Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global)

Advisory Committee (GAC)

# DRAFT Meeting Minutes

# *Arlington, VirginiaOctober 20, 2005*

# 

**Convening and Introductions**

Operating under the guidance and support of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA) and the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ or "Department"), the Global Justice
Information Sharing Initiative (Global or "Initiative") Advisory
Committee (GAC or "Committee") fall 2005 meeting was convened by\
**Chairman Kenneth Bouche** on October 20.

**This summary covers events of the fall 2005 GAC meeting**, held at the
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,
Virginia. The proceedings took place over the course of one day, from
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on October 20. In the interest of document
structure and report comprehensibility, the order of events described
herein does not necessarily mirror the agenda order. However, the
***content*** is reflective of meeting activities and resolutions.

Chairman Bouche, GAC member representing SEARCH, The National Consortium
for Justice Information and Statistics (SEARCH), invited participants to
introduce themselves. GAC members and proxies are listed below (for a
complete attendee roster, including federal partners, invited guests,
and staff, please submit requests to Global support staff at \[850\]
385-0600, extension 285).

> Robert Boehmer
>
> *National Criminal Justice Association*
>
> *Chicago, Illinois*
>
> Kenneth Bouche
>
> *SEARCH, The National Consortium for*
>
> *Justice Information and Statistics*
>
> *Springfield, Illinois*
>
> Ken Brisbin (proxy for Thomas Lipps)
>
> *National Council of Juvenile and\
> Family Court Judges*
>
> *Cincinnati, Ohio*
>
> George Camp
>
> *Association of State Correctional*
>
> *Administrators*
>
> *Middletown, Connecticut*
>
> Tom Charron
>
> *National District Attorneys Association*
>
> *Washington, DC*

Thomas Clarke

*National Center for State Courts*

*Williamsburg, Virginia*

Steven Correll

*National Law Enforcement\
Telecommunication System\
Phoenix, Arizona*

Edward Flynn

*National Governors Association*

*Boston, Massachusetts*

James Gerst (proxy for Jerome Pender)

*Federal Bureau of Investigation*

*Clarksburg, Virginia*

Blake Harrison

*National Conference of State Legislatures*

*Denver, Colorado*

> Barbara Hurst
>
> *National Legal Aid & Defender\
> Association*
>
> *Providence, Rhode Island*
>
> Bart Johnson
>
> *IACP − Division of State and\
> Provincial Police*
>
> *Albany, New York*
>
> John Kelly
>
> *Executive Office for United States\
> Attorneys*
>
> *Washington, DC*
>
> Linda Lewis-Pickett
>
> *American Association of Motor Vehicle\
> Administrators*
>
> *Arlington, Virginia*
>
> Harlin McEwen
>
> *International Association of Chiefs of*
>
> *Police*
>
> *Ithaca, New York*
>
> Michael Muth
>
> *INTERPOL -- State and Local Liaison*
>
> *Division*
>
> *Washington, DC*
>
> Thomas O'Reilly
>
> *National Association of Attorneys*
>
> *General*
>
> *Trenton, New Jersey*
>
> Joseph Polisar
>
> *Criminal Intelligence Coordinating*
>
> *Council*
>
> *Garden Grove, California*

Charles Ramsey

*Major Cities Chiefs Association*

*Washington, DC*

Ed Reina

*IACP − Indian Country Law Enforcement*

*Section*

*Sells, Arizona*

William Simpkins

*U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration*

*Arlington, Virginia*

G. Clark Smith (proxy for Michael Duffy)

*Justice Management Division*

*U.S. Department of Justice*

*Washington, DC*

Martin Smith

*U.S. Department of Homeland Security*

*Washington, DC*

John Thompson

*National Sheriffs' Association*

*Alexandria, Virginia*

Richelle Uecker

*National Association for Court Management*

*Santa Ana, California*

Jeffrey Washington

*American Correctional Association*

*Lanham, Maryland*

Carl Wicklund

*American Probation and Parole Association*

*Lexington, Kentucky*

Chairman Bouche highlighted the **addition of Chief Joseph Polisar,
representing the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council** (CICC or
"Council"), **a new Committee member agency**.[^1] This addition was
approved by the Global Executive Steering Committee (GESC) and program
officials at the April GAC meeting as the appropriate mechanism to
expressly tie the CICC to the GAC, facilitating adherence to Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) provisions and maximizing Council members'
expertise and impact by developing closer collaborative ties to the
larger Initiative. Committee members welcomed Chief Polisar, who also
has assumed leadership of the Global Intelligence Working Group (GIWG).

Chairman Bouche also noted leadership changes of two other Global
Working Groups. **Thomas Clarke, Ph.D.**, representing the National
Center for State Courts, is the new chair of the Global
Infrastructure/Standards Working Group (GISWG).\
**Robert Boehmer,** **Esquire**, representing the National Criminal
Justice Association (NCJA), is the new chair of the Global Privacy and
Information Quality Working Group (GPIQWG).

**Welcoming Remarks**

***Federal Officials' Remarks***

Chairman Bouche introduced the following **Federal Officials** and
invited their **opening remarks**:

**Assistant Attorney General** (AAG) **Regina Schofield,** OJP,
expressed her appreciation to Committee members for their ongoing
commitment to the Global Initiative. She underscored a fundamental tenet
of the GAC: development of trusted relationships. AAG Schofield noted
this spirit of collaboration is essential horizontally---across the
justice landscape---and vertically---up and down all levels of
government. Indeed, a willingness to pool resources to benefit the
greater justice community is exemplified within OJP, in the partnership
of BJA (led by Director Domingo Herraiz) and the National Institute of
Justice (NIJ) (led by Acting Director John Morgan, Ph.D.). She also
thanked BJA staff members J. Patrick McCreary, Senior Policy Advisor and
Global Designated Federal Official, and James Burch II, Deputy Director
for Policy, for their contributions. AAG Schofield was recently
appointed to her post. This was her first GAC meeting, and Committee
members look forward to her leadership. Before her appointment, AAG
Schofield was Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and
White House Liaison at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). In this dual capacity, she served as the HHS Secretary's senior
advisor on local, state, and tribal perspectives regarding HHS policies
and programs and as a principal link between HHS and the White House.
This intergovernmental experience and involvement with HHS---a key
"nontraditional" justice information sharing partner---will be of great
benefit to the Global Initiative.

**Deputy AAG David Hagy**, OJP, thanked members for furthering
justice-related efforts that he has personally experienced as "vital to
public safety." During his tenure in Harris County, Texas, and the city
of Houston, he noted related challenges were\
1) getting the right technology into the hands of justice professionals
to enable cross-jurisdictional communication then 2) actually *getting
the professionals to communicate.* Deputy AAG Hagy commented that his
most recent professional post at the\
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) emphasized the importance of
*prevention* in addition to mitigation, response, and recovery
strategies. Global efforts continue to provide both tactical and
policy-related information sharing recommendations, as well as
vigorously underscoring preventative measures (note: this issue was
further explored during the "In the Wake of Recent Disasters" agenda
item).

