Nlets – the International, Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing Network SEARCH Symposium March 13-15, 2006

1. Nlets – the International, Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing NetworkSEARCH SymposiumMarch 13-15, 2006

2. What is Nlets? • International • Virtual • Information-sharing network

3. Mission • …to provide, within a secure environment, an international criminal justice telecommunications capability • Nlets will assist those national and international governmental agencies and other organizations with similar missions

4. Nlets is… • Non-profit corporation chartered by the States – funded by user fees • Members are all 50 states, DC, most federal agencies & territories, and the RCMP, and other partners • 40 years in operation • Links 30,000 agencies and over 550,000 access devices in the U.S. and Canada • Over 50 million transmissions per month

5. Power of Information • State Criminal Histories • Electronic “HIT” confirmation • Canadian Files (CPIC) • Homeland Alert Messages • Screen Officers Flying Armed • INS databases at LESC – IAQs • Driver records and vehicle registrations • Aircraft Registrations • HAZMAT, GSA Federal registrations, NICB • Push administrative messages to all CJ agencies

6. Regions: A B F E H C G D

7. OFFICERS President = Florida1st Vice President = Wisconsin2nd Vice President = Rhode Island BOARD OF DIRECTORS Vermont Maryland North Carolina Mississippi Illinois Montana Kansas Hawaii A B C D E F G H REGIONS STAFF Executive Director • Director of Operations • Director of Program Management Organization

8. Members with T1 Connection All 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Canada - RCMP Federal Agencies (DOJ, Dept. of Interior, Dept. of State, DHS, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, SS, U.S. Courts, Fed. Protective Service, DOT Fed. Motor Carrier Admin., TSA, Federal Air Marshals, Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and more…..)

9. How Nlets Works • State-of-the-art, high-speed, secure frame relay network

10. Disaster Recovery: • Redundant hardware housed at Idaho StatePolice • Disaster Recovery (DR) site mirrored with NLETS Phoenix • DR site supports TCP/IP states, with full functionality with RAND pending • Operational since June 2002 • 20 minute recovery of all critical services

11. How Nlets Works • Adoption of off-the-shelf Internet protocols such as XML and web services

12. How Nlets Works • 80 different kinds of messages are sent and received between states and federal and international agencies in seconds Courtesy State of Connecticut

13. Some of the Information you can get from Nlets……… • GSA Fleet (Government Vehicle Registrations) • National Amber Alert (Reciprocal Activation capability) • Traffic (camera) enforcement pilots via Nlets • NVPS – Target De-confliction system (DEA, HIDTA’S, Missouri, Nlets) • INSUREnet – Pilot for roadside valid vehicle insurance inquiry via Nlets • National Weather-wire feed via Nlets • Operation Respond on-line (Hazmat, Chemical name, Rail Car ID) • Coast Guard (Undocumented Vessels) • Mesonet Pilot

14. Some of our newest developments…… • Regarding last years FBI APB motion to align specifications: • Nlets and CJIS have aligned the MQ specification • Nlets and CJIS have deployed GJXDM 3.0 compliant rapsheet (<1M XML rapsheets being passed monthly) • STILL NEEDED: Early alignment of NCIC XML efforts with existing Nlets XML • Re-use of existing and implemented Nlets specifications • Minimize impact on user community and unnecessary redevelopment • STILL NEEDED: Early alignment in use of Web-services • STILL NEEDED: Develop a joint (CJIS/Nlets) validation process for state implementations of GJXDM

15. Some of our newest developments…… • Hurricane Katrina • NICB called, needed a capability to run nationwide vehicle checks pursuant to hurricane fraud “Z1” • NCMEC called asking for assistance getting Katrina Hotline started up with LE nationwide • New Orleans called, YQ’s re-routed to US Marshals • FBI called, asked for assistance with service disruptions in MS, FL, LA, AL

16. Some of our newest developments…… • INTERPOL Inquiry • Electronic law enforcement access to Interpol data housed in Lyon France via Nlets… scheduled to be complete in January 2006 • Nlets inquiry, using wanted person format to USNCB in Washington DC • Global XML compliant • Processed by USNCB and sent to Lyon France • Returned to U.S. law enforcement through USNCB via Nlets including caveats, warnings and additional information

