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CONNECT Consortium: Interstate Information Sharing Conference

CONNECT is an innovative approach using next-generation technologies to facilitate interstate information sharing. It leverages the Internet for secure collaboration between states, benefiting various stakeholders. Learn about the architecture, security, best practices, and future vision of this initiative. Follow the progress, privacy policy, and key artifacts developed by the consortium. Get involved to enhance data access, affordability, and security across state agencies.

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CONNECT Consortium: Interstate Information Sharing Conference

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  1. Project Overview International Government Management Information Sciences Conference Santa Fe, New Mexico

  2. What is CONNECT? a consortium of states implementing a new approach to interstate information sharing a leverage of the Internet to use a combination of next-generation collaboration & security technologies to facilitate deep information sharing between states

  3. Who is CONNECT?

  4. data stored & interpreted disparately The Challenge different architectures & technologies Security & Privacy Architecture Data Model variety of credentialing & access rules 4 4

  5. The Solution data stored & interpreted disparately √ GFIPM Global Privacy different architectures & technologies CONNECT Best Practices √ Global JRA NIEM variety of credentialing & access rules √

  6. Vision of the Future national standards browser-based portal federated identity & privilege management secure policy driven criminal justice & non-criminal justice info

  7. Benefits • More users • Allows “non-traditional” users access to data previously available only through Nlets or NCIC • Could target small police agencies, probation officers, domestic violence advocates, victims service officers, etc. • More data • Detailed custody data • School attendance data for school resource officers • More affordable • Allows for secure transmission of data via the internet • Supplies a “generic” portal site for states or agencies without federated querying capability

  8. Stakeholders • Current Consortium Members • Alabama, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming • Data owners within each state • Law enforcement personnel within each state • Criminal justice personnel within each state • Funders and outside observers • General public

  9. CONNECT today • DL Exchange • Alabama • Kansas • Nebraska • Wyoming Production Servers beta users

  10. Implementation to date • Technical architecture is in place • JRA • Open standards • Network agnostic • GFIPM • Portal to portal capability • NIEM • DL IEPD (www.niem.gov) • Common language and dictionary • Public Website • www.connectconsortium.org

  11. Privacy Policy • CONNECT has developed a privacy policy to cover DL exchanges in a production environment • Meets legal requirements of current member states • Defines authorized purposes for accessing information via the portal • Establishes policies for secondary dissemination • Details logging & auditing requirements • Describes enforcement policies for misuse • Is extensible to other states & data stores

  12. Artifacts • Business • Interstate MOU • CONNECT Bylaws • GFIPM Templates • Privacy Policy • Technical • 3 NIEM v2.0 IEPDs • 3 Global JRA Web Services • GFIPM Model describing Identity Provider & Access Control Mapping • CONNECT User Interface (see next slide) • Road Map: High Level Design, Technical Specifications, Implementation Plan

  13. User Interface

  14. Questions & Discussion Becki R. Goggins, Manager Crime Information and Statistics Division Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center Montgomery, AL 36130 334.517.2451 becki.goggins@alacop.gov

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