**Committee Business**

Chairman Bouche presented the **spring 2005 GAC meeting minutes**,
summarizing the April 27-28 event, **for Committee approval**. (The
document was distributed in advance for members' review and comment;
this GAC meeting\
summary review-and-approval process is a standing procedure.)
**Recommendation:\
**Mr. Carl Wicklund, representing the American Probation and Parole
Association, moved to ratify the document without change. Mr. Steven
Correll, representing Nlets -- The International Justice and Public
Safety Information Sharing Network, seconded. The motion was brought to
a vote and passed unanimously. **Action:** The document is posted on the
Global Web site and provided in hard-copy format by request.[^2]

**Vice Chairman Thomas O'Reilly,** GAC member representing the National
Association of Attorneys General, provided an **agenda overview**.[^3]
He noted two particular aspects of the program (crafted in response to
member feedback) that support the goal of more fully engaging Committee
members during biannual (spring and fall) meetings:

1)  GAC meetings will now be held on a single day instead of splitting
    the event into two half days. This should minimize participants'
    time out of office and inherently demand a concise agenda of
    priority business items.

2)  GAC meetings will be action-oriented and integrally rely on member
    dialogue, feedback, and recommendations. To that end, agenda topics
    will note anticipated discussion issues, GAC "takeaways"/outcomes
    (i.e., recommendations or results), and prerequisite meeting
    preparation (usually in the form of advance reading).

A GAC hallmark (and chief member benefit) is the free exchange of
opinions by constituencies' representatives. Chairman Bouche posited
this privilege is essentially moot for the meeting's leader because of
the implicit roles[^4] and restrictions[^5] associated with GAC
chairmanship. **Recommendation:** Therefore, **Chairman Bouche proposed
an additional seat at the table for the GAC chair's sponsoring agency**,
to include the following guidelines:

-   This person ***can*** vote.

-   This person pays their own way.

-   It is the responsibility of the GAC chairman to notify his/her
    agency of this practice and request the appointment of an additional
    representative.

-   When GAC leadership changes hands, this seat is automatically
    extended to the new chairman's agency.

-   This practice is not extended to the vice chairman, since he/she are
    allowed to vote on Global matters; however, in the absence of the
    chairman (i.e., when the vice chairman assumes the leadership role),
    the same courtesy is extended to his/her agency.

This proposal was presented to GAC without dissenting comment.
Responsively, Ms. Kelly Harris, SEARCH Deputy Director, was invited to
the table to represent her constituency during the meeting's dialogue.
**Action:** Institutionalization of this practice will require formal
*Bylaw* revision, including an attendant Committee vote. **Next Steps:**
Appropriate language will be drafted for review by the Global Executive
Steering Committee (GESC) and federal officials; pending their approval,
the revised *Bylaws* will be considered in spring 2006.

Chairman Bouche noted that select portions of the day's proceedings were
being videotaped by SEARCH staff in support of the **upcoming *Symposium
on Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing*,**[^6] **cosponsored
by BJA**. The event is being held\
**March 13-15, 2006, in Washington, DC**. As in the past, the Global
Initiative will play a prominent role through the provision of
materials, highlighted activities, and guest presenters. GAC members
were encouraged to attend and to share this opportunity with colleagues.

**Federal Briefings**

**National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR)**

**Director Domingo Herraiz**, head of BJA and long-time Global champion,
and\
**Mr. David Lewis**, Senior Policy Advisor, BJA, **demonstrated the DOJ
National Sex Offender Public Registry** (NSOPR or "Registry," located at
<http://www.nsopr.gov/>). Director Herraiz began his remarks by noting,
"If Global didn't exist, this initiative would not have been possible."

Real-time access to public registry information nationwide is essential
for citizens to help identify sex offenders beyond their own streets and
neighborhoods. While much has been accomplished to register sex
offenders and provide community notification, BJA and DOJ leaders
realized more could be accomplished quickly and efficiently by tapping
into existing information sharing efforts, such as the Global Justice
Extensible Markup Language (XML) Data Model (Global JXDM).

In response to the immediate need to deliver such critical information
to America's communities, DOJ designed an effective and affordable
technology strategy: searching already existing stores of information.
Mirroring industry standards, the technology for NSOPR is relatively
simple: following a distributed model, Web services and the Global JXDM
common computer language establish a link between already-built and
maintained public state and territory sex offender registries. The link
then allows data from different hardware and software systems to be
recognized and shown through the national search site in a uniform
manner, regardless of the source platforms and technologies. NSOPR
provides an opportunity for states and territories to participate in an
unprecedented public safety resource by sharing public sex offender data
nationwide.

At a glance, **salient NSOPR points** include the following:

-   An information sharing system is the fastest way to get critical
    data to those who need it. Prior to the NSPOR, no government system
    existed to link---securely and free of charge---public state and
    territory sex offender registries to a national search site.

-   Using Web services and the Global JXDM, DOJ is linking to existing
    public state sex offender registries to provide a national search
    tool for parents and other concerned Americans.

-   Through any Web-capable computer, citizens can enter a name, state,
    county, city/town, or zip code to search for registered sex
    offenders across states.

-   NSOPR met its first milestone to have 20 states live and available
    for public searches on July 20, 2005. (At the time of this GAC
    meeting, 33 states plus the District of Columbia and Guam were
    participating; New York was slated for imminent addition.)

-   All 56 states and territories have agreed to participate in the
    Registry; Oregon and South Dakota are addressing legislative
    challenges but have committed their support.

-   Registry enhancements continue.

    -   Mapping capabilities are being added. (For example, Ohio has a
        program that will display the geographical relationships of
        sexual offenders' domiciles to local schools.)

    -   Multiple zip code search capabilities and a zip code radius
        function (re: crossing of state boundaries) are planned for the
        future.

One of the truest "success story" aspects of the Registry is its low-key
development and achievement of the ideal of "taking what we've learned
and getting something done." Director Herraiz strongly promoted the
NSOPR because he was "tired of waiting, tired of seeing another (sex
abuse) case on TV." He accomplished the initial phases of the Registry
project for under one million dollars by putting fundamental Global
tenets into action: collaborative relationships (support from the
original four states was generated largely by word of mouth) and
leveraging existing resources (i.e., the Global JXDM).

Another important aspect is that **the Registry is a *demonstrable
success* that "puts a 'face' on justice information technology (IT)
projects."** The crucial message: people (federal sponsors and tax
payers alike) demand substantial deliverables---"outputs and
outcomes"---for their funding, and the NSOPR is a good example of such
an accomplishment. Director Herraiz stressed that demonstration projects
are essential, taking "what you have at the time," and putting the
information into action. "You can add the bells and whistles later."

***Discussion***

Tribal communities and the Federal Bureau of Prisons were identified as
groups with valuable supplemental data but perhaps needing special
assistance in participating in the Registry. Director Herraiz noted
these suggestions.

Attendees were reminded of key elements of the Registry's distributed
design: promotion of public safety by using already-existing data;
minimization of time and funding required to create a new repository; no
requirement of special certifications, training, or fees for users; and
allowing state and local agencies to retain control over their data.

GAC members were then asked: Are there other justice activities that
could benefit from this technical approach? The following were cited as
**recommendations for the application of the Registry's technical
approach:**

-   **Department of Motor Vehicle activities**, such as Social Security
    Online Verification (SSOLV)[^7] and driver's license photographs.

-   Sharing of **digital photographs**. As a Committee member noted:
    "The single greatest breakthrough for justice---better than DNA,
    better than fingerprints---would be access to digital photos on a
    national basis."

-   "Top Ten" **list of** certain categories of **fugitives**.

-   **National incident reporting system on threats or attacks on
    judicial officers** (the courts are pursuing this, using the NSOPR
    as a model).

-   **Indian Country boundary challenges regarding criminal activity
    reporting**.

-   Information from the **corrections and probation/parole
    communities** to the states concerning **reentry** and related
    information.

