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FBI Boosts Servers For Faster Criminal Searches

Posted by Zonk on from the we're-all-thrilled-for-them dept.

coondoggie writes "The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division has awarded Lockheed Martin a $16 million contract to upgrade its central repository for criminal justice information services. 'The CJIS division operates national-level crime data systems that furnish name checks, fingerprints, criminal history data and other information to law enforcement officials. Keeping its systems on the leading edge should help CJIS with its goal of delivering getting timely and relevant criminal justice information to the FBI and all others in the law enforcement community. The new and upgraded servers will be part of the FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System.'"

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  1. Re:Automated Fingerprint Identification System? by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does anyone else smell a bullshit cover story or is it just me? This big fuss over what, 470 million fingerprints? I could fit that on my laptop.

    You can't fit 470 million fingerprints on an HD platter. There isn't enough clearance and the drive head plows into the fingerprint oil.

  2. Re:Automated Fingerprint Identification System? by MichaelSmith · · Score: 3, Funny

    You can't fit 470 million fingerprints on an HD platter

    Clearly you don't rent DVD's from the same video library as me.

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  3. Re:16 million here, 100 million there... by b0s0z0ku · · Score: 2, Funny
    Somebody should report them to the police.

    The police just had their servers boosted by the FBI, and are therefore running round in confusion.

  4. Re:Damn straight! by WindowlessView · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only those with something to hide pay them any attention.

    Said like only an Anonymous Coward could!

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