The document discusses the challenges of implementing Homeland Security Presidential Directive 24 (HSPD-24) for sharing biometric and biographic data across federal agencies. It notes that HSPD-24 will create a vast network of interconnected systems far exceeding existing capacities. It proposes using quantitative computer modeling to represent the complex system-of-systems that will emerge under HSPD-24, in order to identify issues, predict problems, and help plan and implement effective solutions.
Securing Hastily Formed Networks For Disaster Relief & Emergency ResponseRakesh Bharania
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Discusses an architectural approach towards security for Hastily Formed Networks (HFNs) and other crisis support technology for rescue teams, law enforcement, NGOs, etc in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.
CityFibre is one of the UK's leading fibre optic infrastructure providers. It has invested 贈500 million to build fibre networks in 50 UK cities and towns, connecting over 30,000 km of fibre. CityFibre networks support public services, businesses, and residents with high-speed broadband access. State aid could help CityFibre extend fibre coverage to more areas by co-funding infrastructure in carefully defined intervention zones, while balancing additional public funding with CityFibre's private investment approach across its networks.
The document discusses emerging wireless broadband technologies like WiMax and 3G. It provides an outline that covers legacy wireless networks, emerging broadband access networks including WiMax and 3G, and convergence between the technologies. The presentation analyzes WiMax and 3G, comparing their market potential and technical challenges, and looks toward the future of 4G wireless networks.
The U.S. telecom industry has undergone a number of significant changes over the past few years.
In this presentation that Dr. Jim Anderson created for MBA students, he explains where the industry has been and where it is going.
Dr. Anderson takes the time to explain the changes that have occurred in the industry in terms of the classes that MBA students have already had. He brings home how the changes have dramatically reshaped the telecom industry.
For more information on Dr. Jim Anderson and his company, Blue Elephant Consulting, find out more on the web at http://www.BlueElephantConsulting.com
The City of South Miami wanted to broadcast its government meetings live over the internet to increase transparency and citizen participation but could not afford dedicated broadcasting equipment. It deployed the Optibase MGW FlashStreamer, a compact, portable appliance that encodes and streams live video and audio in real-time to any web browser using Flash. The FlashStreamer provided a low-cost solution that was easy to set up and move between meeting locations while creating video archives for later access.
See some common myths, discover the various open source enterprise search packages available and see some case studies on how open source software has helped organisations build effective search.
The document summarizes the implementation of an open source search solution for a company with over 12 million documents. It discusses three plans for implementing access control to filter search results based on user permissions: 1) storing permissions with each document and filtering at search time, 2) checking permissions directly from the file server at search time, and 3) iterating user permissions at index time and storing readable documents as search terms to filter as booleans at search time. The third plan provided fast access control while only causing up to one day of indexing lag.
This document discusses building news search systems using open source technologies. It describes indexing news content at high volumes, searching with filters and facets, and ensuring systems can scale as content grows. Examples given include the NLA Clipshare system with 20 million news stories and the Financial Times press cuttings search web service. Monitoring news also requires non-traditional search to reflect complex client needs.
Peter Thermos (Northwest Products Stewardship Council) addressed the Nisqually River Council at the December meeting. He spoke about the need for product stewardship in Washington for environmental and public health.
South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group, Nisqually Indian Tribe and other partners launched a pilot project assessing salmon habitat on 3 Nisqually tributaries. Claire Williamson presented at the January 2017 NRC meeting.
The document discusses the Project Management Institute's Aerospace and Defense Specific Interest Group, which is soon becoming a Community of Practice. It provides information on PMI and the benefits of membership in the A&D SIG/CoP, including networking opportunities, knowledge sharing, and professional development resources tailored to the aerospace and defense industries. The summary highlights the group's focus on building communities, sharing knowledge, and helping professionals develop project management skills for the aerospace and defense sectors.
Turning search upside down with powerful open source search softwareCharlie Hull
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Turning Search Upside Down - how Flax works with media monitoring companies to build powerful and scalable 'inverted search' systems, applying hundreds of thousands of stored queries to millions of documents in real time. Features Apache Lucene/Solr as a replacement for Autonomy IDOL and our Luwak library as a replacement for Autonomy Verity.
