FBI Chief Lauds High-Tech Partnerships
FBI Director Robert Mueller emphasized the importance of information sharing among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies Friday during a speech to the National Sheriffs' Association. He told the group that the modern day FBI is an intelligence-driven organization and as such has improved the quantity and quality of its intelligence reporting and enhanced its technology so that data can get into their hands faster. "The FBI relies on your eyes and ears and expertise as we work together to prevent both crime and terrorism," he told the crowd.
One example he gave was the launch of e-Guardian earlier this month -- a program that allows the FBI to quickly share information about suspicious activities. Mueller said the agency is in the midst of developing the Next Generation Identification system, which expands on the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System and will include advanced biometrics. Additionally, Mueller pointed out that sheriffs can access FBI intelligence reports through a database that supports over 120,000 partners and can search and compare cases nationwide through the National Data Exchange.
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