NCIC 2000 Newsletter
April - May 1998

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This effort is being spearheaded by the CJIS, Systems Transition Unit with support from
the Public Safety Wireless Information Network (PSWIN). CJIS sent a Request for Information
(RFI) to the public regarding wireless communications requirements and received responses from
17 companies. Following receipt of the response, CJIS is holding meetings with each of the
vendors to further discuss the RFI. This dialogue is intended to lead to products that can support
criminal justice agencies’ wireless communications requirements for NCIC 2000 and integrate the
image processing capability into existing wireless systems.

The first tests are scheduled to begin this May with the Alexandria, Virginia and Sun
Prairie, Wisconsin Police Departments. After these tests are completed, the North Carolina
Highway Patrol will participate using its wireless network. Other State and local police
departments will participate. We will update you on this program in future newsletters.

Help in Getting Ready for NCIC 2000

Making the transition to NCIC 2000 may require additional funding for some State and
local governments. Federal grants can help offset some of these costs. Information on some of
these grants was provided at the NCIC 2000 Users’ Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma in September
1997. Though not a comprehensive list, the following grant programs are available:

° State Identification Services (SIS) Grant Program. SIS grants are available for
State and local criminal justice agencies that require funding to upgrade their
systems so that they can interface with NCIC 2000, the Integrated Automated
Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), and Combined DNA Information
System (CODIS).

. Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Making Officer Re-Deployment
Effective (MORE) Program. COPS MORE grant funds can be used to purchase
any technology that allows sworn law enforcement officers to spend less time
doing non-field work (e.g., writing and filing reports).

. Byrne Discretionary Grant Program. This grant program makes funds available in
block grants to State law enforcement.

. Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program. This grant program makes funds
available in block grants to local law enforcement

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The following software is not provided by the FBI. States must purchase this software.

of DOS 6.22

Windows 3.1 (looking at ways to move to 32 bit applications and Windows 95)
. Adaptec SCSI Driver 3.03 OR COMPARABLE

. Display Driver (1024 X 768) OR COMPARABLE

IC 2000 MIU Application re:
This software will be provided by the FBI at no cost to States:

° MIU Application Software Executable Files
. Source Code

Factory Operational Testing

In February 1998, the FBI began Factory Operational Testing (FOT) with State CTAs and
Federal Service Coordinators (FSCs). During FOT, CTAs and FSCs will test communications
with the NCIC 2000 Central Segment using the Bisync, TCP/IP, and SNA protocols. The CTA
will send scripts of NCIC and NCIC 2000 transactions to the Central Segment and receive a
response.

Testing with the first two CTAs, New York and Florida was successful. Both CTAs
established communications with the Central Segment and completed their scripted testing ahead
of schedule. Both States successfully sent and received NCIC and NCIC 2000 transactions
through the Central Segment. They also successfully sent information to each other through
NCIC 2000.

Testing has also taken place with the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications
System (NLETS), the FBI’s Identification Automated System (IDAS) Interstate Identification
Index (III), and the Washington Metropolitan Police Department CTA. The FBI and Harris
Corporation recently held technical meetings with the CTA’s from Missouri, New Jersey,
Washington, Iowa, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Texas CTA and the
Department of the Treasury will also participate in FOT. FOT is scheduled to conclude in June
1998,

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. National Criminal History Improvement Program. This grant program can be
used to improve State criminal history records.

Other grant funds are available for implementing a National Instant Check System (NICS)
for firearm purchases, and for establishing or improving protection order and sex offender
records. Each program has its own eligibility rules, regulations, and funding levels. For more
detailed information, please call the Department of Justice Response Line at 1-800-421-6770 or
access the Bureau of Justice Assistance world wide web site:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/

STATE YOUR
OPINION

This space is provided for authorized criminal justice agencies to provide commentary,

questions, or suggestions. We will provide an answer to all questions. If you would like to
comment or submit an article, please send it to:

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Attn: Ms. Darlene Butler

Room 9504

NCIC 2000 Program Office
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20535-0001

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Linking It All Together
About This Newsletter
This newsletter is published monthly to inform Please Note
NCIC users of the status of NCIC 2000. It is
our hope that this will keep all interested Because criminal justice agencies
parties abreast of changes and developments so throughout the Nation will be affected by
that you, the user, can begin, and continue to the NCIC 2000 development, much
make, any necessary purchases and information about the system is available
modifications to your systems. If your agency from many sources, especially the Internet
would like more information on any of these and World Wide Web. However, some of
topics, please contact Mr. Roy Weise at 1-304- this information may be erroneous or
625-2730. outdated. Users should take great care to

confirm any information they receive
about NCIC 2000 with their State Control
Terminal Agency (CTA). Local users
should check with their CTAs prior to acquiring any equipment, software, or services designed to
access NCIC 2000.

