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IC Technical Specifications
Abstract Data Definition for Electronic Records Management
Overview
The Abstract Data Definition for Electronic Records Management defines common conceptual data elements that support the management of record information. This specification is maintained by the IC Chief Information Officer via the Data Standards Coordination Activity (DSCA) and Common Metadata Standards Tiger Team (CMSTT).
Electronic Data Management (EDM) is necessary to manage information from initial ingest into the Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise (IC ITE) through final data disposition, in accordance with legislation such as the Federal Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, and direction from the Executive Branch. This applies to permanent and temporary records. To enable originating IC elements to fulfill records management responsibilities, IC ITE Service Providers shall provide the means to audit, track, manage, and disposition information, using agreed upon metadata tags that can be adapted to changing missions and records management practices. EDM will help automate the sharing, processing, routing, discovery, and controlled access of information. EDM is necessary to enable users to quickly discover information related to FOIA and Privacy Act cases and other specialized legal requests, identify documents for mandatory declassification, and respond to other open government initiatives. Bottom line, IC ITE must provide capabilities to effectively manage electronic information, which President Obama described in Presidential Memo M-12-18 as "the backbone of open Government."
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Mission Requirements
Electronic Data Management (EDM) is necessary to manage information from initial ingest into the Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise (IC ITE) through final data disposition, in accordance with legislation such as the Federal Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, and direction from the Executive Branch. This applies to permanent and temporary records. To enable originating IC elements to fulfill records management responsibilities, IC ITE Service Providers shall provide the means to audit, track, manage, and disposition information, using agreed upon metadata tags that can be adapted to changing missions and records management practices. EDM will help automate the sharing, processing, routing, discovery, and controlled access of information. EDM is necessary to enable users to quickly discover information related to FOIA and Privacy Act cases and other specialized legal requests, identify documents for mandatory declassification, and respond to other open government initiatives. Bottom line, IC ITE must provide capabilities to effectively manage electronic information, which President Obama described in Presidential Memo M-12-18 as "the backbone of open Government."
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IC Technical Specifications
CDR: Describe
Overview
The Describe specifications define requirements and provide guidelines for the realization of the CDR Describe Component as a RESTful and SOAP web service and SOAP protocol. The content of these specifications specifies the Describe Service’s behavior, interface and other aspects in detail, providing enough information for Describe Service providers and consumers to create and use CDR-conformant Describe Services.
The Describe Service exposes one required Describe Function for exposing information that describes a content collection. The exposed information, referred to as a Description, is a collection of metadata that refers to the entire content collection rather than individual content resources in the content collection. The Description can be used by Describe consumers to make smart decisions regarding the applicability of a content collection, for example, this type of information can be used by Brokered Search providers to perform type, coverage and/or content-based search query routing.
This specification supports Intelligence Community Directive 501 (ICD 501), Discovery, Dissemination or Retrieval of Information within the Intelligence Community, which establishes policies for (1) discovery, and (2) dissemination or retrieval of intelligence and intelligence-related information collected, or analysis produced by the Intelligence Community.
Compliance with this specification is measured against all aspects of the technical and documentary artifacts contained within the specification release package. This specification is maintained by the IC Chief Information Officer via the Data Standards Coordination Activity (DSCA) and Common Metadata Standards Tiger Team (CMSTT).
Value Proposition
These specifications are designed to fulfill a number of requirements in support of the transformational efforts of the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense Enterprise (IC/DoD). Features of this specification are:
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To provide common service interfaces and a behavioral model to enable Describe consumers, such as Brokered Search providers, to discover relevant content collections from disparate collections across the IC/DoD enterprise.
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To support the implementation of both the IC/DoD Content Discovery & Retrieval SOAP and REST Interface Specifications for CDR Brokered Search 1.1.]
Latest Approved Version
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IC/DoD REST Interface Encoding Specification for CDR Describe, Version 1 (14 Jan 13), [13-1 Baseline]
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IC/DoD SOAP Interface Encoding Specification for CDR Describe, Version 1 (14 Jan 13), [13-1 Baseline])
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IC Technical Specifications
XML Data Encoding Specification for Body Of Evidence
Overview
This XML Data Encoding Specification for Body of Evidence (BOE.XML) defines detailed implementation guidance for the XML-encoding of elements to convey a system's body of evidence, where body of evidence is the set of data that documents the information system’s adherence to the security controls applied as defined in National Information Assurance (IA) Glossary (CNSSI 4009).
This specification is intended to provide the data fields necessary to capture and convey the relevant information that would be used to facilitate the acceptance and reciprocity of established systems and their security authorizations. To facilitate this exchange, this specification has been closely aligned with Risk Management Framework Documentation, Data Element Standards, and Reciprocity Process for National Security Systems (CNSSI 1254), associated policies, and the concepts and terminology within. It seeks to encourage an exchange of CNSSI compliant system security information and authorization to promote reciprocity between agencies/organizations in XML.
This specification is maintained by the IC Chief Information Officer via the Data Standards Coordination Activity (DSCA) and Common Metadata Standards Tiger Team (CMSTT).
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- XML Data Encoding Specifications for Body of Evidence (V2018-APR - Standalone Package)
- XML Data Encoding Specifications for Body of Evidence (V2018-APR - Convenience Package)
- XML Data Encoding Specifications for Body of Evidence (V2018-APR - Light Package)
Mission Requirements
Information sharing with the national intelligence enterprise is increasingly dependent on the exchange of information about an exchange format. Systems, users, and developers all need a more consistent machine processable format for exchanging information describing data. This specification is a reaction to that need.