Regional Information Sharing Systems

Regional Information Sharing Systems
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture Subcommittee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1985
Genre: Crime
ISBN:

Information Management

Information Management
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher: BiblioGov
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2013-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781289288471

In response to a congressional request, GAO conducted a review of three Department of Justice regional information sharing systems projects which provide a central information exchange and other services to member state and local law enforcement agencies to determine: (1) whether audit recommendations for financial management improvements have been made; and (2) the extent to which the projects provide services other than information systems and the value of these services. In response to the audit recommendations, the three projects made financial and administrative management changes, including: (1) establishing better accounting procedures for determining personnel costs; (2) recording advance payments; (3) monitoring travel expenses and vehicle use; and (4) establishing national program guidelines and increasing project monitoring. Each project which GAO reviewed has increased its project monitoring efforts. The projects also provide services to their members, such as loans of equipment, funding for investigative support, analytical services, training, and telecommunications. These services are secondary to the information system in cost and use, and use of the optional services varies among the projects. GAO found that law enforcement agencies using optional services were more apt to contribute to the database than those not using the services. The use of the other services is not directly related to the information database; however, they foster interagency communication and interjurisdictional activities.

Regional Information Sharing Systems

Regional Information Sharing Systems
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture Subcommittee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1985
Genre: Crime
ISBN: