Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2024, $39,530)
The Oregon State Police (OSP) plans to use grant funds to host a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) informational conference in 2025 and 2026 for applicable OSP employees, as well as partner agencies that have roles that interface with Oregon’s criminal history repository. The CJIS informational conference promotes information-sharing throughout the state. This conference is an opportunity for Oregon criminal justice, non-criminal justice, and regulatory agencies to come together to network and receive the best possible in-person training using the latest tools and techniques for their career disciplines. It is anticipated the Oregon State Police in coordination with federal agencies, would provide three days of training with content that includes possible topics such as: CJIS audit, CJIS terminal agency coordinator, validations, uniform crime reporting, information security officer, computerized criminal history, rap back, federal compliance information and updates, among other topics. The training would be provided by OSP training and management personnel, and OSP would seek participation from other organizations such as the FBI, National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, Microsoft, and others.