-   **Identification** and tracking **of displaced persons/refugees due
    to disasters**.

-   **Law enforcement certification---**Searchable registry of Police
    Officer Standards and Training Council entries.

**National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Governance Structure**

**Mr. James Feagans**, DOJ, and **Mr. Michael Daconta**, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, provided the **National Information Exchange Model
(NIEM)**[^8] **briefing.** This presentation was **focused on governance
aspects of the model;** both gentlemen attended the previous GAC
meeting[^9] to present NIEM background and technical information. (At
the time of this presentation, NIEM Version 0.1 had recently been
released.)

By way of brief recap: the NIEM project is an interagency initiative to
provide the foundation and building blocks for national-level
interoperable information sharing and data exchange. The NIEM project
was initiated as a joint venture between DOJ and DHS, with outreach to
other departments and agencies. The goal of NIEM is to prevent
fragmentation and semantic noninteroperability in XML standards within
and across agencies through a proactive, collaborative initiative to
develop and implement common XML information sharing standards that meet
critical homeland security data exchange needs. To that end, NIEM has
the following objectives:

-   Develop a unified strategy within DOJ and DHS for an XML-based
    information sharing capability.

-   Develop an initial implementation of NIEM that satisfies Executive
    Order 13356 and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 11.

-   Develop an exchange layer for the XML profile implementation of the
    Federal Enterprise Architecture Data Reference Model (FEA DRM).

-   Develop an XML profile of NIEM that implements the FEA DRM.

-   Provide technical assistance and training to local, state, tribal,
    and federal organizations seeking to implement revisions to the
    Global JXDM and support the new national standards emerging from
    joint efforts under this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

-   Develop and demonstrate an application of NIEM for the Bureau of
    Border and Transportation Security (BTS) operational domain
    involving customs and border patrol agent data exchange as the first
    pilot.

-   Build a framework for many pilot use cases under the umbrella of
    NIEM.

**Tenets of the NIEM governance process include** the following:

-   **Full governance structure prior to implementation is not
    feasible**. As noted by Mr. Feagans, "In an ideal world, it would be
    nice to establish a clear governance structure prior to
    implementations. However, government is rarely ideal, and since our
    vision for NIEM is more aspirational than real, to establish a full
    governance structure now would be \[improvident\]."

-   **Governance is one enabling process to solve the problem**.

-   "We are focusing on **just enough governance** to get the job done."

-   There will be **incremental governance model development** in
    parallel tracking with technical development.

    -   Facilitates scalability

-   **The governance structure will grow and evolve as the NIEM
    matures** and as the diversity of organizations and information
    exchanges grow.

-   The NIEM governance model is a **component based/modular governance
    structure**.

    -   Pieces can be exchanged or added, as needed.

-   The governance approach **focuses only on specific business
    problems** (specific information exchange)

    -   Identifies a business problem and the desired outcome.

        -   For example: Identification of a small number of key
            exchanges of information desired by the communities of
            interest (business problem)

    -   Solution for the business problem: Produce the Information
        Exchange Packages (IEPs) necessary to facilitate the key
        exchanges of information associated with the business problem
        (technical solution).

    -   "This activity of identifying and clearly stating the business
        problem is critical to identifying and selecting the appropriate
        stakeholder representation."

    -   The structure should focus on the minimal set of processes
        necessary to solve the problem.

-   **Information Exchange Pilot projects will provide the business
    problem sets**.

    -   The governance process will be enriched by the information
        exchange pilots.

-   Regarding **NIEM Exchange Pilots**:

    -   Pilots were carefully selected to reflect the diversity of
        organizations currently participating in these efforts.

    -   Identified exchange pilots.

        -   Intelligence Community: Terrorist Watchlist Person Data
            Exchange Standard (TWPDES).

            -   TWPDES offers the opportunity to solve a business
                problem.

            -   It extends the ability to share terrorist information
                (in a narrow scope) to local, state, and tribal
                councils.

        -   DHS, Disaster Management: the National Capital Region Data
            Exchange Hub for first responders.

            -   Initial focus is resource inventory, availability, and
                request

        -   Passing warrant information.

            -   This is pilot aligned with the business interests of the
                greatest number of GAC member agencies.

***Discussion, Recommendations, and Next Steps***

**Many GAC members expressed concerns regarding the NIEM governance
approach.**

**The majority of these concerns related to a perceived lack of Global
inclusion in the initial, ground floor phases of NIEM governance
development and the critical need for full Global participation in NEIM
governance decision making** (as opposed to being polled for input
and/or comments after the fact). Representative comments and cautions
were:

-   "Anything you do that doesn't have proper vetting (from local,
    state, and tribal agencies) and buy-in from the very beginning is
    subject to almost sure failure."

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-   "This sounds like a normal federal approach, where 'we'll do it and
    then let you look at it and tell us what you think.' We \[Global\]
    think you've got to have a participatory process. You need to have
    state and local people at the table from day one." (This is
    particularly important to the Global constituencies if, as stated by
    one of the NIEM presenters, "*Governance* determines who makes the
    decisions; *management* is the process of making and implementing
    those decisions." Global wants to be part of the collaborative team
    that "makes the decisions.")

-   "The theory that everything will be revised, clarified, and resolved
    through the use of pilots is somewhat flawed, because if the pilots
    begin without the input that's required, they evolve and they're
    tough to unscrew \[i.e., modify\], so to speak."

Committee members want to ensure that Global-related NIEM domains are
not governed in a federally centric manner but, instead, invite GAC
resolutions to make justice domain issues, as well as participate in
nonjustice-specific decisions.

**Dr. Clarke** serves as a liaison between the GAC and NIEM project. He
noted the NIEM warrants pilot is a step in the right direction because
almost all GAC-member constituencies are impacted by that type of
exchange. The warrants pilot "ensures our seat at the table."

**Recommendation:** GAC members expressed a desire for additional
measures to ensure local, state, and tribal justice community
representation during NIEM governance development. **Action:** To that
end, GESC members will develop a Global/NIEM participation and
responsibilities plan. This issue will also be briefed, via Global
Federal Officials and GAC leadership, to appropriate high-level DOJ
policymakers.

**Recommendation:** Due to ongoing confusion over NIEM, several Global
members requested the development of a "Fact Sheet." **Action:** Staff
will draft an overview document for Committee member review and
approval.

Mr. Feagans and Mr. Daconta were applauded for their efforts in
promoting increased justice-related information sharing and for their
willingness to participate in such a free and open dialogue.

**Facilitated Roundtable Discussion---What's Hot in\
Justice Information Sharing**

**Mr. Burch** facilitated a round table based on a session he moderated
at a National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) National Forum in
August. Prior to the GAC meeting, Committee members were asked to rank
their constituencies' information sharing issues. On-site,\
Director Burch facilitated a dialogue to elicit these priorities. The
one ground rule: "funding" could not be listed, since all justice
professionals would agree on its importance.

A productive and very interactive discussion ensued. **Information
sharing issues of importance to GAC members include:**

-   Governing rules related to information sharing, such as **28 Code of
    Federal Regulations (CFR)** Part 23.

    -   To what extent do such regulations help or hinder the
        development of fusion centers?

    -   Do these regulations need to be revised in the face of advancing
        technology?

    -   What are the related issues of records access and "policy not
        keeping up with technology"?

-   Focus on the all-crimes approach (unanimous consensus on this
    point).

