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[Blanton's and Ashton's - Reality-based and lovin' it] Money for nothing on the FBI: “I wish this hearing was not being held, and I know the director wishes this hearing was not being held,” Gregg said. “My disappointment with the extreme waste of taxpayer dollars ”” over $100 million ”” is surpassed only by my frustration over the fact that we now do not know when the FBI will have this critical case management system in place.”

[publicOrgtheory.com | organizations in public life] Trilogy Audit: FAQ: While the infrastructure components are now in place to support improved user applications, the FBI is still far from implementing the third component of Trilogy. In this third phase, the FBI has been seeking to implement a case management system called the Virtual Case File (VCF), which was intended to replace the FBI’s antiquated case management application, the Automated Case Support system (ACS). The VCF was designed to improve the FBI’s ability to manage investigative case files, facilitate data and document searches, and share information within and among FBI offices. The need for a new automated investigative case management system to replace the existing obsolete and limited ACS system is vital to the FBI’s ability to perform its mission effectively.

[Sntreport.com] SNT Report: "Blogs aren't just for scaring politicians anymore. Several weblogs are becoming influential in music and entertainment. Savvy entertainment companies have taken advantage of music-focused blogs to promote their music, books and films as part of the ongoing conversation taking place in the 'blogosphere.'

[Facelessbureaucrat.blogspot.com] Faceless Bureaucrat: Big Computer Projects--I, The FBI: FBI's Trilogy automation project has run into problems, with the Virtual Case File system being scrapped at a cost of $100+ million. FRom the SAIC statement:

[Publicorgtheory.com] publicOrgtheory.com | organizations in public life: It's a red-letter day when you find an example of one of your most obscure theses on the front page, above the fold, of the New York Times. The paper of record leads today with a story about the F.B.I.'s failure to deploy its long-awaited Virtual Case File (VCF) system this year. The system is part of the Trilogy Project, a 36-month plan approved by Congress in 2000 to improve the bureau's networks, systems, and software. Already in its fourth year, the project (originally estimated to cost $379.8 million) has passed the $500 million mark, and an anonymous bureau official claims that the program might have to be abandoned.

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