Content Management
Federal Government XML Implementation
Should emergency personnel and law enforcement be called to the scene of a suspected chemical warfare attack, the last thing these frontline workers will want to do is wrestle with incompatible IT systems. Therefore, the federal government is in the throes of linking databases scattered throughout the 22 agencies that now make up the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), while tying in the efforts of state and local entities.
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Of course, not all the activity here is being driven by federal agencies. The "Common Alerting Protocol" messaging standard adopted by OASIS last April was developed by a public/private partnership organization, based largely on local- and state-level and industry initiatives. DHS and NOAA, in particular, have supported the process, but the requirements and the bulk of the implementation resources are coming up from the grassroots. |