Unclassified/Law Enforcement Sensitive
Law Enforcement Online
FBI 101:
Resources for Campus
Public Safety
by
Ronald E. Benson
FBI Supervisory Analyst
21 June 2010
Unclassified/Law Enforcement Sensitive
What resources does FBI Division 1
(Criminal Justice Information Services)
have to offer?
How do campus public safety agencies
access LEO?
• Be a current LEO member
• Have access to an internet
connection anywhere on Earth
Objectives
• Background
• Membership
• Strategic Tools
• Tactical Tools
– VCC
– NAS
• Other Services
Who’s on LEO?
“Currently, LEO provides a secure
communications link to and among al
levels of law enforcement and is
available to more than 18,000 law
enforcement agencies. LEO has a user
community of more than 137,000 vetted
members.”
Robert S. Mueller, III, Director , FBI
Statement Before the Senate Judiciary
Committee, March 25, 2009
www.leo.gov
Username
&
Password
Special Interest Groups (SIGS)
•by Topic
•FBI Bomb Data Center
•National Joint Terrorism Task Force
•by Geographic Location
•Group of 13 Pennsylvania SIG
•North Carolina Law Enforcement &
Emergency Services
•by Agency or Position
•DEA
•United States Airport and Seaport Police
Examples of SIG Content
•BOLOs/Advisories
•Manuals, Presentations
•Contact Lists
•Training
•Meeting Minutes
•Any Electronically Scanned File
•SIG-Specific Events Or Activities
•SIG-Relevant Photos, Documents, Maps
Virtual Command
Center
Virtual Command Center (VCC)
Terrorism
Natural Disaster
Criminal
• The VCC allows law enforcement agencies to
communicate “badge blind” in a secure and
timely manner
• The VCC will support special events, training
exercises, crisis situations, and natural
disasters
Past Uses of a VCC
•Inauguration
•Olympics
•Superbowl/Pro-bowl
•Hurricane Katrina
•Presidential debates
•NASCAR
•Academy Awards
•Criminal Cases (ex. kidnapping)
•Exercises
•Administrative purposes
Date
Precedence
Location
National Alert System
Law Enforcement
Online
FBI National Alert System (NAS)
• System monitors delivery of Alerts
– Alert to 20,000 Users/Centers through LEO VPN in 5
minutes
– System maintains records regarding delivery and
whether the message was actually read by recipients
– Secondary notification sent to 160,000 devices such as
pagers, cellular phones, PDAs, and regular Internet
email, to advise that an Alert has been sent
• Alert is within the VPN and can contain law
enforcement sensitive information
• Alerts can be linked to secure LEO WebPages with
greater detail to include photos, maps, and scanned
documents.
Hosted Services
•Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners Journal
Index (AFTEJI)
•Bomb Data Center (BDC)/Automated Incident Reporting
Report System (AIRS)
•HOBAS (Hostage Barricade System)
•LEILA
(Law Enforcement Intelligence Linguist Access)
•Virtual Command Center (VCC)
•CACU (Crimes Against Children Unit)
•VICAP (Violent Criminal Apprehension Program)
Connected Services
•JABS (Joint Automated Booking System)
•NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children)
•ONEDOJ (formerly Regional Data Exchange)
•RISS.net (Regional Information Sharing System)
•N-DEx (National Data Exchange)
•ORION (Operational Response and Investigative Online
Network)
Law Enforcement Online
Summary
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• Intelligence Information Sharing System allowing
LE Agencies, DoD and Intelligence Organizations to
pass critical time sensitive information in a secure
environment – LE Vetted Information
• Certified and Accredited for Sensitive But
Unclassified (SBU) and Law Enforcement Sensitive
(LES) Information
• Protected through Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Technology - 256 bit encryption
• Users - Law Enforcement , Department of Defense
and Intelligence Agencies
• No Individual User Costs – internet access only
Contact Information
Ronald E. Benson
FBI-LEO Program Management Office
(202) 324-6198
(304) 625-5555
leoprogramoffice@leo.gov
LEO Help Desk
(888) 334-4536
Thank You For Your Attention!!!