achieving information interoperability and business agility

United StatesDepartment of Justice

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Achieving Information Interoperability and Business Agility

The Justice Reference Architecture: A Global Project

(update)



Its about Interoperability…• Solving interoperability challenges continues to be a significant

problem and a high priority for the justice and public safety community. – There are approximately 100,000 justice agencies that have the critical

need to share information across their various information systems.– The variety of systems creates multiple layers of interoperability

problems involving different hardware, software, networks and business rules for data exchange.

• GXDM/NIEM and IEPDS are good start, but not enough• The Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Justice

Reference Architecture (JRA) project seeks to solve the interoperability challenge.



Its about Agility…• Agility is the hallmark of successful modern enterprises• Citizens expect rapid response to changing requirements• In the public safety arena:

– Clever opponents– New partners and requirements– Policy initiatives

• The Global JRA project seeks to improve agency agility.



Its about Services…

SOA is an architecture approach for organizing and using services to support interoperability between enterprise data

assets and applications

Capabilities performed by one for another to achieve a

desired outcome

ServiceS

The fundamental organization of a system by

its capabilities, their interactions, and the

enterprise environment

ArchitectureA

Aligning architecture to enable a collection of services to be linked

together to solve a business problem

OrientedO

Slide courtesy of Booz Allen Hamilton and OASIS SOA-RM TC.



The Global JRA

• The Global JRA Specification is intended to be a technical implementation architecture that addresses the full range of information sharing use cases, and provides a comprehensive blueprint for implementing interoperable data sharing services and capabilities.

• Global believes that this dynamic interoperability strategy will help to prevent incompatibilities, guide vendors and organizations on how to fit components together, and facilitate communication and interoperability between disparate communities.



Distinguishing Characteristics• Interactions between consumers and providers (of

functionality, data) take place across a minimalist interface

• Interface based on open (versus proprietary) standards• Interface defined in business event terms, not system or

technology terms



Why do I need another Reference Architecture?FEAF

ISEEA

DOD/C4ISR Framework Treasury Enterprise Architecture Framework (TEAF)

NASCIO EA

DOJ DHS



A Reference Architecture…• A reference architecture provides a proven template solution for an architecture

for a particular domain. It also provide a common vocabulary with which to discuss implementations, often with the aim to stress commonality.

• Reference architectures can be defined at different levels of abstraction.– A highly abstract one might show different pieces of equipment on a

communications network, or Lines of Business, each providing different functions.

– A lower level one might demonstrate the interactions of procedures (or methods) within a computer program defined to perform a very specific task.

• The JRA– Focuses on Justice Information Sharing within a multi-jurisdictional environment– Leverages SOA– Provides the “right” level of abstraction



Global JRA Mission/Vision/Target Audience• Mission: To enhance justice and public safety through a service-oriented

approach to information sharing. We accomplish this mission by providing a reference architecture with guidance for identifying, defining, implementing, and governing services.

• Vision: Global JRA and related documents will be the definitive source for justice and public safety agencies for guidance on implementing a service-oriented approach to information sharing.

• Target Audience: The target audience for the reference architecture and guidance is any group or set of justice partners that want to share information and agree to implement common business rules and infrastructure requirements.



Key Global JRA Deliverables• The JRA itself (concepts, relationships, and high-level components)• Concept of Operations• Service Interaction Profiles (think “messaging standards”)• Service Modeling/Specification Guidelines• Service Design Principles• Service Identification and Design Methodology• Management/Policy guidelines• Guidance on necessary investments to support services and interactions



GISWG Committees and Leadership• Tom Clark, GISWG Chair/ Eric Sweden, GISWG Vice Chair• Executive Architecture Committee• Management and Policy Committee

– Dale Good, Chair

• Services Interaction Committee– Kael Goodman, Chair

• Services Committee– Scott Fairholm, Chair



IJIS is Actively Involved• Kael Goodman • John Loverude• Zemin Luo• David Rader • Sharad Rao• Iveta Topalova• Joseph Wheeler • Richard Williams



So what have you done for me lately…• Global JRA Version 1.3 Released

– Version 1.4 in process– http://it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=242

• Concept of Operations (in process)• Services Interaction Profile for Web Services (committee draft)• Service Specification Guideline (committee draft)• Service Design Principles (committee draft)• Service Identification and Design Methodology (committee draft)• Fingerprint Identification Service Specification (committee draft)• Liaison to other Global Working Groups



So what have you done for me lately…• Discussions underway to map the Global JRA to other

architecture efforts– Department of Justice– Department of Homeland Security– Information Sharing Environment (DNI)– OASIS SOA Reference Model Technical Committee– Fusion Center Architecture Working Group (IJIS)

• Representatives attend our committee meetings



Thank You…

Scott D. FairholmNational Center for State Courts

[email protected] 259-1863

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