"The NIMS Compliance Assistance Support Tool (NIMSCAST) is designed as a free, web-based self-assessment tool for State, territorial, tribal, and local governments to evaluate and report their jurisdiction's achievement of all NIMS implementation activities released since fiscal year (FY) 2005 by the National Integration Center. In addition, the NIMSCAST will provide a method for States, territories, tribal, and local jurisdictions to document their Corrective Action Plans for Tier 1 metrics which a jurisdiction is not compliant. The NIMS Capability Assessment Support Tool (NIMCAST) was released in January 2005. With the release of FY2007 NIMS Implementation Activities and Compliance Metrics, the NIMCAST name has been modified to better reflect the overall use of the tool. The NIMSCAST is designed for jurisdictions to complete a comprehensive self-assessment based on FY2007 Compliance Metrics. By using the NIMSCAST, jurisdictions will be able to assess their compliance and implementation with NIMS requirements and identify successes and shortfalls. At the end of FY2007, the Incident Management Systems Division of the National Integration Center will have the ability to assess NIMS implementation at the National, FEMA region, State, territory, tribal, and local jurisdictions. This information will allow the National Integration Center to provide information to Congress, identify best practices, and shortfalls so that appropriate technical assistance can be provided". (FEMA, NIMSCAST Technical Users Guide Version 1.1. April 30, 2007, p. 3)