    -   Exercise caution diverting law enforcement resources to "hot
        button issues," such as terrorism.

-   Need for federal agencies to involve local, state, and tribal
    agencies in information sharing dialogue (as underscored by GAC
    members' responses to the NIEM governance presentation).

-   Need for a National Information Sharing Strategy (additional
    discussion following in this document.

-   Capacity---use of regional systems.

-   Justice information sharing must be an all-inclusive process

    -   Issue of "haves" and "have nots."

-   Policy issues:

    -   Why do we collect certain information?

    -   How do we intend to use it?

    -   What are the issues related to public access to information?

-   Privacy issues.

-   Information quality.

-   Positive identification (and impact on decisions like employment and
    housing).

-   Stovepipe system development.

-   Standards.

    -   Photographic standards.

    -   Messaging standards.

-   Institutionalization of the Global Justice XML Data Model.

-   The wireless "last mile" issues.

-   Knowledge management: Operationalizing the analytical product.

-   Connecting probation, parole, and corrections.

-   Reentry.

-   Certification and training.

***Next Steps***

Chairman Bouche thanked members for their participation and applauded
Director Burch for his presentation, noting "this was one of the best
discussions this group has had and is the kind of interaction we want at
these meetings." The results of the session will be documented more
extensively in a stand-alone article to supplement the meeting minutes.
This article will be transmitted to GAC members and published in the
Global newsletter. Additionally, GESC members will use this list in
their beginning-of-the-year strategic planning to identify areas where
Global expertise might be applied.

**Special Issue: In the Wake of Recent Disasters,**

**What Have We Learned?**

In acknowledgement of recent disasters, GAC leadership felt it important
to discuss justice information sharing **"lessons learned" from recent
events** and to identify **implications for future GAC efforts**. Due to
the immediacy of the natural disaster, the subject evoked images of
Hurricane Katrina. However, it was stressed that many of these
challenges are universal, regardless of catastrophe origin---whether act
of God or man (i.e., terrorism).

**Chief Harlin McEwen**, representing the International Association of
Chiefs of Police (IACP), spoke about general information sharing issues
related to Hurricane Katrina. He framed his remarks by addressing all of
his Global colleagues: "Our organizations and the people that we work
with were affected \[by Hurricane Katrina\]. Everybody in this room had
multiple issues as a result and will have \[issues\] for a long time.
What we're trying to do now is determine the things we have to think
about differently, in the long term, than we ever did before."

Chief McEwen highlighted the following **issues that deserve
reconsideration and proactive disaster management planning** in light of
recent events:

-   **Infrastructure failure or obliteration**, such as radio tower
    destruction and flooding of telephone switches.

-   **Prolonged power outages/lack of power sources** (including
    gasoline and natural gas).

-   Reliance on battery-powered **portable devices** and inability to
    recharge those devices.

-   **Human factors**, such as securing the safety of first responders'
    and law enforcement officers' families to ensure these professionals
    do not have to "choose between duties."

Mr. Correll provided a **real-life example of how agile systems**, such
as Nlets, can **be successfully used as backup networks for vital
justice data exchange** in instances of necessity. Such crisis moments
often evoke the inveterate impediments of turf, pride, politics, and
fear---issues that GAC's inclusive membership and long-standing *esprit
de corp* have gone a long way toward ameliorating.

***Discussion, Recommendations, and Next Steps***

Previously, the Global Infrastructure/Standards Working Group engaged in
a cursory examination of relevant existing disaster management and
recovery efforts. However, in light of the day's presentation and
Committee members' unanimous acknowledgment that similar broadscale
events are a matter of *when*, not *if*,\
Vice Chairman O'Reilly asked the following: "**Is there a role for
Global in this dialogue? Is business continuity an important Global
advisory issue?** Is it as important as privacy and data models? Some of
us think 'yes.'" He opened the floor for discussion.

**Recommendation: Secretary Edward Flynn**, GAC member representing the
National Governors Association (NGA), responded: "**We certainly have a
role in it**." He advocated Global members issue a strong statement in
support of business continuity and disaster management planning and take
appropriate follow-up action. **Many participants concurred, stressing
the need for providing advice and counsel on *proactive planning ***(for
example, "There was no secret that New Orleans was going to flood, so
why wasn't the message router out of the flood area?") **and encouraging
decision makers to consider backup methods for sharing information** in
unexpected ways, such as leveraging alternative systems.

Chairman Bouche agreed and summarized, "As a federal advisory committee
to the U.S. Attorney General, I ask whether we should raise this issue,
and in some ways, it seems like a no-brainer. Anybody who has dealt with
information systems keeps a backup copy of your data somewhere in a
remote location. But, I think the lessons learned out of New Orleans
generate a whole new level of business continuity and disaster recovery
\[issues\]. Global produces publications to help practitioners develop
privacy policy and stand-up fusion centers, and perhaps business
continuity and disaster recovery have become issues that should be
addressed on that plane . . . . There's a certain degree of
responsibility to keep our \[Global\] operations moving \[and evolving
in response to needs\]. **This is something we should consider devoting
a subcommittee or even a working group to addressing**."

**Action:** During the January 2006 GESC planning session, Global
leadership will consider how to best address these issues. Outcomes of
that conversation will be reported early in the new year, and Committee
member involvement in related activities will be solicited.

**Global Working Group Reports**

**Global working group chairs provided updates on their efforts since
the last GAC meeting.**

***Global Infrastructure/Standards Working Group (GISWG)***

Dr. Clarke introduced himself as the new chair of GISWG. He provided a
briefing on major working group activities since the last GAC meeting,
including:

**[Structural reorganization]{.underline}**: Subsequent to his
appointment, one of\
Chairman Clarke's first orders of business was a thorough review of
GISWG structure and activities, including its subcommittees.  He
determined that to best utilize GISWG talents, avoid duplication of
efforts, and address the most pressing justice reference architecture
issues, **the GISWG *Standards Subcommittee* should be reconstituted
into the *Management and Policy (M&P) Subcommittee****.*  This group
will tackle local, state, and tribal practitioners' pressing
organizational issues not covered by the other GISWG subgroups of
"Registries" and "Services." Standards issues continue to receive
excellent leadership and shepherding by Mr. Paul Embley, Global XML
Structure Task Force (GXSTF) chair and GISWG member. Additionally,
Chairman Clarke has prioritized his own involvement in GXSTF efforts,
providing an even stronger bridge between GISWG and Global standards
activities.

**[New Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Resources for the
Field]{.underline}**: To supplement the seminal GISWG report, *A
Framework for Justice Information Sharing:  Service-Oriented
Architecture (SOA)*,[^10] members of the Registries and Services
Subcommittees crafted executive overviews of their respective topic
areas (the M&P Subcommittee is slated to release a similar resource in
early 2006). These high-level educational pieces can stand alone (each
contains a brief background on the Global Initiative and genesis of the
GISWG SOA effort), be appended to the original GISWG SOA report,[^11] or
compiled with the upcoming M&P piece into a single document.

**Recommendation:** Dr. Clarke presented ***Exploring Service-Oriented
Architecture Registries for Justice Information Sharing***[^12] and
***Exploring Service-Oriented Architecture Services for Justice
Information Sharing***[^13] to GAC members for their consideration.
**Action:** Chief Polisar moved that the GAC accept the GISWG Registries
and Services Executive Overviews as ***recognized resources for the
field***.\
Mr. Wicklund seconded. The motion was brought a vote and passed
unanimously.