FIBEP WMIC 2015 - How Infomedia upgraded their closed-source search engine to...Charlie Hull
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Infomedia upgraded their closed-source search engine to Apache Solr, an open-source platform. They worked with Flax to define their own query language, replace Verity with Flax Monitor which uses Apache Lucene, and replace Autonomy IDOL with Apache Solr. This provided benefits like faster indexing, a smarter monitoring solution, and control over their own query language. While challenging, the project was ultimately successful and allowed Infomedia to modernize their search capabilities.
BioSolr - Searching the stuff of life - Lucene/Solr Revolution 2015Charlie Hull
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BioSolr, funded by the BBSRC, is a collaboration between open source search experts Flax and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), aiming to significantly advance the state of the art with regard to indexing and querying biomedical data with freely available open source software
This project-based learning document summarizes a cross-curricular perfume-making project between chemistry and history teachers and their 3rd Lyceio students in Greece. The project involved brainstorming research questions, researching the history and chemistry of perfumes through textbooks, workshops on distillation and making natural air fresheners and perfumes, presenting research findings, and evaluating the experience. The goal was to provide an investigative and collaborative learning approach beyond the traditional curriculum.
The document summarizes the results of a study evaluating biological resources at the Anderson/Ketron disposal site in Washington by comparing data from 1987 to samples taken in 2014-2015, finding that populations of Dungeness crab, rock crab, pink shrimp, and other species had increased substantially over time, though densities at the disposal site itself remained below commercially viable thresholds.
Enterprise Search Europe 2015: Fishing the big data streams - the future of ...Charlie Hull
油
The document discusses the future of search and analytics using streams of data from sources like the Internet of Things. It describes how search technologies can be used to process real-time streams of data by indexing the streams and querying them similar to how searches are currently done on stored data. Examples of searching streams are given, such as searching incoming news stories against stored search profiles to identify matches.
Solr and Elasticsearch, a performance studyCharlie Hull
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The document summarizes a performance comparison study conducted between Elasticsearch and SolrCloud. It found that SolrCloud was slightly faster at indexing and querying large datasets, and was able to support a significantly higher queries per second. However, the document notes limitations to the study and concludes that both Elasticsearch and SolrCloud showed acceptable performance, so the best option depends on the specific search application requirements.
SA technology is evolving rapidly and there are more than a few key application opportunities for suppliers, including: blue force tracking and battlefield command & control capabilities for the military; border protection/security for national and local government agencies; and, B2B and B2C location-based services for a variety of commercial enterprises. During this webcast, David Krebs, Director of the Mobile & Wireless Practice, covered the key findings from VDCs Situational Awareness Solutions report, and discussed the next-generation commercial and technical requirements for SA applications across a broad spectrum of sectors and end-user applications.
Executive panel discussion at the 2010 BDPA Technology Conference on "Federal IT Initiatives".
Panel members: John James (US Navy), Bob Whitkp (US Navy), Tony McMahon (IRS) and Dr. Anthony Junior (US Navy)
This presentation was made at the Nasscom Tech Series Big Data event held in Chennai on 06-Feb-2013 and was made by Somjit Amrit, the Chief Business Officer for Technosoft Corporation
In this presentation Somjit makes the case for why historically Business and IT haven't gone together hand in hand and goes on to state that Big Data could be what brings them together. He also emphasizes the importance of Big Data in addressing the fourth V namely Veracity (the others being Velocity, Volume and Variety).
The document discusses Shared Services Canada (SSC), which was created in 2011 to consolidate and standardize IT infrastructure across the Canadian government. SSC took over responsibility for email, data centers, networks, and telecommunications for 43 government institutions, with the goals of reducing costs, improving security, and maximizing efficiencies. The document outlines the complex and costly state of previous fragmented IT systems, and describes SSC's plans to transform infrastructure delivery through consolidation of services, procurement of new shared systems, and migration of departments over multiple years.
A Non-Confidential 際際滷 Deck for CSR-Support and its dba Cyber Support Solutions. We have a proprietary solution to stop Data Breaches and allow personal liberties from the same computer terminal.
