X4XBP 2006-05-04 Data The XML schema (XSD) for XML Best Practices (X4XBP) will provide a template against which the quality of other XSDs can be evaluated. It will build upon experience gained in drafting the XML Naming & Design Rules & Guidelines (NDRG) and will be built into and leverage NIST's Quality of Design (QOD) tool. X4XBP will enable designers of XSDs for agency-specific as well as cross-cutting eGov and Line of Business (LOB) information technology projects to evaluate and improve the quality of those schemas. Higher-quality schemas will reduce interoperabity problems and enhance the sharing of data, thereby enabling agencies to more effectively carry out their inherently governmental functions in a manner that is "citizen-centered". High-quality schemas are of the essence to avoid continuing to build data stovepipe systems. Development and Integration Service Interface and Integration Interoperability Data Format / Classification eXtensible Markup Language (XML) Service Interface and Integration Interoperability Data Format / Classification X4XBP Service Interface and Integration Integration Enterprise Application Integration Transformation and Formatting XML Community of Practice http://xml.gov Owen Ambur Owen_Ambur@ios.doi.gov