**[GISWG M&P Subcommittee: Crafting a Mission Statement]{.underline}**:
The M&P Subcommittee held its inaugural meeting in August 2005. A
primary goal of that event was the **crafting of a mission statement**,
which Dr. Clarke presented as follows:

> In approaching its work, the GISWG Management and Policy (M&P)
> Subcommittee acknowledges the critical need for a governance structure
> that provides the essential framework necessary for all participants
> to be successful.  That governance body must apply appropriate policy
> and management practices to ensure successful implementation of a
> Justice Reference Architecture (JRA). 
>
> Therefore, **the mission of the M&P Subcommittee is to select
> principles for the management and policy processes needed to support
> Justice Reference SOA and to assist in the development of tools to
> support implementation of those principles.** It is expected that, at
> a minimum, areas of consideration would include: service-level
> agreements, quality assurance, configuration management, and change
> management.

**[Next Steps for GISWG]{.underline}**

-   Prior to the holidays, Chairman Clarke plans to convene a
    **Messaging Focus Group** of technical experts to produce a slate of
    recommended tasks or actions, for delivery to BJA, to advance
    development of messaging standards.

-   The **M&P Subcommittee plans to meet one more time in 2005** to
    achieve a "level playing field" of achievement with the other
    subcommittees.

-   **The full GISWG will meet in early 2006**, likely in February.

***Global Intelligence Working Group (GIWG)***

Chief Polisar introduced himself as the new chair of GIWG, new GAC
member, and chair of the CICC.

**[GIWG Resources for the Field]{.underline}**[^14]

Chief Polisar presented the following items for GAC consideration and
**recommendation**:

-   GIWG Connectivity/Systems Committee Terrorist Watch-List
    Subcommittee: ***Recommendation for Distribution of Watch-List
    Training Materials*\
    **\
    **Action:** Chief McEwen moved that the GAC accept this document as
    a ***recognized resource for the field***. Mr. Correll seconded. The
    motion was brought to a vote and passed unanimously. This document
    was requested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI or
    "Bureau") and, consequently, as part of the GAC recommendation, will
    be sent back to the Bureau for their own action.

-   ***Analyst Certification Standards Recommendation**,* developed in
    conjunction with the International Association of Law Enforcement
    Intelligence Analysts, to be used as supplementation to other GIWG
    certification resources.

> **Action:** Mr. Wicklund moved that the GAC accept this document as a
> ***recognized resource for the field***. Vice Chairman O'Reilly
> seconded. The motion was brought to a vote and passed unanimously.

-   GIWG Connectivity/Systems Committee: ***Recommendations for
    Intelligence Requirements for Local, State, and Tribal Law
    Enforcement***.

> *\
> ***Action:** Mr. Boehmer moved that the GAC accept this document as a
> ***recognized resource for the field***. **Barbara Hurst, Esquire,**
> representing the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, seconded.
> The motion was brought to a vote and passed unanimously. This document
> was requested by the FBI and, consequently, as part of the GAC
> recommendation, will be sent back to the Bureau for their action. Due
> to the nature of this document, access will be limited to law
> enforcement personnel.

Additionally, Chief Polisar presented the following resources to
Committee members for their information. No formal recommendations or
actions were required.

-   ***Fusion Center Guidelines* Update**

-   **NCISP Outreach Plan**

-   ***Why Law Enforcement Agencies Need an Analytical Function***

[Discussion: **The Critical Need for a National Strategy for Information
Sharing**]{.underline}

Cuing off discussions initiated during the "What's Hot in Justice
Information Sharing" round table, **Committee members revisited the
issue of supporting a National Strategy for Information Sharing. The
consensus: Global members believe such a strategy is a natural evolution
of the NCISP.** The NCISP laid the foundation for the effective
development and sharing of criminal intelligence and information among
law enforcement and homeland security agencies, and the next step should
be to build upon this foundation and recommend the most effective use of
the current information sharing environment.

> ***Summary of the problem***: Recent dialogue occurring at law
> enforcement meetings indicates a need for a national strategy that
> addresses a number of issues, including regional sharing of
> information that leverages existing systems and databases; an
> all-crimes approach to addressing crime and terrorism; and
> identification of best practices and models for horizontal and
> vertical information sharing at the local, state, regional, and
> national levels. Coordination of efforts, deconfliction of duplicative
> information from various sources, and a desire for dedicated
> leadership are all pressing issues currently faced by local, state,
> and tribal law enforcement agencies.
>
> Major municipalities are confronting crime problems of an increasingly
> violent level. Local, state, and tribal law enforcement recognize that
> terrorists commit other crimes---often to further and finance their
> aims---and their strategies are often consistent with traditional
> criminals. However, aggressively fighting terrorism does not relieve
> local agencies from addressing their day-to-day priorities.
> Intelligence-led policing through the development of a national
> information sharing strategy would be a major asset in this effort,
> especially in the current environment of oversight and accountability.
>
> ***Proposed recommendation and action:* While Global leaders will need
> to further discuss and refine the Committee's approach, members agreed
> that a national strategy and attendant recommendations to the U.S.
> Attorney General are tasks suited for GAC talents.** This task would
> likely be accomplished through formation of a Special Projects Group
> composed of members from all Global working groups---not just the
> GIWG---as well as other subject-matter experts. The key point that
> must be addressed by the national strategy is the issue of knowledge
> management; that is, how do agencies make the best use of the
> information and intelligence they produce and receive, and get it to
> the right people in the right place at the right time, so that
> missions can be met. The strategy development process should include a
> thorough analysis of the current state and national information
> sharing environment, identification of the gaps in the processes, and
> recommendations on alleviating those gaps. When completed, the
> strategy should provide a broad view of the information sharing
> environment and the steps that should be taken to enhance its
> effectiveness for use by local, state, tribal, and federal law
> enforcement and homeland security agencies; fusion and intelligence
> centers; and local, state, regional, and national information sharing
> systems/networks.
>
> ***Next steps:*** Global leaders will submit a project prospectus to
> appropriate federal officials. Pending approval, a Global Special
> Projects Group will be formed to address this challenge.

***Global Privacy and Information Quality Working Group (GPIQWG)***

Mr. Boehmer introduced himself as the new chair of the GPIQWG. His
briefing included the following highlights:

**[New Privacy Policy Resources for the Field]{.underline}**: Chairman
Boehmer presented the following GPIQWG resource for GAC consideration
and action:

-   ***GPIQWG Privacy Policy Development Guide***--Geared toward the
    practitioner charged with developing or revising their agency's
    privacy policy, this much-anticipated document is a practical,
    hands-on resource. Using this guide is the next logical step for
    those justice entities that are ready to move beyond awareness into
    the actual policy-development process. While this manual may
    certainly be of interest to justice leaders (just as *Privacy and
    Information Quality Policy Development for the Justice Decision
    Maker*[^15] is excellent reading for field practitioners), the
    target audience of the material contained herein is those
    professionals tasked with getting the job done.

> **Recommendation:** Mr. Correll moved that the GAC recommend to the\
> U.S. Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and\
> Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, the *Privacy\
> Policy Development Guide* for consideration and appropriate action.**\
> **Vice Chairman O'Reilly seconded. The motion was brought to\
> a vote and passed unanimously. Chairman Boehmer and GPIQWG\
> Vice Chair Jeanette Plante, DOJ, were commended on this important
> work.

