...FBI Case Study 9/16/14 Saran Voleti Critical Facts: 1. The FBI is “an intelligence-driven and a threat-focused national security organization.” It has both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities. ( http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/quick-facts) 2. The FBI’s mission is “to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners”.( http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/quick-facts). 3. Headquarted in Washington, the FBI has 35,344 employees. It has 56 field offices and 380 other offices in the US .It also has 60 offices in foreign...
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...testify before the Subcommittee as it examines the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Trilogy information technology (IT) modernization project. The Trilogy project was designed to upgrade the FBI’s IT infrastructure and replace its antiquated case management system with the Virtual Case File (VCF). Successful implementation of the Trilogy project is essential to modernizing the FBI’s inadequate information technology systems. The FBI’s systems currently do not permit FBI agents, analysts, and managers to readily access and share case-related information throughout the FBI. Without this capability, the FBI cannot perform its critical missions as efficiently and effectively as it should. In March 2004, this Subcommittee held a hearing on the status of the Trilogy project, and I testified about the schedule delays and cost increases of the Trilogy project. At that time, I stated that I was skeptical about the FBI’s proposed schedule to deploy a fully functional, complete version of the VCF before the end of calendar year 2004. Shortly before the hearing, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated a follow-up audit to assess the FBI’s management of the Trilogy project. Today the OIG released the results of this follow-up audit. Our audit found that the FBI successfully has completed the Trilogy IT infrastructure upgrades – albeit with delays and significant cost increases. However, the FBI has failed to complete and deploy the...
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...Case Study ERP Implementation Failures ERP systems are an integrated software solution that is typically offered through a vendor as packaged software that supports the organization’s supply chain and other business functions, such as, receiving, inventory management, customer order management, production, planning, shipping, accounting, and human resource management. The use of ERP is very widespread across a multitude of industries. As a matter of fact, a report by Computer Economics Inc. states that, “76% of manufacturers, 35% of insurance and health care companies, and 24% of Federal Government agencies already have an ERP system or are in the process of installing one.” Over 60% of Fortune 1000 companies have implemented ERP systems (Hawkins & Stein, 2004). It is not just large firms that are implementing ERP systems, small and medium size companies are making use of ERP systems as well (O’Leary, 2004). ERP systems have expanded across the globe and many of world’s leading companies consider Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems an essential information systems infrastructure to survive and prosper in today’s economy. There are many advantages to ERP systems. Companies that have successfully implemented ERP systems report improvement in management decision making, improvement in efficiency, improvement in information exchange, improvement in performance and productivity levels and improvement in customer service and customer satisfaction, just to name a few. So...
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...FBI Study Finds Active Shooter Incidents Increasing By: Amanda Vicinanzo, Senior Editor 10/22/2014 ( 9:40am) In partnership with Texas State University’s Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center, the FBI in 2014 initiated a study of active shooter incidents to provide law enforcement and first responders with data to help them better prevent, prepare for, respond and recover from future incidents. The report, A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013, evaluated 160 active shooter incidents, including those at Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary School, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Fort Hood, the Aurora (Colorado) Cinemark Century 16 movie theater, the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, the Washington Navy Yard and numerous other tragic shootings. Special Agent Katherine Schweit, who heads the FBI’s Active Shooter Initiative, says she hopes the study “demonstrates the need not only for enhanced preparation on the part of law enforcement and other first responders, but also for civilians to be engaged in discussions and training on decisions they’d have to make in an active shooter situation.” The FBI emphasized that the report evaluates active shootings, a term more specific than “mass shootings,” which does not encompass all mass killings or shootings in public places. The FBI defines active shooters as “individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in populated areas (excluding shootings...
