How the US Federal Government is Using XML: One Year Later
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SVG versionTrack: Government, Case Studies, Integration
Audience Level: High Level/Technical View
Time: Tuesday, November 16 at 11:00
Keywords: E-Government, Web Services, Registry, Repository, Data Interchange, Enterprise Applications, W3C XML Schema, EbXML, UBL, Metadata, Interoperability, Legacy Data Conversion, Business Process, Change Management, Semantic Web, Core Components, Naming And Design Rules
Abstract:
XML is integral to US Federal Enterprise Architecture, according to OMB and the E-Government Act. This paper provides an updated, high-level view of over a dozen mature XML efforts in the US Federal Government, including three in-depth case studies of significant XML initiatives by the Internal Revenue Service, Global Justice, and the General Services Administration. Topics include legislative motivators for the use of XML, the Federal Enterprise Architecture and the forthcoming Data and Information Reference Model, working groups, communities of practice, three E-Government Initiatives, registries and repositories, thirteen specialized applications, including efforts from NASA, GSA, IRS, the Department of Navy, and the Department of Education. A major portion of one case study concerns a variety of sources of XML guidance at both the federal and international level.