-   The Justice Management Institute's ***Privacy and Civil Rights
    Policy Templates for Justice Information System**−*These templates
    are designed to cover a range of computer-based justice information
    systems and can be used by entities that are developing or modifying
    an incident- or events-based records management system, a case
    management system, an integrated criminal justice information system
    (that supports the work of or is used by several agencies or
    courts), a criminal history record information system, or a criminal
    intelligence gathering system and/or entities that are creating or
    joining a justice information sharing network. The policy templates
    are intended for systems that seek or receive, store, and make
    available information in support of criminal investigations, crime
    analysis, law enforcement, protection of public safety or health, or
    other matters handled through the justice system. The templates are
    also relevant to the administration of justice, strategic/tactical
    operations, and national security responsibilities. Information
    contained in this resource is complementary to material in the
    *Privacy Policy Development Guide.*

> **Recommendation:** Mr. Wicklund moved that the *Privacy and Civil
> Rights Policy Templates for Justice Information Systems* be accepted
> by the GAC as a "recognized resource." Ms. Hurst seconded. The motion
> was brought to a vote and passed unanimously.
>
> **[Next Steps for GPIQWG]{.underline}**: **GPIQWG is in the process of
> developing additional resources for the field, focusing on issues
> surrounding "information quality."**
>
> Also, on **November 1-3, 2005, BJA is sponsoring the Privacy
> Technology Focus Group** meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. The event is
> being hosted in partnership with Global and the Integrated Justice
> Information Systems (IJIS) Institute and will convene top
> technologists and privacy policy **experts to identify ways to apply
> technology to the development and implementation of privacy
> policies**, in particular the use of open standards, such as the
> Global JXDM. The agenda will include three priority areas: 1)
> Identifying existing and emerging technologies to enhance privacy
> policy development and implementation; 2) Identifying additional
> challenges, collaboration opportunities, and demonstration
> possibilities; and 3) Identifying recommendations for future-related
> efforts, including GPIQWG activities.

***Global Security Working Group (GSWG)***

**Ms. Chelle Uecker,** representative from the National Association for
Court Management and GSWG chair, provided the briefing. She spoke
primarily about the progress of her working group's Global Security
Architecture Committee (GSAC), which has been charted with developing a
security technology architecture in support of the NCISP. **The GSAC has
made progress in defining two important aspects of that architecture:
(1) a federated identity management strategy and (2) the definition of a
"common usage profile"**---an XML-based standard that specifies the
identity, properties, and privileges of participants in the criminal
intelligence information sharing community. Work in these areas
continues and will have significant implications for efforts of the
other three Global Working Groups.

At the previous GAC meeting, "Federated Identity and Privilege
Management Security Interoperability Demonstration" was a featured
presentation.[^16]

**Success Stories From the Field:**

**National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices**

**Global JXDM Policy Academy**

In keeping with Director Herraiz's emphasis on providing success
stories---putting "faces" to funding---a standing GAC agenda item
highlights Global resources in action. To that end, **Secretary Flynn
provided a briefing on the Global JXDM Policy Academy**[^17] **and
served as moderator of the panel presentations**.

To encourage justice information technology integration among the
states, the NGA Center for Best Practices[^18] (with funding from BJA)
awarded six states each with a \$50,000 grant to implement pilot
projects to improve their existing justice information sharing systems.
These states are Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania,
and Wisconsin.

The grant will allow the states to utilize the Global JXDM for
exchanging information among existing systems. Through the pilot
projects, the six states will participate in a 12-month implementation
process that began in April 2005, to include two policy academy meetings
and customized technical assistance. This process will result in
documentation of information exchanges and dissemination of these
exchanges for other states and localities to use when implementing
similar projects.

Secretary Flynn introduced the day's guest presenters:

-   **Mr. Shlomo Ginsburg**, Kansas Department of Corrections, provided
    an overview of his state's project. Assisted by their BJA support,
    Kansas proposes to map and convert 1,557 elements in their Data
    Element Dictionary to the Global JXDM and complete an operational
    interface between the courts and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation,
    delivering Kansas Disposition Reports. Kansas was challenged by the
    limited system interfaces between state agencies, courts, and local
    criminal justice databases. The new Global JXDM database will become
    the foundation for future information exchanges.

-   **Mr. James Pingel**, Wisconsin Justice Information Sharing Program,
    provided an overview of his state's project. Assisted by their BJA
    support, Kansas proposes to develop a probation and parole reference
    document. Current state procedures require many iterative
    communications before the necessary information reaches an officer
    who needs it. With timely access to probation and parole conditions,
    criminal justice personnel will make more informed decisions.

**Adjournment**

Chairman Bouche thanked Committee members, program officials,
presenters, and guests for their participation and expertise. He
reviewed the dates of the upcoming Global Working Group meetings[^19]
and requested GAC members not already involved in a working group to
"make that commitment."[^20]

**Action:** **The date of the spring 2006 GAC meeting was announced as\
April 26, 2006, at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel**. Members were asked
to mark their calendars.

Having no further business and hearing no further questions, **Chairman
Bouche adjourned the meeting at 3:30 p.m.** on October 20.

**Attachment A**

*Global Advisory Committee*

*Fall 2005 Meeting Agenda*

Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative

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Sheraton Crystal City Hotel

1800 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, Virginia ♦ (703) 486-1111

**Ballrooms B and C**

**October 20, 2005**

# Agenda

+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 8:30 a.m.      | ***Convene***                                       |
+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 8:30 a.m. --   | **Welcome and Introductions**                       |
| 9:00 a.m.      |                                                     |
|                | > *Kenneth Bouche, GAC Chair*                       |
|                |                                                     |
|                | **Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department |
|                | of Justice (DOJ),**                                 |
|                |                                                     |
|                | **Opening Remarks**                                 |
|                |                                                     |
|                | > *Regina Schofield, Assistant Attorney General,    |
|                | > OJP, and\                                         |
|                | > David Hagy, Deputy Assistant Attorney General,    |
|                | > OJP*                                              |
|                |                                                     |
|                | **Global Business: Meeting Overview, Spring 2005    |
|                | Minutes Ratified,\                                  |
|                | 2004 Annual Report Distributed**                    |
|                |                                                     |
|                | > *Thomas O'Reilly, GAC Vice Chair*                 |
+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 9:00 a.m. --   | **DOJ National Sex Offender Public Registry         |
| 9:30 a.m.      | (NSOPR)**                                           |
|                |                                                     |
|                | > *Domingo Herraiz, Director, Bureau of Justice     |
|                | > Assistance (BJA), and\                            |
|                | > David Lewis, Program Manager, BJA*                |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   9:00 a.m. -- 9:15 a.m. NSOPR demonstration      |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   9:15 a.m. -- 9:30 a.m. Discussion               |
|                |                                                     |
|                | **Anticipated Discussion Questions and GAC          |
|                | Takeaways**                                         |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   Can the NSOPR approach be applied to other      |
|                |     information sharing issues?                     |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   What recommendations can Global provide to DOJ  |
|                |     to steer "next steps" for this project (whether |
|                |     improving the NSOPR or leveraging the approach  |
|                |     for\                                            |
|                |     other justice purposes)?                        |
+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 9:30 a.m. --   | **Facilitated Discussion: What's Hot in Information |
| 10:30 a.m.     | Sharing?**                                          |
|                |                                                     |
|                | > *Moderated by James Burch, Deputy Director of     |
|                | > Policy, BJA*                                      |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   Review: Top law enforcement concerns identified |
|                |     by practitioners                                |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   Roundtable: What are your community's top       |
|                |     ***information sharing*** issues?               |
|                |                                                     |
|                |     -   **Prerequisite:** *Global members should    |
|                |         come prepared to discuss their top three    |
|                |         concerns*                                   |
|                |                                                     |
|                | **Anticipated Discussion Questions and GAC          |
|                | Takeaways**                                         |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   Consolidated list of "hot" information sharing  |
|                |     issues                                          |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   Are there gaps when comparing list of "hot"     |
|                |     issues and current information sharing          |
|                |     initiatives?                                    |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   Does this gap analysis yield GAC                |
|                |     recommendations to DOJ and/or implications for  |
|                |     future Global activities?                       |
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Sheraton Crystal City Hotel