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...of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation 2012 The Strategic Information and Operations Center at FBI Headquarters is the 24/7 command post that monitors FBI operations and law enforcement activities around the globe. An FBI agent examines a potentially contaminated letter during a white powder training exercise. 2012 The FBI Story I A Message from FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III For the FBI and its partners, 2012 was a year that reminded us once again of the seriousness of the security threats facing our nation. During the year, extremists plotted to attack—unsuccessfully, thanks to the work of our Joint Terrorism Task Forces—the U.S. Capitol, the New York Federal Reserve Bank, and other landmarks on U.S. soil. Tragically, on the 11th anniversary of 9/11, a hateful attack in Benghazi took the lives of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. In the cyber realm, a rising tide of hackers took electronic aim at global cyber infrastructure, causing untold damages. High-dollar white-collar crimes of all kinds also continued to siphon significant sums from the pocketbooks of consumers. And in Newtown, Connecticut, 20 young children and six adults lost their lives in one of the worst mass shootings in American history, ending a year of violence that saw similar tragedies around the country. Working with its colleagues around the globe, the FBI is committed to taking a leadership role in protecting the nation. As you can see from this book—an annual...
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...FBI & CIA Samantha Fink Rasmussen College Author Note This research is being submitted on August 31, 2013 for Instructor Rebecca Moore’s English Composition G124/ENC1101 Course. I had chosen this essay because; it was one that did not have an opinion. This course paper was one of the compare/contrast essay. I have never done an essay like this before this course and it was challenging. This paper really did take critical thinking and communication to the next level for me. However, challenging that it was for me I did the best that I could with the research that was available to me. FBI & CIA When people think of the FBI and CIA, they think about secret identities, spies, and security. Even when people watch movies, these two agencies are in them. These two agencies seem to work together in the movies also; they actually work together in real life. The FBI and CIA have been around for a long time but, how much do people know about the agencies that are here to protect us. Not a whole lot since they are not very publicly known. People know about these agencies but never actually know why they exist. Even though the FBI and CIA are similar government agencies, they have differences in territory, history, and job duties for the government. In the United States, the FBI has territory in all 50 states. The offices are located in either one major city; or depending on the size of the state, they may have multiple locations. (FBI, n.d.)The FBI has more than...
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...with one or two partners from any of my three (3) sections of BLA 201. Each student will receive the same grade. PLEASE TYPE YOUR RESPONSES ON THIS DOCUMENT. DUE DATE: Friday, April 22, 2016 ** Read the story FDA Warns Tobacco Companies Advertising “Natural” Cigarettes, located at http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/08/27/435235804/fda-warns-tobacco-companies-advertising-natural-cigarettes and answer the following questions: 1. What type of speech is at issue? False or misleading speech 2. If the tobacco companies challenge the FDA’s order as violating their First Amendment free speech rights, will the companies win? Explain why or why not. The tobacco companies will not win because false or misleading speech is not protected under the First Amendment, so therefore none of their rights are being violated. If the tobacco were able to scientifically prove their claims, then they would win because then their First Amendment rights would be violated. ** Read the following stories (in chronological order): In Fighting FBI, Apple Says Free Speech Rights Mean No Forced Coding, located at http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/02/27/468308775/in-fighting-fbi-apple-says-free-speech-rights-mean-no-forced-coding Apple v. The Government, In Their Own Words, located at http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/10/469994735/apple-vs-the-government-in-their-own-words Apple vs. The FBI: The Unanswered Questions And Unsettled Issues...
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...Secure the computer framework to guarantee that the data and information are safe. This implies the investigators must verify that no unapproved individual can get to the computer or gadgets included in the investigation. 2. Searching each document on the system, including records that are scrambled, ensured by passwords, concealed or erased, however not yet overwritten. Agent should make a duplicate of the considerable number of documents on the computer. Getting to a record can modify it, it’s critical that agents just work from duplicates of documents while hunting down confirmation. Recover as much deleted information as possible using applications that can detect and retrieve deleted data. 3. Recover data however much erased data as could be expected utilizing applications that can distinguish and retry recovering erased information. 4. Reveal the data of every single document with projects intended to identify the vicinity of concealed information. Decrypt and access protected files. 5. Analyze the regions of the computer hardware’s, including parts that can’t be accessible (unused space on a PC's drive is called unallocated space. That space could contain records or data of documents that...
