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Lockheed Takes Crack At FBI Computers
John Stith
Staff Writer
2006-03-10
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Defense contractor Lockheed Martin won the job of upgrading the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) dated computer system. This isn't the first time a company has attempted this costly venture and many wonder if Lockheed is up to the task. Also under consideration is if the budget involved is up to the task after some conceivable estimates hitting $800 million.
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The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Lockheed beat another major defense contractor, Northrop Grumman, for the job of bringing the bureau computer systems into the 21st century. After lengthy six-month review process, Lockheed manage to clinch the deal.
This deal comes after the disastrous fiasco of an effort put forth by Science Applications International taking four years and $170 million. FBI director Robert Mueller said the effort wouldn't meet the bureaus needs when he pulled the plug. The new announcement is a bit past due, originally expected in November.
The FBI has caught some criticism on the antiquated state of the computers, with more than 1,000 paper forms still in use, particularly after 9/11. The FBI aims for this new systems to eliminate much of that paperwork as well as speed investigations and allow information to be shared and accessed a much faster rate and as such, improve national security.
Lockheed, perhaps best known for the super-fast spy planes like the U2 and the SR71-Blackbird, will have their work cut out for them on this mission. According to the WSJ, if the job includes scanning the billions of pages of files for computer access, this job could blow up into an $800 million job.
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John is a staff writer for SecurityProNews covering cyber security.
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