NIST Status Report on EGov Standards Validation Activities

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NIST Status Report on E-Gov Standards Validation
Activities

• Mary Saunders
• Chief, Standards Services Division
• NIST
• November 16, 2007

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FY07 Accomplishments

• Developed a comprehensive USG portal for
  NIST-validated E-Gov standards
  http//ts.nist.gov/standards/e-gov/
• Developed and implemented a USG validation
  process for E-Gov standards
• OMB, GSA, NIST and agencies all have roles
• Documented present state of selection of private
  sector consensus standards and development of
  government-unique standards for 9 Initiatives and
  LoBs

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FY07 Accomplishments cont.

• Proposed a priority list of remaining E-Gov
  Initiatives and LoBs to OMB to focus validation
  efforts in areas of greatest impact
• Provided recommendations to OMB on incorporating
  validated E-Gov standards into USG procurement
  actions
• Draft policy, FAR changes

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E-Gov Standards Validation Concept

• Validation means officially approved by a
  widely recognized and broadly accepted process.
• This can be done by one of the following
  processes
• Using a NIST questionnaire/checklists, NIST
  reviews and validates E-Gov standards that have
  already been adopted by each E-Gov Initiative and
  LOB or
• As an alternative, NIST may use a questionnaire
  to review the standards adoption process used by
  the LOB or Initiative to determine if it is
  comparable to the NIST process.
• In either case, this validation focuses on the
  soundness of the consensus process used to adopt
  E-Gov standards -- not the technical content of
  an E-Gov standard.

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Programs with Validated Standards

• Consolidated Health Informatics
• Federal Health Architecture LoB
• Geospatial One-Stop
• Geospatial LoB
• E-Records Management
• SAFECOM
• HSPD-12
• Enterprise HR Integration
• Human Resources Management LoB

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Looking Forward FY08

• Complete validation of Priority 1 programs by end
  of 2007
• Complete validation of Priority 2 programs by
  April 2008
• Continue to populate the E-Gov Standards
  Resource Center website
• Maintain communications with agencies regarding
  updates, new standards, etc.

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Contact Information

• Mary Saunders
• Chief, Standards Services Division
• Technology Services
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Ph 301-975-2396
• Email mary.saunders_at_nist.gov