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...Case Study 3 – The FBI 1. What do you think were the real reasons why the VCF system failed? First of all, I believe there was a clear lack of proper software and requirements engineers, program and project managers, but also contract managers. Moreover, there was a clear misalignment between the IS Strategy and the Organizational Strategy and Culture. Other things that I believe went wrong are: * Incomplete system requirements * Technology incompetence and untrust * Unclear objectives, unrealistic expectations and timeframes * Lack of proper management 2. What were the points of alignment and misalignment between the Information Systems Strategy and the FBI organization? Regarding the alignment and misalignment it is clearly mentioned that the FBI needs to change its culture and gain trust in technology and its potential. They had to become centralized and move from a decentralized “amalgam of 56 field offices” to an integrated global operation capable to share information in real-time. Introducing “Trilogy” it would have been possible to do so by providing to all units 30,000 desktop PCs, communicating over high-bandwidth networks interconnected to all FBI locations globally, using “VCF” web-based processes, if VCF has succeeded. But now, with the “Sentinel” project there is a clearer approach, establishing a portfolio management plan to cover all the IT projects and also designing an IT Architecture that will lay out standards for a global-wide IS, and...
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...Morris W. Ricks Dr. Mindel Speech 101.102 Due Date: June 28, 2011 Persuasive Speech Outline: The USA PATRIOT ACT I. Introduction A. What if your home was raided by the police, and when you asked to see a warrant, an officer handed you a letter signed by the desk sergeant? What if the same officer informed you that he’s taking your cellular phone, because your calls had been monitored? He arrests you, never informs you of the charge, and if released, tells you that you can’t discuss the incident with anyone? You being a well versed citizen of your constitutional rights under the law begin to inform the officer of the first ten amendments, called the Bill of Rights, and your rights have been violated. What if the officer told you that two weeks prior the city legislators got together, and decided that catching criminals has become too difficult of a task? So, they got rid of the first, fourth, fifth, and tenth amendments of the Constitution and now citizens only have six? Well, you would probably advise the officer to zealously avoid the narcotics section of the evidence room. However, what if I told you that this ridiculous scenario I just described is in fact current law at a Federal level, and if all of us as citizens continue to turn a blind eye to the impact this law is having on our way of life, we will watch the very rights I have previously stated slowly, but assuredly dissipate. B. The first article of the U.S Military Code...
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...Unfortunately, McDeere learns the Firm has a corrupt underbelly that not only is at odds with his personal moral compass, but that could potentially subject him to jail time. As McDeere wrestles with how navigate himself through this decision, he is faced with many of Lawyer’s Model Rules for Professional Conduct. McDeere walks a fine line between seeking to hold Bendini, Lambert & Locke accountable for their misconduct and protecting the confidentiality of his clients. McDeere’s struggles climax when confronted by the FBI, he is forced to choose whether to cooperate with the authorities and risk losing his job and legal license, or to stay with the firm and potentially violate the Model Rules of Professional Conduct. McDeere ultimately devises a plan that allows him to cooperate with the FBI without jeopardizing his legal career and family life. By utilizing proof that all partners from the firm were guilty of overbilling clients, he is able to use this evidence to help the FBI nail the firm by receiving written consent from his clients, including the organized crime...
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...in the FBI. [10 pages] 2. Use 10 chapters (episod Throughout history the federal beeeeee life using technological advances. Although some people believe that modern technology influences our everyday communication, transportation and media by making life convenient , Others believe that technology can lead to a life of greed , disparity and corruption. The unitsd state governments spends x amount a year on technology . the question is does this teccnology make life more assescible. IN Ron Kess;ers the secrets of the fbi the fedral bearu of intelligence sector called tack opps uses tecnoloy to create diversions , break into criminals and mob bosses houses to inplant bugs to spy on them and listen to their conversations. specif gadgets to break into houses For tack opps breaking into house most important thing is not to set of alarms or dogs . they use things like tranqulizers Planting bugs in French drug dealers house mc devit and micrutoro used repplers to get in drug dealers house Chapter 2 Tack opps equipped with night vision googles to look for cat in operation that got out of the house Case in tampa used a tractor trailer Mc devit and technical angent installed cameras and bugs Installing fbi tramits...
