Maine FY24 NCHIP

The Maine Department of Public Safety (DPS) is requesting grant funds for three projects. Project 1: The Continuation of the Maine State Bureau of Identification’s (SBI) National Fingerprint File (NFF) Overtime Project. Maine’s goal is to become NFF compliant.   The first stage is for Maine’s SBI to show that it is taking control of records with pseudo pointers at the FBI.  After SBI first obtains a current listing from FBI of all pseudo pointers.  An Interstate Identification Index (III) report will be run for each record to determine differences with FBI and Maine’s fingerprint records.  If the FBI has more Maine fingerprint records then SBI, SBI needs to obtain those prints and run them in its database.  Maine then can set the “pseudo pointer” so it points to Maine only. SBI staff will be running Federal record checks, updating Maine’s computerized records to make sure they are accurate and up to date, and potentially scanning the files to electronic format.  Due to the amount of current work and staffing this project would need be completed on an overtime basis. Project 2: Criminal Justice Information Service (CJIS) Audit Tool. The CJIS audit solution is specifically designed to help State and Federal agencies effectively meet the CJIS audit requirements by using technology to reduce travel time and streamline the audit workflow. This is an effective tool for performing CJIS audits, technical security audits, and non­criminal justice agency audits. It allows State and Federal agencies to design their own audit surveys and easily create compliance reports. Maine is requesting funds to contract with Peak Performance Solutions who will support Maine’s CJIS audits and provide documentation storage for one year. Project 3: Travel and Training. Maine is looking to the future by focusing on the transfer of institutional knowledge. Grant funds are being requested to allow Maine’s SBI to send staff to the Compact Council, SEARCH, and CJIS APB conference trainings. Project 4: The Purchase and Activation of Handheld Biometric Devices. SBI plans to purchase 100 Ident 2.0 handheld biometric devices from Idemia to enhance Maine’s ability to capture fingerprints on the road and in other situations where the conventional taking of fingerprints is not possible.  The devices will be used to identify suspects in “real-time.”  Law enforcement agencies are able to use Ident 2.0 to easily capture and submit fingerprints for search to one or many criminal databases.  The devices will be used by Maine’s State Police troopers.