IJIS Institute Welcomes Amazon Web Services as Sustaining Member; A Leader in Cloud Computing is the Latest to Join Prestigious Member Class

The IJIS Institute - a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing and safeguarding for justice, public safety, and homeland security - announces that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has joined the Institute as a Sustaining Member. An IJIS Institute Sustaining Membership... - October 01, 2015

Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department Project Receives the 2015 IJIS Institute Innovation Award

Award honors industry and municipal partners for interoperability project. - January 29, 2015

IJIS Institute Seeking Nominations for Innovation Award

The nomination process for the IJIS Institute’s annual Innovation Award, recognizing advancements in information integration and interoperability, is open until Nov. 5. - September 18, 2014

IJIS Institute Board and Committee Leadership Changes

Elected and appointed IT industry leaders will help guide the IJIS Institute and its programs - August 14, 2014

IJIS Institute Announces Keynote Presenters for Mid-Year Briefing

FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division and New Orleans Police and Homeland Security leadership to speak. - July 27, 2014

IJIS Institute Working Group Tackles PREA Information Sharing Challenges

Actions will guide the development of the National PREA Data Standard. - June 22, 2014

IJIS Institute Releases White Paper on NIEM Version Migration

Joel Byford of Microsoft Justice and Public Safety Practice authors white paper on versioning and responding to changes in NIEM. - June 21, 2014

Georgia Courts Organization Receives Springboard Certification from the IJIS Institute

The IJIS Institute is pleased to announce the accomplishment of the Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts in obtaining Springboard certification on an information sharing initiative aimed at the transmission of legal documents among court system participants. - May 30, 2014

IJIS Institute Presents Benefit Donation to National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

The IJIS Institute donated $5,000 collected during its annual Badge & Tech Benefit to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to telling the story of American law enforcement and making it safer for those who serve. - April 17, 2014

WIS3 Event Assembles Information Sharing Standards Community Leaders

The IJIS Institute successfully supported the third annual Workshop on Information Sharing and Safeguarding Standards (WIS3) on 27 March 2014 in Reston, Virginia. The interactive event was attended by industry, government, nonprofit organizations, and academic thought leaders in the information sharing standards community and provided both informative panel discussions on current topics and venues for attendee participation in meaningful discussions. - April 05, 2014

Fed 100 Includes IJIS Institute’s Director of Operations

The IJIS Institute is pleased to announce that its director of operations, Ashwini Jarral, has been named to the Federal 100 for 2014. The Fed 100 is awarded by Federal Computer Week to leaders from government, industry, and academia who contribute to the growth and success of Federal IT projects and initiatives. The Fed 100 is a celebration of excellence and achievement in government IT. - March 27, 2014

NEC Corporation of America Joins IJIS Institute as Sustaining Member

Leading technology provider of strategic IT and communications solutions latest to join prestigious member class. - February 07, 2014

DHS Science and Technology Directorate Awards IJIS Institute Virtual USA® Contract

Work will support incident management information sharing and open standards for VirtualUSA® - January 25, 2014

Robert Greeves 2014 Recipient of IJIS Institute Robert P. Shumate Award

Institute honors Greeves for contributions to information sharing. - January 24, 2014

IJIS Institute Publishes Final Report from Procurement Innovation Task Force

Task force focused on the technology procurement process as it applies to the state and local government sector. - January 09, 2014

IJIS Institute Badge & Tech Benefit & Awards Dinner to Benefit National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

Benefit to help honor the service and sacrifice of America’s law enforcement officers and to promote officer safety - November 16, 2013

Esri is Platinum Sponsor of 2014 IJIS Institute National Symposium

IJIS Institute event will focus on Information sharing and safeguarding national standards. - November 08, 2013

IJIS Institute Publishes National Data Exchange (N-DEx) Resource

Criminal Justice Information Services Program Advisory Committee compiles essential resources in guide to help industry implement N-DEx. - October 31, 2013

IJIS Institute Helps Indiana Extend Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) Program Exchange

Individuals and communities throughout Indiana are safer as a result of a new information sharing initiative funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. - October 10, 2013

IJIS Institute Executive Director Emeritus Appointed as a Lecturer at the George Washington University

Paul Wormeli appointed as lecturer in new IT Graduate Certificate program. - September 19, 2013

Stewards of Change Institute Receives 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Status from IRS

Executive Director Emeritus of the IJIS Institute Paul Wormeli, an SOC board member, sees SOC as a leader in promoting interoperability. - September 17, 2013

IJIS Institute and Urban Institute Publish Results of Criminal Justice and Health Collaboration Working Group

Working group identifies information exchanges for continuity of care and treatment of individuals. - August 30, 2013

IJIS Institute Appoints Microsoft Architect as New Technical Advisory Committee Chair

Joel Byford of Microsoft Justice and Public Safety Practice brings IT and leadership expertise to committee. - August 29, 2013

IJIS Institute Develops First Standards-Based “Proof of Concept” for Montana’s Victim Notification Service

Montana’s Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) standard enhances information sharing capabilities among criminal justice agencies and Victim Notification Systems. - August 24, 2013

