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                            Funding & Awards
 Operation of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)
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              This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about both the original award and supplemental awards.
Award Information
Awardee
              Lockheed Martin Aspen Systems Corporation
Award #
              2005-MU-CX-K077
Funding Category
              Continuation
Location
                    Rockville, MD
Awardee County
              Montgomery
Congressional District
              8
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2005
Total funding (to date)
              $13,284,192
Original Solicitation
              NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Earmarks
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2005, $2,884,930)
These funds to Aspen Systems Corporation are for the continued operations and maintenance of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center-National (NLECTC-National).  This center serves as the clearinghouse of information dissemination for the NLECTC Center System through creation of a toll-free telephone hotline, publications, JUSTNET, LECTAC, and participation at conferences and exhibitions.  This center also manages the voluntary compliance testing of public safety products and assesses the technology needs of the public safety community by coordinating activities of the Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Advisory Council (LECTAC).
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Supplemental Award 1 (Fiscal Year 2006, $3,614,182)
The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center- National (NLECTC-National)will support the Office of Science and Technology research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) process by assisting in the identification of technology needs and operational requirements; coordinating testing, demonstration, and evaluation of new technologies emerging from the OS&T R&D cycle; and assisting in capacity building and technology assistance to the public safety community.  The principle focus of NLECTC-National will be to serve as a clearinghouse of information dissemination for the Center System through a toll-free telephone hotline, publications, JUSTNET, LECTAC, and participation at conferences/exhibitions. The center also manages the voluntary compliance testing of public safety products.  These activities will be in support of the RDT&E process.  NLECTC-National will serve as the Technology Coordinator for the Body Armor: AG Initiative and Personnel Protection Technology Working Groups.
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    Supplemental Award 2 (Fiscal Year 2007, $3,045,080)
The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center- National Center (NLECTC-National) will support the Office of Science and Technology research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) process by supporting the adoption of new technologies for use by State and local law enforcement agencies. NLECTC-National will assist in the identification of State and local criminal justice agency technology needs and operational requirements; testing, demonstrating, and evaluating new technologies emerging from the OS&T R&D cycle to assist State and local agencies with their procurement activities; and providing capacity building and technology assistance to the public safety community.
NLECTC-National will also support the development and evaluation of new technologies for use by state and local criminal justice agencies through supporting OST RDT&E communications interoperability programs.
NLECTC-National will support the NIJ Body Armor RTD&E process through testing and evaluating vests and supporting the underlying research necessary to improve officer safety. The results of these testing and evaluation activities will assist State and local public safety agencies with their armor procurements and also ensure that BVP funds are only used for purchasing armor that complies with NIJ standards.
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    Supplemental Award 3 (Fiscal Year 2008, $3,740,000)
The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center-National (NLECTC-National) will support the Office of Science and Technology (OS&T) research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) process by supporting the adoption of new technologies for use by state and local law enforcement agencies. NLECTC-National will assist in the identification of state and local criminal justice agency technology needs and operational requirements; testing, demonstrating, and evaluating new technologies emerging from the OS&T R&D cycle to assist state and local agencies with their procurement activities; and providing capacity building and technology assistance to the public safety community. NLECTC-National will support the NIJ Body Armor RDT&E process through testing and evaluating vests and supporting the underlying research necessary to improve officer safety. The results of these testing and evaluation activities will assist state and local public safety agencies with their armor procurements and also ensure that BVP funds are used only for purchasing armor that complies with NIJ standards.  nca/ncf


  
Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      Detecting Contraband: Current and Emerging Technologies and Limitations
                                                                      NIJ Update,
                  Bomb Squads: Local Preparedness for Global Problems
                  Florida Facial Recognition System Unmasks Identity, Boosts Arrests
                  Social Networking for Law Enforcement
                  TECHBeat, Winter 2010
                  Police Vehicle Evaluation Model Year 2010
                  Bomb Suit Standard
                  Cold Case Training
                  Genetic Study Aids DNA Forensics
                  STEP Up to Prison Security Planning
                  TechSolutions Program
                  The Greening of Probation
                  Tool Helps Automate, Expedite CyberCrime Probes
                  Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Advisory Council 2009 Annual Report
                  Exercising CyberSecurity
                  Keeping Contraband on the Outside
                  Protecting Law Enforcement from Today's Hazards
                  Training to Fight Cybercrime
                  Excess Property Aids Public Safety
                  Project TIPLINE
                  Revised Body Armor Standard and Testing Program
                  Standards for SWAT
                  Digital Evidence: Its True Value
                  Drug Field Tests Reduce Lab Backlog
                  Early Warning for Campus Emergencies
                  Field Search
                  Mock Prison Riot: Showcase for New Technologies
                  Solving Property Crimes With DNA
                  Study of Traffic Incident Management System Released
                  NIJ Bomb Suit Standard
                  ARJIS PDA Mobile Project: Keeping Identification Potential in Your Hands
                  Calculate Repeat Crime
                  Commercial Wireless Provides Savings, Speedy Access for LAPD
                  Governance in Interoperability is Key to Success
                  IP&P25 Standards Promote Interoperability
                  Share a Photo, Catch a Criminal
                  Talking in Texas With TIP
                  Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Advisory Council 2008 Annual Report
                  A Step Up For CBRN Protection
                  Body Armor: Don't Leave Home Without It
                  Burglars Go Bust: The DNA Field Experiment
                  E-Messaging Saves Time, Improves Security
                  Today's Forecast: Trouble Ahead
                  Classroom in Your Home Room
                  First Step to Interoperability: Cooperation
                  More Science, Technology, and the Law
                                                                      Asset Forfeiture Series,
                  More Than Just DNA
                  'Filling' a Communications Cavity
                  Corrections Assistance
                  Recognize the Face
                  Unjamming the Backlog
                  Getting a Grip
                  Good Day for a Riot
                  In the Best Light
                  New Connection for Community Corrections
                  PODCAST How to
                  Commanding the Incident
                  Doing Prison Time
                  EXIF: A Format is Worth a Thousand Words
                  Spot the Shot
                  Police Vehicle Evaluation Model Year 2007
                  30 Years, 3,000 Saves
                  Cruiser Smarts
                  Digging the Connections
                  Info Sharing Comes in From the Cold
                  TECHBeat, Fall 2006
                  A Good Catch
                  No License To Steal
                  Science, Technology, and the Law
                  Some Hurricane Relief
                  'Physics' in Corrections
                  CBRNE Up to Standards
                  How's the Ride?
                  It's in the Mail
                  Meth = Death
                  New View for AMBER
                  Publication Focus: Building Exchange Content Using the Global JXDM: A User Guide for Practitioners and Developers
                  Training for Tracking
                  Under Your Own Power... Parachute
                  Police Vehicle Evaluation Model Year 2006
                  Big Help for a Small Agency
                  Guidelines for EMDT
                  Technology Primer: Data...About Your Data
                  The 'Hound' Can Sniff

  
Date Created: September 22, 2005
    
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