The Secretary of Homeland Security, through the ________________, publishes the standards, guidelines, and compliance protocols for determining whether a Federal, State, tribal or local government has implemented NIMS.

The Secretary of Homeland Security, through the National Integration Center (NIC), publishes the standards, guidelines, and compliance protocols for determining whether a Federal, State, tribal or local government has implemented NIMS.

National Integration Center (NIC) is specifically tasked with managing and maintaining NIMS, facilitating the development of the framework’s standards, guidelines, and tools to ensure interoperability and compatibility among all response partners.

Source: https://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is700b/handouts/national_incident_management%20system_third%20edition_october_2017.pdf