The NLECTC Communications Technology Center of Excellence (CoE) mission is to support the NIJ research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E) process. The CoE performs this mission by providing specialized technology assistance, information and support to law enforcement and other appropriate criminal justice agencies. The Communications Technology CoE intends to provide a secure envrionment for sharing information and exchanging ideas.
Lab capability: Counter Intelligence
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is a dynamic organization that serves as the professional voice of law enforcement. The IACP addresses cutting edge issues confronting law enforcement through advocacy, programs and research, as well as training and other professional services.
Computer Analysis Response Team (CART)
The FBI’s CART forensic examiners are available to assist state, local, tribal, and campus law enforcement partners to provide digital forensic analysis and technical services to support law enforcement and intelligence organizations. There are currently 500 certified special agents and other personnel working at FBI headquarters, 56 field offices and within the network of RCFLs.
eGuardian
The FBI’s eGuardian database is a sensitive but unclassified threat tracking system. The eGuardian system allows state, local, tribal, and campus law enforcement partners to record threat information or cyber incidents, in a standardized format. The information is then reviewed and analyzed at the state and local levels to assist in assessing terrorism related threats, cyber incidents, and suspicious activities, thereby enabling links, relationships, and encouraging the sharing of vetted information within the law enforcement ocmmunity.
U.S. DOJ – Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS)
The CCIPS is responsible for implementing the Department’s national strategies in combating computer and intellectual property crimes worldwide. The CCIPS attorneys prevent, investigate, and prosecute computer crimes by working with other government agencies, the private sector, academic institutions, and foreign counterparts.
Arizona – Maricopa County Attorney’s Office
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has a team of prosecutors, legal assistants and investigators dedicated to prosecuting computer-related crimes and providing technical assistance to all law enforcement agencies around the state. The office focuses on the following types of cases: online luring, cyber stalking, virus attacks, online auction fraud, online escort services, and network intrusions.
National Association of Attorneys General
NAAGÕs mission is to facilitate interaction among Attorneys General as peers and to facilitate the enhanced performance of Attorneys General and their staffs. The Association fosters interstate cooperation on legal and law enforcement issues, conducts policy research and analysis of issues, conducts training, and facilitates communication between the statesÕ chief legal officers and all levels of government.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the NIST is one of the nation’s oldest physical science laboratories. The Computer Security Resource Center, in particular, facilitates broad sharing of information security tools and practices, provides a resource for information security standards and guidelines, and identifies key security web resources to support users in industry, government, and academia. The CSRC provides a publication database that is accessible to the public.
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)
The NLECTC is the conduit between researchers and criminal justice professionals in the field for technology issues. NLECTC works with criminal justice professionals to identify urgent and emerging technology needs. NIJ sponsors research and development or identifies best practices to address those needs. NLECTC centers demonstrate new technologies, test commercially available technologies and publish results Ñ linking research with practice.
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)
The NLECTC is the conduit between researchers and criminal justice professionals in the field for technology issues. NLECTC works with criminal justice professionals to identify urgent and emerging technology needs. NIJ sponsors research and development or identifies best practices to address those needs. NLECTC centers demonstrate new technologies, test commercially available technologies and publish results Ñ linking research with practice.
