This document provides a normative definition for the meaning of NIEM conformance, what it applies to, and what it does not apply to. It also outlines the benefits of conformance, and suggests sources of information, tools, and help for learning about NIEM conformance and its application.
This document is tracked in version control at https://github.com/NIEM/NIEM-Conformance-Spec. This version is tagged in GitHub at https://github.com/NIEM/NIEM-Conformance-Spec/releases/tag/v1.0.