The document summarizes the implementation of an open source search solution for a company with over 12 million documents. It discusses three plans for implementing access control to filter search results based on user permissions: 1) storing permissions with each document and filtering at search time, 2) checking permissions directly from the file server at search time, and 3) iterating user permissions at index time and storing readable documents as search terms to filter as booleans at search time. The third plan provided fast access control while only causing up to one day of indexing lag.
This document discusses building news search systems using open source technologies. It describes indexing news content at high volumes, searching with filters and facets, and ensuring systems can scale as content grows. Examples given include the NLA Clipshare system with 20 million news stories and the Financial Times press cuttings search web service. Monitoring news also requires non-traditional search to reflect complex client needs.
Peter Thermos (Northwest Products Stewardship Council) addressed the Nisqually River Council at the December meeting. He spoke about the need for product stewardship in Washington for environmental and public health.
South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group, Nisqually Indian Tribe and other partners launched a pilot project assessing salmon habitat on 3 Nisqually tributaries. Claire Williamson presented at the January 2017 NRC meeting.
The document discusses the Project Management Institute's Aerospace and Defense Specific Interest Group, which is soon becoming a Community of Practice. It provides information on PMI and the benefits of membership in the A&D SIG/CoP, including networking opportunities, knowledge sharing, and professional development resources tailored to the aerospace and defense industries. The summary highlights the group's focus on building communities, sharing knowledge, and helping professionals develop project management skills for the aerospace and defense sectors.
Turning search upside down with powerful open source search softwareCharlie Hull
油
Turning Search Upside Down - how Flax works with media monitoring companies to build powerful and scalable 'inverted search' systems, applying hundreds of thousands of stored queries to millions of documents in real time. Features Apache Lucene/Solr as a replacement for Autonomy IDOL and our Luwak library as a replacement for Autonomy Verity.
FIBEP WMIC 2015 - How Infomedia upgraded their closed-source search engine to...Charlie Hull
油
Infomedia upgraded their closed-source search engine to Apache Solr, an open-source platform. They worked with Flax to define their own query language, replace Verity with Flax Monitor which uses Apache Lucene, and replace Autonomy IDOL with Apache Solr. This provided benefits like faster indexing, a smarter monitoring solution, and control over their own query language. While challenging, the project was ultimately successful and allowed Infomedia to modernize their search capabilities.
BioSolr - Searching the stuff of life - Lucene/Solr Revolution 2015Charlie Hull
油
BioSolr, funded by the BBSRC, is a collaboration between open source search experts Flax and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), aiming to significantly advance the state of the art with regard to indexing and querying biomedical data with freely available open source software
This project-based learning document summarizes a cross-curricular perfume-making project between chemistry and history teachers and their 3rd Lyceio students in Greece. The project involved brainstorming research questions, researching the history and chemistry of perfumes through textbooks, workshops on distillation and making natural air fresheners and perfumes, presenting research findings, and evaluating the experience. The goal was to provide an investigative and collaborative learning approach beyond the traditional curriculum.
The document summarizes the results of a study evaluating biological resources at the Anderson/Ketron disposal site in Washington by comparing data from 1987 to samples taken in 2014-2015, finding that populations of Dungeness crab, rock crab, pink shrimp, and other species had increased substantially over time, though densities at the disposal site itself remained below commercially viable thresholds.
Enterprise Search Europe 2015: Fishing the big data streams - the future of ...Charlie Hull
油
The document discusses the future of search and analytics using streams of data from sources like the Internet of Things. It describes how search technologies can be used to process real-time streams of data by indexing the streams and querying them similar to how searches are currently done on stored data. Examples of searching streams are given, such as searching incoming news stories against stored search profiles to identify matches.
Solr and Elasticsearch, a performance studyCharlie Hull
油
The document summarizes a performance comparison study conducted between Elasticsearch and SolrCloud. It found that SolrCloud was slightly faster at indexing and querying large datasets, and was able to support a significantly higher queries per second. However, the document notes limitations to the study and concludes that both Elasticsearch and SolrCloud showed acceptable performance, so the best option depends on the specific search application requirements.