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...Failed Strategic Information Systems By Grace Ceniza A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For CIS370-05 In Computer Information Systems School of Business and Public Administration California State University, Dominguez Hills Spring 2012 Table of Contents I. Hershey Food Corporation o Background 3 o Implementing ERP 3 o Expected benefits 3-4 o What went wrong? 4 II. Denver Airport Baggage System o Background 4-5 o Expected benefits 5 o What went wrong? 5 III. United Kingdom Passport Agency o Background 6 o What went wrong? 6 IV. FBI’s Trilogy Terminated o Background 7 o What went wrong? 7-8 V. Reference 10 Hershey Food Corporation Background Milton Hershey founded Hershey Food Corporation in 1894. Hershey was famous for a lot of innovations and was credited for several chocolate variants like chocolate syrup, chocolate chips, Krackle Bar, ice cream toppings, hot fudge and a lot more. By 1895, Hershey Corporation was manufacturing more than 114 different varieties of chocolates. Their most popular products are Hershey’s kisses, Kit Kat, Reese’s Peanut butter cups and more. Their sales went up from US$334 million in 1969 to $4.94 billion in 2006. Most of their sales that was 40% of their profit came from sales...
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...Information systems are too important to be left to computer specialists. Do you agree? Why or why not? 2. Adopting an enterprise application is a key business decision as well as a technology decision. Do you agree? Why or why not? Who should make this decision? 3. It has been said that the advantage that leading-edge retailers such as Dell and Wal-Mart have over their competition isn’t technology; it’s their management. Do you agree? Why or why not? 4. Should producers of software-based services, such as ATMs, be held liable for economic injuries suffered when their systems fail? 5. Why is selecting computer hardware and software for the organization an important business decision? What management, organization, and technology issues should be considered when selecting computer hardware and software? 6. To what extent should end users be involved in the selection of a database management system and database design? MID-TERM GROUP PROJECT - Dropbox In groups of 3 or 4 (groups of 5 for this Session), complete the case analysis outlined below. Week 4 Midterm Group Project Business Problem-Solving Case: Trouble with the Terrorist Watch List Database This is a group project and only one group paper will be accepted for the team. Read the case study for chapter 6 (pages 241 -244). Complete a 5 to 8 page paper addressing each of the five case study questions listed below. State the question then the answer for each question. You must have a "REFERENCE...
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...Federal Bureau of Investigation and dubbed Operation “Final Answer”. During the investigation to uncover the fraud, the FBI used several different forms of surveillance. In this paper I will describe how the actual fraud was committed and subsequent aftermath of the investigation. Case Study The McDonald’s Monopoly game fraud was discovered in August of 2001, when it was revealed that certain employees of Simon Marketing and associates had colluded to defraud the McDonald’s Corporation in excess of $13 million worth of game prizes over the promotion period (Albrecht et al, 2012, p.210). The Simon Marketing firm was contracted by McDonalds to run their promotional sweepstakes games. The game prizes consisted of cash, vehicles, vacations and/or food prizes. According to Richard Dent (FBI Special Agent in Charge), the main players involved in the scheme were as follows; Linda L. Baker, 49, of Westminster, South Carolina; Noah D. "Dwight" Baker, 49, of Westminster, South Carolina; John F. Davis, 44, of Granbury, Texas; Andrew M. Glomb, 58, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Michael L. Hoover, 56, of Westerly, Rhode Island; Ronald E. Hughey, 56, of Anderson, South Carolina; Jerome P. Jacobson, 58, of Lawrenceville, Georgia; and Brenda S. Phenis, 50, of Fair Play, South Carolina (currently in Indianapolis, Indiana); (Anonymous, 2001, para. 2). The fraud began sometime in 1995 when Jerome Jacobson, a long time game security manager for Simon Marketing masterminded...
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