Follow-up Review of the Status of IDENT/IAFIS Integration

E & I Report No. I-2005-001
December 2004

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Background Scope and Methodology RESULTS OF THE REVIEW - PART I FBI IAFIS Capacity to Handle Projected Workload Increase DHS Workload Projections IAFIS System Availability Requirements RESULTS OF THE REVIEW - PART II Efforts to Achieve Interoperable Fingerprint System Have Stalled DHS and DOS Do Not Agree on Technology Standard for Collecting Fingerprint Information Departmental Positions on Fully Interoperable System Risks of Failing to Resolve Issues The Federal Government May Face Significant Costs to Later Re-engineer Different Fingerprint Systems RESULTS OF THE REVIEW - PART III CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS APPENDICES: BACKGROUND ON FBI AND INS AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION DATABASES ACRONYMS USED IN THIS REPORT DEPARTMENT (JMD) COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT REPORT OIG ANALYSIS OF DEPARTMENT (JMD) COMMENTS DHS COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT REPORT OIG ANALYSIS OF DHS COMMENTS DOS COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT REPORT OIG ANALYSIS OF DOS COMMENTS