IC Data and Metadata Specifications

1. UNCLASSIFIED IC Data and Metadata Specifications 8 April 2010 Susan Jaxel IC CIO/IC Enterprise Architecture UNCLASSIFIED

2. IC Element & Mission Needs IntelligenceEnterprise US Law/Executive Orders/ National Strategies Support the Mission • IC CIO works with IC Elements to establish common, computer-understandable data formats to enable enterprise automation • Focused on Enterprise IT support of IC Element and Mission Needs Governance Policy Technology Culture Economics

3. Enterprise Technical Specifications • Governance: Collaboration and Coordination Forums advise IC CIO • Enterprise Standards Baseline • GeoInt • Metadata: Tagging Intelligence and Intelligence Related Information • Publications • Information Security Marking • Sourcing • Writing for maximum utility Metadata standards support the implemention plan for ICD 501

4. Metadata Tagging Policy • IC Standard 500-21: Tagging of Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Information • Optimal Data Encodings • Specified preference for XML • Metadata Tagging Quality • Implement Metadata Quality Program • Tagging of Classification and Control Markings • Use ISM.XML • Tagging of Information Resource Metadata • Use IRM.XML • Tagging of Disseminated Textual Information • Use PUBS.XML • Submission of Tagged Information to Enterprise Information Repositories • In accordance with IC CIO-designation of enterprise information repositories • Submit IRM.XML information resource metadata • Or • Submit PUBS.XML disseminated textual information

5. Responsibilities & Participation • Authority and Responsibilities • ICD 500 charges IC CIO to establish, coordinate, and promulgate common enterprise standards, protocols, interfaces, or procedures • ICDs 501, 710, 206, 208,and ICPM 2007-200-2charges IC CIO to deliver data specifications • Collaboration and Coordination Forumsadvise IC CIO • Open, transparent • Broad IC membership • Mixed participation IC CIO CIO Council Recommendations to the IC CIO for approval ASEC Arch, Stds & Eng Committee IC ESC Enterprise Stds Committee JAWG Joint Arch Working Group JEWG Joint Eng Working Group SCA Service Coordination Activity Official IC Technical Data Specification Coordination Group DCA Data Coordination Activity CMSTT Common Metadata Stds Tiger Team ECMWG Electronic Classification Marking Working Group Official IC Technical Data Specification Collaboration Groups Other SME Forums

6. Forum Participation • Data Coordination Activity • Meets monthly • Participants from all IC elements and many DoD elements, requires gov’t sponsor • Members appointed by IC Information Sharing Steering Committee • Addresses higher-level mission needs • Coordinates organizational reviews • Provides insights, guidance, and direction on new and ongoing efforts • Common Metadata Standards Tiger Team • Meets monthly • Participants from all IC elements and many DoD elements , requires gov’t sponsor • Members appointed by IC Information Sharing Steering Committee • Select or develops specific ICSs and IPs • Performs low-level technical reviews • Collaborates in writing, review, and testing

7. Operating Sites • Working forums and data standards: • (JWICS) www.intelink.ic.gov/sites/icinformationsharing/dsca • (NIPR) www.intelink.gov/sites/icinformationsharing/dsca • Publicly releaseable data standards only: • www.dni.gov/ICIS/dsca/information_sharing_data_standards.htm • datastandardssupport@ugov.gov