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Subject: RE: [emergency] Fwd: OASIS EM TC Category for EDXL standards


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At 10:10 AM -0600 9/19/05, Ellis, David wrote:
>All
>
>I am still hoping to develop a CBRN sensor standard for EDXL (e.g.
>EDXL-SS).  This would include DoD, DHS, DOJ and other agencies needs as
>a minimum and would come from sources not directly related to EIC and DM
>programs.  These standards need to be included in any OMD procurement
>guidance.  Can we discuss this in the next TC meeting?
>
>David E. Ellis
>Information Management Architect
>(505) 844-6697
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tincher, Lee [mailto:Lee.Tincher@associates.dhs.gov]
>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 6:42 AM
>To: 'Art Botterell'; 'Emergency_Mgt_TC TC'
>Subject: RE: [emergency] Fwd: OASIS EM TC Category for EDXL standards
>
>Greatly agreed!  I have been advising Chip to pull this back for the
>very
>reasons stated....
>
>Thanks,
>Lee
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Art Botterell [mailto:acb@incident.com]
>Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 6:20 PM
>To: Emergency_Mgt_TC TC
>Subject: Re: [emergency] Fwd: OASIS EM TC Category for EDXL standards
>
>This strikes me as the wrong way to do the right thing.  Certainly 
>there should be grant guidance language that promotes the use of open 
>standards and even perhaps particular ones.
>
>But this has the regrettable appearance of an attempt to carve out 
>some bureaucratic turf for EIC and the DM program, by designating 
>them as the sole legitimate source of such standards... even before 
>those standards are identified, evaluated or even created.
>
>I would think that an eclectic profile of recommended standards, 
>drawing from all the available sources and updated from time to time 
>as new standards are formalized and old ones are updated, would be 
>much more in the inclusive spirit of NEIM.
>
>And from a more tactical point of view, I think it could actually be 
>damaging to the current positive reception and uptake of CAP within 
>its target domain (alerting and warning) to complicate things by 
>confusing it with the much broader, and as yet much less mature, EDXL 
>program.
>
>For some time now our workplan has been to continue to promote and 
>develop CAP separately while EDXL develops and mature, and then to 
>create a fully EDXL-compliant version at CAP 2.0.
>
>I don't believe OASIS or the TC ought to change that approach for 
>what appear to be merely bureaucratic reasons.  Funding guidance 
>language certainly could be written to include CAP and EDXL 
>specifically without conflating the two prematurely or preemptively 
>excluding other potential sources of valuable standards.
>
>Aside from being bad practice technically, I don't think OASIS and 
>this TC want to get embroiled in external jurisdictional issues... 
>especially not at a time where the whole current structure of 
>emergency management is undergoing so much scrutiny at the highest 
>policy levels.
>
>- Art
>
>On Sep 12, 2005, at 9/12/05 3:25 PM, Elysa Jones wrote:
>
>>  TC Members,  I received the following email from Bill Kalin 
>>  representing the DHS/DM program.  There is specific grant guidance 
>>  language proposed for our review.  I would prefer discussion begin 
>>  on the list and then we can take it up at the next regular TC call 
>>  9/20.  Elysa
>>
>>>  From: "Kalin, Bill" <Bill.Kalin@associates.dhs.gov>
>>>  To: "'ejones@warningsystems.com'" <ejones@warningsystems.com>
>>>  Cc: Matt Walton <mwalton3@gmail.com>, "Hines, Chip" 
>>>  <Chip.Hines@dhs.gov>,
>>>          "Baker, Ashley" <Ashley.Baker@associates.dhs.gov>,
>>>          "McIntyre, Robert" <Robert.Mcintyre@associates.dhs.gov>,
>>>          "Wood, Mark" <Mark.Wood@associates.dhs.gov>
>>>  Subject: OASIS EM TC Category for EDXL standards
>>>  Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 10:11:51 -0400
>>>
>>>  Elysa - We have been asked by the Office of Management and Budget 
>>>  (OMB) to create standardized RFI/RFP language that federal 
>>>  agencies would required to use when seeking to purchase an 
>  >> incident management software application.  We want to be able to 
>>>  refer to EDXL as a single set of standards as opposed to listing 
>>>  them all individually, including CAP.  This is the first step in 
>>>  creating common grant guidance language that will be required when 
>>>  local, tribal and state governments are seeking to purchase 
>>>  incident management tools with DHS grant money.  We believe this 
>>>  will strongly facilitate the adoption of standards within the 
>>>  vendor community and further develop this emerging market.
>>>
>>>  What can be done via OASIS to help create this single type of 
>>>  category under the OASIS TC?  I am attaching a draft of proposed 
>>>  language for the RFI/RFP's which includes a desired reference to 
>>>  the OASIS web site.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Bill Kalin
>>>  Disaster Management eGov Initiative
>>>  Office of the Chief Information Officer
>>>  Emergency Preparedness and Response/FEMA
>>>  Department of Homeland Security
>>>  (202) 646-4347
>>>  bill.kalin@associates.dhs.gov
>>  <Purchase_Guidance_DM.doc>
>>
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