17. Current Projects ….…NIJ Grant • S.R.F.E.R.S. - State, Regional and Federal Enterprise Retrieval System project PHASE I • Nlets • ARJIS • CAL DOJ • AZ DPS • IACP/LEITSC • NLECTC – NW • Maricopa County • Alaska Law Enforcement Info Sharing System (ALIESS) • …..more for Phase II • Objectives: • Inter-State Booking Photos and data • License Plate Reader date (LPR over Nlets) • Nlets message archive query (RAND) • Tool kit and model for Inter-State Sharing • Privacy and Security Assessments

18. SRFERS • Possible Phase II: • More States/Regions • Add 3 of the following data sources: • Drivers License photos • CAL-PHOTO • Parole Leads • Probation information • Rap Sheet info(history returned with mug shots is limited)

19. Current Projects ….…NIJ/BJA Grant CANDLE (Collaboration Between Nlets and AAMVA for Driver License Exchange) Provide driver record and history transactions to Nlets users in standard format Problem Statement: • Interstate exchange of licensed driver status and record history has been occurring via Nlets for decades • Responses have not been standardized • Law enforcement officers and dispatchers challenged to quickly and accurately interpret the response

20. CANDLE • Goals and Objectives • Build upon the existing Nlets infrastructure. • Leverage the AAMVA data standards • Use mainstream technologies and conventions, such as eXtensible Markup Language (XML) - GJXDM. • Provide a technical solution that supports both current legacy and new XML users. • Minimize the impact to Nlets and AAMVA agencies. • Grant Participants: Nlets, AAMVA, New York, Delaware, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maine, ATS, CPI

21. Current Projects ….…NIJ Grant AISLE II (Accelerated Information Sharing for Law Enforcement) To exchange operational law enforcement information between multiple states using XML and Web Services technology Problem Statement: • Need to improve the accuracy and efficiency of information sharing by providing consistently formatted responses utilizing new (internet) technologies

22. AISLE II • Goals and Objectives • Extend Web Services infrastructure to large states • Enable direct Web Services data exchange • Extend NLETS XML specification to include responses • Expand NLETS services and interoperability • Provide NLETS infrastructure improvements • Grant Participants: Nlets, New York, Delaware, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maine, ATS, CPI

23. Current Projects ….…NIJ Grant • RAND (Random Access to Nlets Data) • Goals and Objectives • Exploit U.S. law enforcement’s latent knowledge by applying strong data mining tools to Nlets message stores • Demonstrate the feasibility of delivering a secure national intelligence analysis capability through a trusted source • Secure Nlets RAND Expansion web portal interface for participating pilot agencies • Nlets RAND preparation (data cleansing, normalization, application of ETL/EAI tools) • Delivery of query and analytical tools via secure web portal

24. RAND • RAND Portal – delivering improved Nlets services through a powerful new medium • First-time offering of web access to Nlets services • Affords new Nlets access/service delivery model and offers a view to future business methods • Significant corporate donations • Nlets-Microsoft public/private partnership expected to gain national visibility and positive reception • Show value/strength of public/private partnerships

25. CANDLE Aisle II Western Demo/SRFRS Draft Security Document/Policies Epic Open Connectivity Missouri Amber 911 Portal Website Redesign/Security RAND Enhancement Grant Work RAND Upgrade In Phoenix/Idaho Disaster Recovery Document Uploading Data to WeatherWire via Nlets FAM's Nlets/NCIC Over Nlets Nlets Connections to the FBI LoJack Access Mesonet Over Nlets Terminal Survey Online FAA scrape via Nlets off Voyager NCMEC Secondary Dissemination Customs Land Border Targeting System/Line Upgrade Interpol Hotfile Over Nlets Initiate Field Editing to Canada Users Utilization of Msg Keys Spreadsheet FTC/Identity Theft Web Services Security FBI Connection to Nlets via NCIC Circuit Nlets Access to CDLIS via AAMVA RISS Line Install for Backup DOS Plates to GSA INSURENET Terrorist Watch List Users Utilization of XML Spreadsheet NESTOR Registration Checks ATS Registration Checks Nlets Building Security Technical project list

26. New Website, BBS and Online Reporting W W W . N L E T S . O R G

27. Outreach • Outreach efforts continue • Meeting with congressional delegates • Letters sent, annual reports sent, face to face meetings occurring • New Partnerships with Microsoft and Cisco • Corporate sponsorships, resource sharing • New brochures, new message • White papers, magazine articles, press interviews • 2006 conference hosted by Fred Witte in Hawaii, 2007 in Phoenix

28. New 15,000 Square Foot Building in 2006

29. Questions? Steve Correll Executive Director scorrell@nlets.org Bonnie Locke Director of Program Management blocke@nlets.org (602) 224-0744