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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. 16 million here, 100 million there... by absoluteflatness · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well, the FBI wasted over $100 million on the Virtual Case File project, so I'm okay to let them play around with a mere $16 million however they want.

    In seriousness, speeding the results of criminal checks is a useful goal. Now all we need to do is make sure that the databases are filled with the correct information, and we'll be all set.

  2. News? by moehoward · · Score: 4, Insightful


    Is a lousy $16 million contract news? Give me a break. Most big companies sneeze $16 million in IT expenses every day.

    Cut the political and "big-brother-gonna-get-ya" crap, editors. This is a complete non-story. They are upgrading. Gosh. Nobody ever does that. And how many Slashdot stories ridiculed the FBI for spending billions on their failed IT re-alignment?

    Stop the Boogey-Man stories and let's talk Nerd.

    Moe

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  3. Chump change by MeditationSensation · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They got nothin' on the NSA: "NSA's budget for electricity exceeds US$31 million per year, making it the second largest electricity consumer in the entire state of Maryland."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nsa

  4. 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.

  5. 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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