clearinghouse Update
- Upcoming NIEM Trainings