1800 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, Virginia ♦ (703) 486-1111

**Ballrooms B and C**

**October 20, 2005**

# Agenda---Page 2

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| 10:30 a.m. --  | ***Break***                                         |
| 10:45 a.m.     |                                                     |
+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 10:45 a.m. --  | **In the Wake of Recent Disasters: What Lessons     |
| 11:20 a.m.     | Have Been Learned?**                                |
|                |                                                     |
|                | > *Harlin McEwen and Steven Correll*                |
|                | >                                                   |
|                | > *Global Executive Steering Committee Members*     |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   10:45 a.m. -- 11:05 a.m. Presentations          |
|                |                                                     |
|                |     -   *What Lessons Have Been Learned (and Are    |
|                |         Still Emerging) From the Gulf Coast         |
|                |         Disasters?*                                 |
|                |                                                     |
|                |     -   *Success in the Face of Crisis: Nlets --    |
|                |         The International Justice and Public Safety |
|                |         Information Sharing Network*                |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   11:05 a.m. -- 11:20 a.m. Discussion             |
|                |                                                     |
|                | **Anticipated Discussion Questions and GAC          |
|                | Takeaways**                                         |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   What recommendations can Global provide to help |
|                |     communities better prepare their information    |
|                |     sharing plans and infrastructures for such      |
|                |     disasters?                                      |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   In the wake of recent events, what are the      |
|                |     implications for Global activities? What        |
|                |     resources can Global expertise provide to the   |
|                |     field in this area?                             |
+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 11:20 a.m. --  | **Global Tools in Action:**                         |
| 11:50 a.m.     |                                                     |
|                | **National Governors Association (NGA) State        |
|                | Integration Projects---\                            |
|                | Global Justice XML Data Model (GJXDM) Policy        |
|                | Academy**                                           |
|                |                                                     |
|                | > *James Pingel, Wisconsin Office of Justice        |
|                | > Assistance, and*                                  |
|                | >                                                   |
|                | > *Shlomo Ginsburg, Kansas Department of            |
|                | > Corrections*                                      |
|                | >                                                   |
|                | > *Moderated by Edward Flynn, NGA Representative to |
|                | > the GAC*                                          |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   11:20 a.m. -- 11:40 a.m. Presentations          |
|                |                                                     |
|                |     -   *States' Policy Academy Projects---"How We  |
|                |         Are Using GJXDM"*                           |
|                |                                                     |
|                |     -   *Status Reports and Lessons Learned to      |
|                |         Date*                                       |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   11:40 a.m. -- 11:50 a.m. Discussion             |
|                |                                                     |
|                | **Anticipated Discussion Questions and GAC          |
|                | Takeaways**                                         |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   How can Global evangelize good works like       |
|                |     these?                                          |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   What steps should Global take and/or GAC        |
|                |     recommendations be made to ensure NGA successes |
|                |     are replicated in other states or communities?  |
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Sheraton Crystal City Hotel

1800 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, Virginia ♦ (703) 486-1111

**Ballrooms B and C**

**October 20, 2005**

# Agenda---Page 3

+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 11:50 a.m. --    | **Global Security Working Group (GSWG) Report**   |
| 12:00 Noon       |                                                   |
|                  | > *Richelle Uecker, GSWG Chair*                   |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   **Submitted for Global consideration:**       |
|                  |     Executive Overview and background material    |
|                  |     regarding a standardized justice process for  |
|                  |     federated identity, privilege management, and |
|                  |     single sign-on                                |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  |     -   **Prerequisite and Global Takeaway:**     |
|                  |         *Global members should review related     |
|                  |         documentation in advance and come         |
|                  |         prepared to vote on the material as a     |
|                  |         "recognized resource for the field"*      |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 12:00 Noon --    | ***Lunch (on your own)***                         |
| 1:15 p.m.        |                                                   |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 1:15 p.m. --     | **Global Privacy and Information Quality Working  |
| 1:30 p.m.        | Group (GPIQWG)\                                   |
|                  | Report**                                          |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | > *Robert Boehmer, GPIQWG Chair*                  |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   **Submitted for Global action**:              |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  |     -   GPIQWG's [Privacy Policy Development      |
|                  |         Guide]{.underline}                        |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  |     -   The Justice Management Institute's (JMI)  |
|                  |         [Privacy and Civil Rights Policy          |
|                  |         Templates for Justice Information         |
|                  |         Systems]{.underline}                      |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  |         -   **Prerequisite:** *Global members     |
|                  |             should review the documents in        |
|                  |             advance and come prepared to vote on  |
|                  |             these recommendations*                |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | ```{=html}                                        |
|                  | <!-- -->                                          |
|                  | ```                                               |
|                  | -   Next steps for GPIQWG: Improving information  |
|                  |     quality                                       |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | **Anticipated GAC Takeaways**                     |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Formal GAC recommendation of the Global       |
|                  |     [Privacy Policy Development                   |
|                  |     Guide]{.underline} to DOJ and the U.S.        |
|                  |     Attorney General                              |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   GAC recommendation of the JMI templates as    |
|                  |     "recognized resources for the field,"         |
|                  |     approved for widespread distribution and      |
|                  |     comment                                       |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 1:30 p.m. --     | **Global Infrastructure/Standard Working Group    |
| 2:05 p.m.        | (GISWG) Report**                                  |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | > *Thomas Clarke, GISWG Chair*                    |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   1:30 p.m. -- 1:40 p.m.                        |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  |     -   Review of [Registries]{.underline} and    |
|                  |         [Services Executive                       |
|                  |         Overviews]{.underline}                    |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  |         -   **Prerequisite:** *Global members     |
|                  |             should review the documents in        |
|                  |             advance and come prepared to vote on  |
|                  |             the material*                         |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  |     -   Management and Policy Subcommittee Update |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | **Anticipated GAC Takeaways**                     |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   GAC recommendation of the Executive Overviews |
|                  |     as "recognized resources for the field,"      |
|                  |     approved for widespread distribution          |
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Biannual Meeting: Fall 2005![](media/image2.jpeg){width="1.40625in"
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Sheraton Crystal City Hotel

1800 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, Virginia ♦ (703) 486-1111

