Terrorist Watch List Database

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Trouble with the Terrorist Watch List Database 1. What concepts in this chapter are illustrated in this case? Consolidating multiple databases into a single cohesive one is a primary goal of the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center (TSC). The organization is integrating at least 12 different databases; two years after the process began, 10 of the 12 have been processed. The remaining two databases are both fingerprint databases, and not technically watch lists. Using data warehouses to serve all the agencies that need information is the second major concept taken from this chapter. Agencies can receive a data mart, a subset of data, that pertains to its specific mission. For instance, airlines use data supplied by the TSA system in their NoFly and Selectee lists for prescreening passengers, while the U.S. Customs and Border Protection system uses the watch list data to help screen travelers entering the United States [presumably in transportation other than an airplane]. The State Department screens applicants for visas to enter the U.S. and U.S. residents applying for passports, while state and local law enforment agencies use the FBI system to help with arrests, detentions, and other criminal justice activities. Managing data resources effectively and efficiently is the third major concept in this case. No information policy has been established to specify the rules for sharing, disseminating, acquiring, standardizing, classifying, and inventorying information. Data administration seems to be poor. Data governance that would help the organizations manage the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data seems to be missing. It would help increase the privacy, security, data quality, and compliance with government regulations. Lastly, data quality audits and data cleansing are desperately needed to decrease the number of inconsistent record

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