IAFIS/IDENT/US-VISIT
Interoperability Events in 2005 |
March |
1 |
FBI CJIS Division proposes to the DHS an interim interoperability solution involving data sharing in near real time. |
14 |
Department CIO sends letter to Homeland Security Council, transmitting December 2004 OIG report and requesting IAFIS/US-VISIT study. |
May |
19 |
DHS Deputy Secretary sends letter to Homeland Security Council, affirming DHS Secretary’s decision to modify US-VISIT to take 10 flat fingerprints for enrollment and 2 flat fingerprints and a photograph for verification. |
June |
7 |
Homeland Security Council concurs with the DHS’s decision to modify US-VISIT and concludes that biometric screening of all foreign nationals to the United States will be based on 10 flat fingerprints for enrollment and 2 flat fingerprints and a photograph for verification. |
21 |
FBI, DHS, and DOS sign US-VISIT/DOJ FBI Interoperability Integrated Project Team Charter. |
24 |
FBI begins providing updates of fingerprints of Known or Suspected Terrorists to DHS on a daily basis as an interim interoperability solution. |
July |
13 |
DHS Secretary publicly announces decision to accept NIST biometric standard of 10 flat fingerprints for enrollment and 2 flat fingerprints and a photograph for verification. |
September |
16 |
As part of the Fast Capture Fingerprint/Palm Print initiative, the National Institute of Justice awards grants to 3 vendors to develop devices designed to capture the equivalent of 10 rolled fingerprints in 15 seconds or less. |
October |
4 |
FBI completes enhancement of IAFIS capacity to support up to 20,000 daily TPRS and 60,000 daily CAR transactions from the DHS. |
6 |
JMD provides Congress and OIG with status report on efforts to achieve interoperability among IAFIS, IDENT, and US-VISIT. |
November |
30 |
FBI begins transferring the first set of Wants and Warrants records created after November 2005 to the DHS as part of the iDSM. |
December |
4 |
FBI completes final system enhancements to make TPRS transactions for the DHS high priority in IAFIS. |
30 |
DHS completes deployment of US-VISIT to all ports of entry.
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