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FBI Looks To Redeem Itself With 'Sentinel'

Larry Greenmeier writes on InformationWeek:

The FBI's next crack at creating a more cohesive data-sharing application infrastructure will soon get its first big test. The bureau's IT executives will soon begin to formally scrutinize both the plans for its highly anticipated Sentinel project and the project's lead contractor, Lockheed Martin.

After October's critical design review, the FBI will know everything it needs to about Lockheed's progress on the first phase of the project, valued at more than $400 million, to modernize the bureau's applications.

Given the highly publicized failure of the FBI's last major application upgrade, the $170 million Virtual Case File system, and the overwhelming amount of oversight Sentinel is getting from Congress, the Justice Department, and the public, this is a make-or-break moment for CIO Zalmai Azmi.

posted by Fergie @ 9/01/2006 09:41:00 AM