A Review of the FBI's Trilogy Information Technology Modernization Program (2004) / Chapter Skim
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The first and most urgent recommendation, indeed critical in light of the impending VCF system rollout, is that the FBI not proceed with deployment of the VCF until it has a validated contingency plan for reverting completely or partially to the ACS, if necessary, and clear and measurable criteria to determine when the ACS can safely be turned off. Beyond this urgent recommendation, the committee makes a number of recommendations, grouped into four areas, that will significantly increase the likelihood of success in and drive an accelerated pace for the FBI's IT modernization efforts.
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This could be the FBI's Science and Technology Advisory Board, an ad hoc committee or a contractor familiar with successful DOD architecture efforts, or even an ad hoc committee such as this one, but the important point is that an external inspection of the draft enterprise architecture is a sensible safeguard under any circumstances. · Given that the counterterrorism mission requires extensive information sharing, the FBI should seek input on and comment from other intelligence agencies regarding its enterprise
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Section 2.2.2 points out that the access and security requirements for intelligence data and investigative data are very different, and storing both types of data on the same system will entail the implementation of a very complex set of access rules and a significant cost in human effort to maintain and enforce those rules. The cost of the extra complexity entailed by the single-repository concept will, in the long run, far outweigh the cost of the "extra" hardware.
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inspector general dated December 11, 2003, the FBI stated that it had already completed a detailed blueprint and process map on its intelligence and information sharing process,3 but as of December 2003, neither the committee nor the DO] inspector general had been able to review this document.4 · The FBI should immediately develop plans that address recovery of data and functionality in the event that essential technology services come under denial-of-service attacks (e.g., from viruses and pervasively replicated software bugs)
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Further, the learning from these efforts to anticipate the technological future should be brought forward and become an important input into the bureau's strategic planning process in order to accelerate its pace of modernization. (In this regard, a useful philosophy is the one underlying the Department of Defense's Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration programs, which are based on an integrating effort, undertaken by an ultimate user, to assemble and demonstrate a significant new military capability in a realistic environment, based on maturing advanced technologies, to clearly establish the capability's military utility.5)
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Therefore, in future IT applications development, particularly of large-scare enduser-oriented applications, procurement contracts should be conditioned on the development of small-scare prototypes that can be built rapidly and tested with user feedback before committing to large-scale development. · For IT applications beyond the VCF, the FBI should exploit proven methodologies of contracting and contract management, including the use of detailed functional specifications, specific milestones, frequent contract reviews, and earned-value metrics.
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· The FBI should develop an improved system for internally reviewing the state of progress in key IT programs and for communicating relevant findings to key stakeholders, thus preempting the perceived need for and distraction of constant external investigations. Category 2 recommendations on human resources · The FBI should seek relief from excessively tight constraints on reprogramming allocated funds, or at least seek to streamline the approval process.
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As the complexities of the FBI's evolving role are understood, the committee believes that investment by the FBI's senior management team in the IT process will yield major enhancements to mission achievement as well as substantial operational efficiencies.
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