SA technology is evolving rapidly and there are more than a few key application opportunities for suppliers, including: blue force tracking and battlefield command & control capabilities for the military; border protection/security for national and local government agencies; and, B2B and B2C location-based services for a variety of commercial enterprises. During this webcast, David Krebs, Director of the Mobile & Wireless Practice, covered the key findings from VDCs Situational Awareness Solutions report, and discussed the next-generation commercial and technical requirements for SA applications across a broad spectrum of sectors and end-user applications.
Executive panel discussion at the 2010 BDPA Technology Conference on "Federal IT Initiatives".
Panel members: John James (US Navy), Bob Whitkp (US Navy), Tony McMahon (IRS) and Dr. Anthony Junior (US Navy)
This presentation was made at the Nasscom Tech Series Big Data event held in Chennai on 06-Feb-2013 and was made by Somjit Amrit, the Chief Business Officer for Technosoft Corporation
In this presentation Somjit makes the case for why historically Business and IT haven't gone together hand in hand and goes on to state that Big Data could be what brings them together. He also emphasizes the importance of Big Data in addressing the fourth V namely Veracity (the others being Velocity, Volume and Variety).
The document discusses Shared Services Canada (SSC), which was created in 2011 to consolidate and standardize IT infrastructure across the Canadian government. SSC took over responsibility for email, data centers, networks, and telecommunications for 43 government institutions, with the goals of reducing costs, improving security, and maximizing efficiencies. The document outlines the complex and costly state of previous fragmented IT systems, and describes SSC's plans to transform infrastructure delivery through consolidation of services, procurement of new shared systems, and migration of departments over multiple years.
A Non-Confidential 際際滷 Deck for CSR-Support and its dba Cyber Support Solutions. We have a proprietary solution to stop Data Breaches and allow personal liberties from the same computer terminal.
Progress with confidence into next generation ITPaul Muller
油
The keynote from my recent Amazing Summer 2012 tour where I spoke about the need for us to flip out thinking from traditional change control to a more forward looking approach by moving change and security up to the design phase.
The document discusses how big data, increased data volumes, and weaknesses in security present a "perfect storm" risk scenario. It notes that while big data deployments are growing fast to realize business value, security is often not properly prioritized or implemented. This can allow breaches to go undetected. The document also outlines how data sources and volumes are expanding dramatically, while relevant security skills remain limited. Overall it argues that the confluence of these factors poses significant security challenges for organizations working with big data.
The document provides an overview of DPC's Government Services Division, which specializes in providing qualified IT, engineering, and administrative professionals as a best value proposition to government clients nationwide. Key details include that DPC has supported government agencies and organizations for over 10 years with over 600 personnel. The division provides cost-effective technology solutions and services to the federal government.
MidCo Fest 2011 is a technology conference and expo taking place on June 23rd from 11:00am to 6:00pm. Attendees can register online and learn about the latest telecommunications, security, and networking solutions from top manufacturers through seminars and displays. Prizes will be raffled off at the event. The full schedule covers topics like government security mandates, IP cameras, virtualization, green building initiatives, cyber security, customer interaction centers, and more. Manufacturers sponsoring and exhibiting include PrairieFyre, Toshiba, NVT, ADTRAN, and others.
MidCo Fest 2011 is a technology conference and expo taking place on June 23rd from 11:00am to 6:00pm. Attendees can register online and learn about the latest telecommunications, security, and networking solutions from top manufacturers through seminars and displays. Prizes will be raffled off at the event. The full schedule covers topics like government security mandates, IP cameras, virtualization, green building initiatives, cyber security, customer interaction centers, and more. Manufacturers sponsoring and exhibiting include PrairieFyre, Toshiba, NVT, ADTRAN, and others.
MidCo Fest 2011 is a technology conference and expo taking place on June 23rd from 11:00am to 6:00pm. Attendees can register online and learn about the latest telecommunications, security, and networking solutions from top manufacturers through seminars and displays. Prizes will be raffled off at the event. The full schedule details seminars on topics like government security mandates, IP cameras, virtualization, green building initiatives, cyber security, customer interaction centers, and more from sponsors including MidCo, HID, Lenel, FBI, ADTRAN, and Toshiba.