IJIS Institute’s Technical Advisory Committees Publish New White Papers

Papers explore the NIEM-UML specification and provide guidance on selecting and implementing technology solutions. - August 23, 2013

IJIS Institute Rolls Out Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) Technology Help Desk

SAVIN Technology Knowledge Center and Help Desk to provide expertise directly to constituencies at all levels. - August 22, 2013

IJIS Institute Members Elect New Board of Directors

IT industry leaders elected by their peers to provide strategic guidance to the IJIS Institute. - August 15, 2013

The IJIS Institute to Upgrade Its Resource Library with Deltek GovWin IQ

The IJIS Institute will use the Deltek GovWin IQ platform to provide its members with access to public safety IT procurements. - July 25, 2013

IJIS Institute Welcomes Maria Cardiellos as Program Manager for the New Jersey Information Sharing Environment Project

Staff changes prepare the IJIS Institute for advanced technical projects. - July 13, 2013

IJIS Institute Releases Justice Information Sharing Pre-Request for Proposals Toolkit

Third edition procurement resource provides state and local governments a resource to streamline acquisition of information technology systems. - July 13, 2013

IJIS Institute First Chairman Begins New Venture

Paul Wormeli Launches Wormeli Consulting, LLC. - May 04, 2013

IJIS Institute Delivers Proceeds of Badge & Tech Benefit to IACP Foundation

$6000 Check to Help Family of a Law Enforcement Officer Impacted by Sandy - April 04, 2013

IJIS Institute Publishes White Papers on Corrections Information Sharing and NIEM Internationalization Support

Papers explore corrections information sharing and NIEM globalization. - March 30, 2013

IJIS Institute and APCO Launch Joint Emergency Communications Task Force

First meeting of the IJIS Institute and APCO’s Emergency Communications Task Force was held on Jan. 23 in Arlington, Va. - March 15, 2013

Esri is Platinum Sponsor of 2013 Industry Briefing

Geographic information systems industry leader Esri will be the Platinum Sponsor of the Institute’s signature annual event, which will cast a spotlight on information sharing and national standards this year. The 2013 Industry Briefing is set for January 23-25, 2013 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. - December 15, 2012

Mitigating Risks in the Application of Cloud Computing in Law Enforcement

Report authored by the IJIS Institute’s Paul Wormeli and published by the IBM Center for the Business of Government - December 15, 2012

Bill Hobgood Becomes First IJIS Institute Associate

Pioneering IT Project Manager Works for Richmond, Va. Department of Information Technology - November 15, 2012

IJIS Institute Announces New Associate Program for Government, Academic, and Non-profit Employees

The new Associate Program will support the IJIS Institute’s mission of uniting the public and private sector to jointly address the challenges of information sharing. - November 09, 2012

IJIS Institute Wins Two BJA Grant Awards

The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission‐critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security, is pleased to announce that the Institute was recently awarded two Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) grants related to the technology of information sharing. - October 19, 2012

IJIS Institute Publishes New White Papers

Two new advisory committee-authored technology perspectives. - October 12, 2012

IJIS Institute and APCO International Publish CAD “Standards” Document

Document is an invaluable resource for public safety organizations - September 20, 2012

Thomas O’Reilly Receives 2012 IJIS Institute Shumate Award

Award Recipient is Executive Director of Rutgers University’s Police Institute. - August 23, 2012

Open Networks Inc. and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Receive the 2012 IJIS Institute Innovation Award

Industry and government partners honored for their work on the Prescription Drug Monitoring Exchange. - August 23, 2012

IJIS Institute Appoints New Information Privacy Advisory Committee Chair

Patricia Hammar of PKH Enterprises to Chair Newly Formed Institute Committee. - June 21, 2012

Prescription Monitoring Programs Alliance Honors Scott Serich, Ph.D. of The IJIS Institute

Scott Serich, Ph.D, a senior project manager at the Institute, was honored by the Alliance of States with Prescription Monitoring Programs (ASPMP) for his work in advancing the national sharing of prescription drug monitoring information. - June 16, 2012

New Mexico’s Former Chief Justice to Keynote IJIS Institute Briefing

Justice Charles Daniels Presided Over New Mexico’s High Court for the Past Two Years - June 09, 2012

New Joint Panel to Identify Interoperability Issues in Biometric Systems

Panel will be led by the IJIS Institute’s Criminal Justice Information Services Programs Advisory Committee - June 07, 2012

Justice and Corrections Expert Tapped as IJIS Institute's New Assistant Director for Programs

The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert L. May II as the Institute’s new Assistant Director – Program Services. For 24 of his 36... - April 20, 2012

IJIS Institute Appoints New Courts Advisory Committee Chair

Marlene Martineau of New Dawn Technologies to Chair Newly Formed Institute Committee - March 15, 2012

New IJIS Institute Executive Director Appointed

Steve Ambrosini has been appointed as executive director of the IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization established by a shared private-public vision to improve mission-critical information sharing in justice, public safety, and homeland security. - February 24, 2012

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