**Ballrooms B and C**

**October 20, 2005**

# Agenda---Page 4

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| 1:30 p.m. -- | **GISWG Report**                                      |
| 2:05 p.m.    |                                                       |
|              | **Status Report: National Information Exchange Model  |
| *Continuing* | (NIEM) Project**                                      |
|              |                                                       |
|              | > *Michael Daconta, U.S. Department of Homeland       |
|              | > Security (DHS)*                                     |
|              | >                                                     |
|              | > *James Feagans, DOJ*                                |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   1:40 p.m. -- 1:50 p.m. Update                     |
|              |                                                       |
|              |     -   What Is Global's Future in the NIEM Project?  |
|              |                                                       |
|              |     -   In What Capacity Is Global Representation     |
|              |         (i.e., Local, State, and Tribal Communities)  |
|              |         Involved in the Development, Implementation,  |
|              |         and Maintenance of the NIEM Governance        |
|              |         Structure?                                    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   1:50 p.m. -- 2:05 p.m. Discussion                 |
|              |                                                       |
|              | **Anticipated Discussion Questions and GAC            |
|              | Takeaways**                                           |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   Is the GAC in agreement with the developing path  |
|              |     of NIEM?                                          |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   Considering the update, what steps should Global  |
|              |     take and/or GAC recommendations be made to ensure |
|              |     continuing local, state, and tribal involvement   |
|              |     in the NIEM project and governance board?         |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| 2:05 p.m. -- | **Global Intelligence Working Group (GIWG) and\       |
| 2:30 p.m.    | Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (CICC)     |
|              | Reports**                                             |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   2:05 p.m. -- 2:20 p.m. Resource review            |
|              |                                                       |
|              | > *Chief Joseph Polisar, GIWG and CICC Chair*         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   Terrorism Watch-List Recommendations              |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   Analyst Certification Standards Recommendations   |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   Intelligence Requirements Recommendations         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   [Fusion Center Guidelines]{.underline} Update     |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   Privacy Policy Template Update                    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   [National Criminal Intelligence Sharing           |
|              |     Plan]{.underline} Outreach Plan                   |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   [9 Steps]{.underline} Analytic Document           |
|              |                                                       |
|              |     -   **Prerequisite and GAC Takeaways:** *Global   |
|              |         members should review documents in advance    |
|              |         and come prepared to vote on the              |
|              |         recommendations and "recognized resources for |
|              |         the field"*                                   |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative

Advisory Committee
(GAC)![](media/image1.jpeg){width="1.6458333333333333in"
height="1.6458333333333333in"}

Biannual Meeting: Fall 2005![](media/image2.jpeg){width="1.40625in"
height="1.24375in"}

Sheraton Crystal City Hotel

1800 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, Virginia ♦ (703) 486-1111

**Ballrooms B and C**

**October 20, 2005**

# Agenda---Page 5

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| 2:05 p.m.   | **GIWG and CICC Reports\                               |
| -- 2:30     | **                                                     |
| p.m.        |                                                        |
|             | -   2:20 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m. Discussion: Evolution of    |
| *           |     the fusion process                                 |
| Continuing* |                                                        |
|             | > *Kenneth Bouche, Thomas O'Reilly, and Joseph         |
|             | > Polisar*                                             |
|             | >                                                      |
|             | > **Anticipated Discussion Questions and GAC           |
|             | > Takeaways**                                          |
|             |                                                        |
|             | -   What recommendations can GAC provide to DOJ and    |
|             |     the\                                               |
|             |     U.S. Attorney General to address local, state, and |
|             |     tribal *fusion center* needs and facilitate        |
|             |     implementation, per Global guidelines?             |
|             |                                                        |
|             | -   What recommendations can GAC provide to the CICC   |
|             |     and the Fusion Center Committee regarding the      |
|             |     involvement of the traditional justice (but        |
|             |     non-law enforcement) agencies/disciplines in the   |
|             |     fusion process?                                    |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2:30 p.m.   | **U.S. Department of Justice Concluding Remarks**      |
| -- 2:45     |                                                        |
| p.m.        | > *Domingo Herraiz, Director, BJA, and\                |
|             | > John Morgan, Ph.D., Acting Director, National        |
|             | > Institute of Justice*                                |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2:45 p.m.   | **Outstanding GAC Issues, Next Steps, Next Meeting**   |
| -- 3:00     |                                                        |
| p.m.        | > *Chairman Bouche*                                    |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 3:00 p.m.   | ***Adjourn***                                          |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+

[^1]: The *National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan*
    (<http://it.ojp.gov/documents/NCISP_Plan.pdf>) expressly recognizes
    the importance of local, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies
    as a key ingredient in the nation's intelligence process and called
    for the creation of the CICC to establish the link needed to improve
    intelligence and information sharing among all levels of government.
    Composed of members from law enforcement agencies at all levels of
    government, the CICC was formally established in May 2004 to provide
    advice in connection with the implementation and refinement of the
    NCISP. Members of the CICC serve as advocates for local law
    enforcement and support their efforts to develop and share criminal
    intelligence for the purpose of promoting public safety and securing
    our nation. The CICC provides advice and counsel to (and select
    overlapping membership with) the GIWG. Chief Polisar currently
    serves a chair of both groups.

[^2]:   Hard copies of Global documents are available from Global
    support staff by calling (850) 385-0600, extension 285.

[^3]: The complete agenda is included as ***Attachment A.***

[^4]: That is, facilitator of meeting, impartial champion of Global
    mission and goals.

[^5]: That is, necessary restraint from advocacy for their particular
    association or constituency, voting on a motion only in the event of
    a tie.

[^6]: More information on the SEARCH symposium is available at
    [www.search.org/conferences/\
    2006symposium/](http://www.search.org/conferences/%0B2006symposium/).

[^7]: More information on SSOLV is available at
    [www.aamva.org/drivers/drv_AutomatedSystemsSSOLV.asp](http://www.aamva.org/drivers/drv_AutomatedSystemsSSOLV.asp).

[^8]: For more information on NIEM, please see
    [http://www.niem.gov](http://www.niem.gov/).

[^9]: The meeting summary for that event is located at
    [http://it.ojp.gov/documents/200504_GAC\_\
    meeting_summary.doc](http://it.ojp.gov/documents/200504_GAC_%0Bmeeting_summary.doc).

[^10]:   Available at <http://it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=57>.

[^11]: Ibid*.*

[^12]: Located at
    [www.it.ojp.gov/documents/soa_registries.pdf](http://www.it.ojp.gov/documents/soa_registries.pdf).

[^13]: Located at
    [www.it.ojp.gov/documents/soa_services.pdf](http://www.it.ojp.gov/documents/soa_services.pdf).

[^14]: For more information about GIWG resources, please see
    <http://it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=56> or contact Global staff at
    (850) 385-0600, extension 325.

[^15]: **Appendix A.** Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative
    (Global), Privacy and Information Quality Working Group (GPIQWG),
    *Privacy and Information Quality Policy Development for the Justice
    Decision Maker*, October 2004 (Rev. June 2005),
    <http://it.ojp.gov/documents/200411_global_privacy_document.pdf>.

[^16]: For a summary of that topic, please see
    [http://it.ojp.gov/documents/200504_GAC_meeting\_\
    summary.doc](http://it.ojp.gov/documents/200504_GAC_meeting_%0Bsummary.doc).

[^17]: For more information on the Global JXDM Policy Academy, please
    contact Ms. Erin Lee, NGA Program Director, Technology, at (202)
    624-5392 or elee@nga.org.

[^18]: For more information, please see
    [www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.1f41d49be2d3d33eacdcbeeb\
    501010a0/?vgnextoid=3e16aa9c00ee1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD](http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.1f41d49be2d3d33eacdcbeeb%0B501010a0/?vgnextoid=3e16aa9c00ee1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD).

[^19]:   Global events are listed on the OJP IT Event Calendar, located
    at <http://it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=5>.

[^20]:   To volunteer for a working group or learn more about
    opportunities for Global involvement, Committee members should call
    Global staff at (850) 385-0600, extension 285.