The GAO report assessed the progress of 7 federal agencies in implementing the federal "Cloud First" policy. The agencies have made progress by incorporating cloud requirements into policies and processes and meeting deadlines to identify and implement cloud services. However, 2 agencies may not meet the June 2012 deadline and agency plans were missing key elements like estimated costs. The report also identified 7 common challenges agencies faced in implementing cloud computing, such as meeting security requirements and obtaining guidance. It concludes better upfront planning is needed for future cloud efforts to fully realize expected benefits of improved efficiencies and reduced costs.
Barrister Global Services Network, Inc. is a large woman-owned IT services company headquartered in Hammond, LA with over 30 years of experience. They provide IT support services to large corporations and all levels of government. Barrister currently employs over 13,000 field engineers with global coverage to provide a wide range of IT lifecycle services including deployment, installation, maintenance, and disposal. Their capabilities also include call center support, help desk, disaster recovery, and storage solutions.
This document discusses the increasing adoption of cloud computing by the US government. It notes that government agencies are looking to cloud solutions to help address budget constraints while improving services, collaboration, and transparency. The document outlines the key steps the government has taken to support cloud computing, including establishing an office to oversee cloud initiatives and requiring agencies to consider cloud options for IT projects. It provides examples of government agencies and departments using Salesforce cloud applications.
Kim Escherich discusses how technology can help prevent crime. As devices become interconnected through sensors and the Internet of Things, vast amounts of data will be available. This data can be analyzed intelligently to identify patterns and predict criminal behavior. Several law enforcement agencies have already seen success using predictive analytics and real-time access to data to reduce crime rates. However, challenges remain around privacy and ensuring technology is used appropriately to fight crime.
Polk County Sheriffs Office Success StoryImprivata
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The Polk County Sheriff's Office needed to comply with FBI regulations for accessing criminal justice databases by implementing strong authentication. They selected Imprivata OneSign to provide single sign-on across applications while enforcing complex passwords for CJIS compliance. OneSign reduced helpdesk calls and provided a platform to phase in authentication methods to meet compliance deadlines. It addressed the immediate need of managing logins while putting them on the path to full CJIS compliance.
Rolta is an IT company that provides innovative solutions across various industries including utilities, transportation, banking, and defense. They worked with Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC) to modernize their spatial datasets, systems for managing data, documents, and workflows. Rolta implemented a geographic information system (GIS) along with solutions for clearance management, document management, and CCTV to improve the management of ADSSC's sewer network and make their data more accurate and accessible.
Global InfoTek will develop concepts of operations (CONOPS) for an Emergency Mobile Phone Incident Reporting System (EMPIRES) that leverages mobile phones and infrastructure to collect and share situational data from citizens during crises. The 6-month project will cost $90,000. Global InfoTek will conceptualize a system using mobile phones to collect incident reports, environmental effects data, and real-time audio/video from citizens. They will integrate existing programs and technologies to disseminate this data to emergency responders through an integrated display. Global InfoTek will focus on communication challenges faced by responders during crises when infrastructure may be unavailable and develop solutions using emerging technologies like sensors and GPS on mobile
This document discusses how data-centric systems are increasingly needed to manage growing data volumes and velocities. It presents the Data Distribution Service (DDS) as a solution, which defines a common data model and quality of service contracts. DDS provides a standardized publish-subscribe architecture around the shared data model for improved integration and interoperability compared to traditional message-based approaches. It has been adopted for several major systems due to reducing programming effort, costs, and risks.
Bluedog Rescues the FTC - eWeek Magazine 103006tom termini
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was suffering from a botched upgrade of the Identity Theft and Do Not Call systems. Bluedog's crack team of technologists implemented a service oriented architecture to modernize the legacy big data systems, as well as provide links to the CRM in call centers, local and federal law enforcement, and build a conduit for sharing data via XML. All for a low cost, in record time, and with Java-based WebObjects technology from Apple.
Bluedog Rescues the FTC - eWeek Magazine 103006tom termini
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NDIA Biometrics Conference 2010 Final
1. Well Need a Bigger Boat
Modeling the HSPD 24 Enterprise
2010 NDIA Biometrics Conference
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2. HSPD-24 Challenges:
Unanticipated Consequences
Issue: Given EPICs continuing mission since 1974, what
will be the impact of Homeland Security Presidential
Directive 24 (HSPD-24) for biometric and biographic data
from the Federal resources to the borders and civil law
enforcement jurisdictions?
