NIEM 5.2

The following is a summary of the key changes made in this release. More details are available from the 5.2 issues list in the NIEM Releases issue tracker, and the change log spreadsheet in the release package.

• Biometrics domain

  • Added and updated content for DNA categories and encodings. (#238)

• Cyber domain

  • Added and modified content to support State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Agency Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements (CIRR) and Cyber-Physical System (CPS) Incident Reporting Requirements (#233).

• Learning and Development domain (new)

  • Added content about courses, course sections, students, and employment positions. (#235)

• Justice domain

  • Updated the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) codes (#239)

• MilOps domain

  • Added Minimum Essential Metadata (MEM) content (#234)
  • Added U.S. Message Text Format (USMTF) content as a subdomain, with information about military operations, missions, resources, readiness, and training (#236)

• FIPS county codes

  • Updated FIPS 3-digit and 5-digit county codes (#243)

• ISO 639-5 Language Family codes

  • Added the ISO 639-5 language family code set (#240)

NIEM 5.2 Release Candidate 2

Please submit feedback by Monday, December 19, 2022. Feedback can be posted directly to the NIEM Releases issue tracker (see help) or emailed to [email protected].

Key changes since RC1

The following is a summary of the key changes made in this latest draft. More details are available from the 5.2 issues list in the NIEM Releases issue tracker, and the change log spreadsheet in the release package.

• Biometrics domain

  • Added biom:DNAPedigree back to type biom:DNASampleType (#245 | commit 28400d9)
  • Removed biom:DNADonorVitalityCode and replaced usage in type biom:DNADonorType with existing biom:SubjectExistentialStatusCode (#246 | commit b540723)

• Justice domain

  • Updated FBI's NCIC codes (#244 | commit 3834fb3): Country, Indian nations, SMT, Trailers, TYP, VMA, VMO

• Learning and Development domain

  • Removed empty EmploymentAssociationAugmentation element and type (#247 | commit 324c629)

NIEM 5.2 Release Candidate 1

Please submit feedback by Tuesday, December 13, 2022. Feedback can be posted directly to the NIEM Releases issue tracker (see help) or emailed to [email protected].

Key changes since beta

The following is a summary of the key changes made in this latest draft. More details are available from the 5.2 issues list in the NIEM Releases issue tracker, and the change log spreadsheet in the release package.

• Learning and Development domain

  • Updated content based on beta review (#240)

• Justice domain

  • Updated NCIC codes (#241): BMA, BRA, Construction, Country, DBN, Farm, HAIR, MAK, Motorcycle, ProhibitedPersonsCategory, RACE, SMT, Snowmobile, Trailers, Trucks, TYP, VMA, VMO, VMOUsage, VST

• FIPS county codes

  • Updated 3-digit and 5-digit FIPS county codes (#243)

• ISO 639-5 language family codes

  • Added ISO 639-5 language family codes to support new Learning and Development domain requirements. (#240)

NIEM 5.2 Beta 1

Please submit feedback by Monday, November 14, 2022. Feedback can be posted directly to the NIEM Releases issue tracker (see help) or emailed to [email protected].

Key changes

The following is a summary of the key changes made in this release. More details are available from the 5.2 issues list in the NIEM Releases issue tracker, and the change log spreadsheet in the release package.

• Biometrics domain

  • Added and updated content for DNA categories and encodings. (#238)

• Cyber domain

  • Added and modified content to support State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Agency Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements (CIRR) and Cyber-Physical System (CPS) Incident Reporting Requirements (#233).

• Learning and Development domain (new)

  • Added content about courses, course sections, students, and employment positions. (#235)

• Justice domain

  • Updated the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) codes (#239)

• MilOps domain

  • Added Minimum Essential Metadata (MEM) content (#234)
  • Added U.S. Message Text Format (USMTF) content as a subdomain (#236)

NIEM 5.2 Alpha 1

Please submit feedback by Friday, August 26, 2022. Feedback can be posted directly to the NIEM Releases issue tracker (see help) or emailed to [email protected].

Key changes

The following is a summary of the key changes made in this release. More details are available from the 5.2 issues list in the NIEM Releases issue tracker, and the change log spreadsheet in the release package.

• Cyber domain

  • Added and modified content to support State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Agency Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements (CIRR) and Cyber-Physical System (CPS) Incident Reporting Requirements (#233).

• Learning and Development domain (new)

  • Added content about courses, course sections, students, and employment positions. (#235)

• MilOps domain

  • Added Minimum Essential Metadata (MEM) content (#234)
  • Added U.S. Message Text Format (USMTF) content as a subdomain (#236)

NIEM 5.1

The following is a summary of the key changes made in this release. More details are available from the 5.1 issues in the NIEM Releases issue tracker, and the change log spreadsheet in the release package.