Recommended Workstation and MIU Specifications:

Note: These specifications are updated from the version that appeared in the December 1996
NCIC 2000 Newsletter. These specifications are intended as guidelines to assist you if you need
to acquire workstations or MIUs for NCIC 2000. Users should not make purchases based solely
on this brief summary. For further details and questions, please contact Mr. Roy Weise on 304-
625-2730.

. Pentium processor (Note: NCIC 2000 applications will work on a 486 processor)

. 16 MB memory (8 MB needed for NCIC 2000 applications)

. Storage capacity in the gigabyte range, (Note: 120 MB is needed to run NCIC 2000
applications)

. RS232 serial port based on the 16550 Universal Receiver/Transmitter (UART) chip for
communication with the MIU

. Monitor capable of displaying 1024 x 768 pixels and 64 gray shades with a Windows
driver and video card (17" or higher monitor recommended for image processing)

° Two button mouse (Microsoft compatible)

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° Extended, 101-key keyboard

. 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive (CD ROM drive also recommended)

. Adaptec SCSI Board OR COMPARABLE

° One ISA slot for a communications board -- EICON X.25 configured under TCP/IP (or a
communications board compatible with State or local requirements)

NCIC 2000 Workstation Peripheral Equipment:

. 600 DPI Laser Printer with 4 MB Memory. Note: Printer resolution is important as the
system is designed to print high quality images (64 shades of gray scale) as well as text,
such as messages and reports.

° Digital Biometrics, Inc. FC-7 Model T Desktop Fingerprint Scanner OR COMPARABLE
scanner for live scanning of fingerprints at the desktop (Note: Comparable scanners may
require additional commercial-off-the-shelf software).

. Tamarack Color Scanner Series 12000C OR COMPARABLE for scanning documents,
file fingerprints, and other identifying images (e.g., mug shots)

° Dataradio modem OR COMPARABLE for transmission of data sent to the MIU (Note:
Users may select their own mobile communications, but the capability chosen should
support error correction transmission). -- (NOTE: Needed only if MIU communications
are desired.

NCIC 2000 Workstation Commercial ar
The following software is not provided by the FBI. States must supply this software.

DOS 6.22

Windows 3.1 (looking at ways to move to 32 bit applications and Windows 95)

FTP, Inc. PC/TCP 3.0 OR COMPARABLE

Adaptec SCSI Driver 2.0 OR COMPARABLE (Note: Some SCSI drivers may not work

correctly).

. Tamarack Scanner Driver 3.7 OR COMPARABLE (Note: Scanners must be TWAIN-
compliant and capable of supporting high quality images such as facial details on mug
shots. The scanner must be able to physically read at least 500 dpi with no interpolation.

° Brother Printer Driver 1.40 OR COMPARABLE

° Display Driver (1024 x 768) OR COMPARABLE

IC 2000 Workstation Application war

This software will be provided by the FBI at no cost to States:

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. Application Software Executable Files
° Source Code
° CBT Files and Data

The workstation application software includes object code from the following COTS class
libraries: zApp 2.21, Tools.h 6.0, Windows Sockets 1.1, Accusoft DLL. The workstation
application was coded in Borland C++, version 4.52

NCIC 2000 Mobile Imaging Unit (MIU) Hardware:

. Fieldworks FW8500 Computer OR COMPARABLE (Applications will run on a 486
processor) Note: Fieldworks MIU is ruggedized. A ruggedized MIU is not required.
16 MB memory (Applications will run with 4 MB memory)

Large capacity hard disk; NCIC 2000 applications require 40 MB

Centronics parallel port for the gray scale printer

VGA display screen (640 X 480) with a Windows driver

84 key QWERTY keyboard with function keys

Adaptec SCSI Card OR COMPARABLE

NCIC 2000 MIU Peripheral Equipment:

. Sony UP-D860 Digital Graphic Printer and PV-125 Inverter OR COMPARABLE to print

identifying images, fingerprints, and results of NCIC 2000 inquiries.

° Digital Biometrics Model-T Fingerprint Scanner OR COMPARABLE with recharging and
a SCSI interface cradle. (Note: Comparable scanners may require additional commercial-

off-the-shelf software).

cg Dycam Model 3 Camera with Windows Integrator Kit Version 4.23, which supports JPEG
compression or COMPARABLE. The DYCAM camera is small and does not require a
tether, making it easier to use than the original camera purchased under NCIC 2000 -- the

Closed Circuit Products B-52 Camera.
. Dataradio Turbo Mobile Radio Modem (MRM) OR COMPARABLE. The MRM

hardware provides the packetization, modulation, and error correction for data sent to and

from the NCIC 2000 workstation

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