Prognosis: Dynamic quantitative computer topography
Shows that the HSPD-24 will create a network of networks
overwhelming current and future computer and
communications systems, especially at EPIC.
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3. USG Biometric Physical
Presence
Dept of State DoD
220 consulates 5,321 DoD Installations
world wide
DHS
6 geographic COCOMs
115 airports
14 seaports 2 CONUS land borders
150 land ports 2 CONUS sea borders
EPIC Combat operations
FBI field agencies Humanitarian operations
56 field offices
400 resident agencies
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5. Biometric Security Growth
And that is just
between
agencies!!!!
190 Links
HSPD-24
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Metcalfe Law: n(n 1)/2
6. Modeling System of Systems: Why?
Agency Installations Links
This DoD 5321 14,153,860
DoS 220 24,090
DHS 327* 38,781
Turns Into..
Lets Expand this outshall we?
*In 2008 CBP..
Processed 1.09 Million People/day 392.4 Million People/year
Processed 25.4 Million Truck, Rail, and Sea Containers
Executed 1 Million Arrests for Illegal Entry 2,800/day
Executed 26,280 Arrests of Criminals at Sea Ports 76/day
* Data obtained from CBP.gov
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7. Modeling System of Systems: Why?
We all know the problem is Big, but..
What happens when.
Biometric Data
DoD
Database
Portal
* Data obtained from CBP.gov
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8. Modeling System of Systems: Why?
We all know the problem is Big, but..
We Get This!
Empty space in the Queue
DoD Database
Portal Information flow to Databases
Information level rising
in the queue
Biometric and Biographic Data
* Data obtained from CBP.gov
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9. Modeling Systems of Systems: How
ViaSim Model Structure Potential Agency CONOPS Comm. Link Structure
Enterprise
Regional
or Agency
Installation
Point of
Entry
Capture
Devices
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10. Modeling Systems of Systems: How
ViaSim Model Structure Potential Agency CONOPS
190 Links
Enterprise
between top
level agencies
Regional
or Agency
528 Links between
defense agencies,
Services, and COCOMS
Installation
14.1M Links between
installations (5321 Installations)
Point of
Entry (MANY)
Capture
(MORE THAN MANY)
Devices
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11. Modeling Systems of Systems: Looking at the Layers
within Dimensions
Agency
Agency
Agency
DHS
DOJ
DoD
DOS
Standards
Requirements
Technology
c
Strategy
c
Policy
c
Enterprise
c
c
National
Regional
Installation
Pt. of Entry
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12. Modeling Systems of Systems: Looking at the Layers
The
SimBLOX
Modeling
Framework
These Layers
Reside within
the Parent Icon
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13. The Need for Modeling the Biometrics Enterprise Exists Now.
"We have to establish an enterprise architecture," said Bill
Zimmerman, the capabilities integration division chief on the
Biometrics Task Force, adding an effort is underway to "engage the
biometrics industry [in the] development of a biometrics data
model" for storing, sharing, matching and management.
-- From Computerworld.com 09.23.09
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14. The Need for Modeling the Biometrics Enterprise Exists Now.
Opportunities to reduce gaps in our security through
comprehensive data sharing may be lost unless remaining
needs for biometrics data are appropriately filledpotential
harm could come to U.S. interests from those individuals
DHS and DOS could have prevented from entering the
United Statesit is important that DOD, the FBI, DHS, and
DOS work together to determine the biometrics data needed
and to share these data
GAO-09-49 DOD Biometrics Collection and Sharing
October 2008
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15. A Prescriptive and Descriptive Solution
Prescriptive (Planning) Descriptive (Operating)
Define system wide acquisition Identify Informational and Physical
strategy backlogs
Set performance benchmarks Quickly define growth strategy
Flexible and scalable to the needs Predict system crashes and plan
of the installation / enterprise responses (What-if)
Plan
System Assess
Issue
Model
Implement Model the
System Implement
Response
Replan/ Replan/
Model Model
Replan Address Replan Address
Risk Risk
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