• Biometrics domain

  • Added additional DNA-related content (#152)
  • Updated pedigree content (#224)
  • Restored DNAPedigree components from the 4.1 release for backward compatibility (#227)

• CUI

  • Split the single Limited Dissemination Control (LDC) code set into separate document marking and portion marking LDC code sets (#233)

• Cyber domain (new)

  • Added content supporting Federal Incident Reporting Requirements (FIRR) (#209)
  • Added content supporting State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Agency Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements (CIRR) (#215)

• Emergency Management domain

  • Added flood damage claim content from OpenFEMA (#208)

• Justice domain

  • Moved Justice elements with a NCIC data type to the NCIC namespace (#214)

• Military Operations domain

  • Added content from the Joint Non-Kinetic Effectiveness (JNKE) IEPD (#210)

• NCIC codes

  • Re-added 4.2 code sets that were removed from the 5.0 release due to harmonization efforts across the FBI and Justice code sets for legacy support. (#211)
  • Removed ncic:BOATCodeType as it is no longer being used (#218)
  • Updated codes for NIEM 5.1, with changes to the MAK, VMA, and VMO code sets (#219)

Please see the Readme file in the release for more information.

NIEM 5.1 RC 2

The release candidate (RC) 2 draft of the NIEM 5.1 minor release is now available for review.

Feedback

Please submit feedback by Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Feedback can be posted directly to the NIEM Releases issue tracker (see help) or emailed to [email protected].

Recent changes

• Updated Biometrics definitions and restored DNAPedigree components from 4.1 (#227)
• Added new CUI limited dissemination code "RELIDO" (#225)

Please see the Readme in the release package for the full list of 5.1 changes.

NIEM 5.1 Release Candidate 1

The release candidate (RC) 1 draft of the NIEM 5.1 minor release is now available for review.

Feedback

Please submit feedback by Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Feedback can be posted directly to the NIEM Releases issue tracker (see help) or emailed to [email protected].

Recent changes

• Split the CUI Limited Dissemination Control (LDC) code set into separate document marking and portion marking LDC code sets (#233)
• Updated NCIC vehicle model (VMO) codes to the original 3-character codes. Duplicates have been removed and the definitions now match the code values to avoid conflicts from overlapping models. (#219)
• Updated Biometrics pedigree content (#224)
• Update class terms for Cyber's cyber indicator pattern properties and types.

Please see the Readme in the release package for the full list of 5.1 changes.

NIEM 5.1 Beta 1

The beta 1 draft of the NIEM 5.1 minor release is now available for review. The final NIEM 5.1 release is scheduled for Fall 2021.

Feedback

Please submit feedback by Friday, August 20, 2021. Feedback can be posted directly to the NIEM Releases issue tracker (see help) or emailed to [email protected].

NIEM 5.1 beta 1 changes

More information is available at NIEM 5.1-beta1 milestone issues. Highlights include:

• Minor updates to new Biometrics (#221)and Cyber (#217) content based on the 5.1-alpha2 review
• Updated NCIC VMA, VMO, and MAK codes (#219); removed the BOAT code set (#218)
• Updated ISO 639-3 language codes (#222)
• Updated the definition of the geospatial adapter namespace (#220)

NIEM 5.1 key changes

The following is a summary of the major changes made in this release. More details are available from the 5.1 issues in the NIEM Releases issue tracker, and the change log spreadsheet in the release package.

• Biometrics domain - Added additional DNA-related content (#152)

• Cyber domain (new) - Added content supporting Federal Incident Reporting Requirements (FIRR) (#209) and State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Agency Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements (CIRR) (#215)

• Emergency Management domain - Added flood damage claim content from OpenFEMA (#208)

• Justice domain - Moved NCIC code elements to the NCIC namespace (#214)

• Military Operations domain - Added content from the Joint Non-Kinetic Effectiveness (JNKE) IEPD (#210)

• CUI codes - Updated codes (#212)

• ISO 639-3 codes - Updated language codes based on the 2012-02-18 update (#222)

• NCIC codes - Updated MAK, VMA, and VMO codes (#219); removed BOAT codes (#218); and re-added code sets dropped from 5.0 for legacy support. (#211)

NIEM 5.1 Alpha 2

Feedback

Please submit feedback by Friday, July 9, 2021. Feedback can be posted directly to the NIEM Releases issue tracker (see help) or emailed to [email protected].

Key changes

The following is a summary of the key changes made in this release. More details are available from the 5.1 issues in the NIEM Releases issue tracker, and the change log spreadsheet in the release package.

• Biometrics domain

  • Added additional DNA-related content (#152)

• Cyber domain (new)

  • Added content supporting Federal Incident Reporting Requirements (FIRR) (#209)
  • Added content supporting State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Agency Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements (CIRR) (#215)

• Emergency Management domain

  • Added flood damage claim content from OpenFEMA (#208)

• Justice domain

  • Moved Justice elements with a NCIC data type to the NCIC namespace (#214)

• Military Operations domain

  • Added content from the Joint Non-Kinetic Effectiveness (JNKE) IEPD (#210)

• NCIC codes

  • Re-added 4.2 code sets that were removed from the 5.0 release due to harmonization efforts across the FBI and Justice code sets for legacy support. (#211)

Code updates

• Updated CUI codes (#212)

Minor fixes

• Updated the definition of hs:Visitation (#213)