ConOps provides a discipline-specific focus for justice information sharing, which in turn can be used to identify and expose broader IT architectural and infrastructure issues that must be addressed by CIOs. While this ConOps focuses primarily on information sharing in the justice arena, the concepts are applicable to any business domain.
ConOps defines the discipline-specific, business functions for integrated justice and explores the architectural implications for state CIOs, who are responsible for planning the IT enterprise architecture. Additionally, ConOps defines fundamental concepts, principles, functions and operational requirements for integrated justice information sharing, presents a scenario of integrated justice information sharing and a general methodology for states to use in validating their IT architecture for information sharing characteristics. The document also articulates an action plan for the validation, implementation and expansion of ConOps to other disciplines.
"Many state and local jurisdictions are now actively developing plans and programs to substantially integrate their justice information systems," said Gerry Wethington, Missouri State CIO and NASCIO president. "ConOps will be a powerful, high-level tool to advance their plans."
State CIOs will be able to use this Concept for Operations for Integrated Justice Information Sharing to assess the performance and completeness of their statewide IT architecture to address discipline-specific objectives of integrated justice and, together with other materials in the NASCIO Enterprise Architecture Development Tool-Kit, to assess, plan and develop an adaptive, enterprise-wide IT architecture.
The report was produced with the cooperation of SEARCH, the National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics. The report was validated with the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Funding for the project was provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs.
NASCIO represents the state chief information officers from the 50 states, six U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Members include cabinet and senior level state officials responsible for information resource management. Other IT officials participate as associate members and private sector representatives may become corporate members.
