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Subject: RE: [emergency] Fwd: OASIS EM TC Category for EDXL standards
+1 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> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that >> generates this mail. You may a link to this group and all your TCs >> in OASIS >> at: >> https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that >generates this mail. 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