Drug Enforcement Administration
Office of Information Systems

June 2005

DEA - IT Environment and Management

 

• 25 divisions are in the continental US.
• DEA is has offices in over 350 locations – worldwide.

 

Enterprise Architecture - Applications

Major Applications (OMB 300's)

Law Enforcement

• Case Investigation
• M204 legacy apps
• Migration to Oracle, Web, Data Warehouse= Concorde
• Lab Automation modernization= LIMS
• Intel- Intelligence Research Support System (IRSS) classified
• El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC)
• Investigate Technology

Regulatory

• Diversion
• Modernization Program for IT (MPIT)
• Controlled Substance Ordering System/Electronic Prescription for Controlled Substances (CSOS/EPCS)
• Online investigations

Administrative

• Financial Management Program (FMP)/UFMS currently FFS

Firebird System Design

• Network
  • TCP/IP Intranet
  • Frame-relay WAN
  • Being Upgraded
• Computing infastructure
  • Windows NT server
  • Windows 95 workstation
  • Moving to XP and server 2003
• End user services
  • COTS: office automation, E-mail, web, utilities
  • Custom: case management, mainframe, database
  • Centralized systems mangement and support
    
    

Shoring up the Foundation

Sensitive System Firebird	Classified System merlin
PC's Windows 95 and NT	Windows xp & Server 2003 OS
Worldwide Comm System (JCN)	JUTNet
COTS Office Automation Tools	Update the Suite of COTS Tools
Mainframe Access	Migrate the Concorde
Access and Sharing of Data/Info	Concorde Enabled (OneDOJ now)
Electronic Mail	Enhanced E-Mail
Electronic DEA-6	e-Case Management in Concorde

DEA IT Priorities- FY05

• Keep Everything Working!
• Firebird
• Concorde
  • Case Management
  • GIS & Operations Planning
  • Statistics Reporting
  • Non-drug Evidence Management
  • Priority Targeting Management
• Lab Information Management
• Property Management System
• Unified Financial Management System
• Information Assurance
• JUTNet

IT Budget Facts

• FY 2003
  • DEA's IT Base Budget cut by >20%
• FY 2004
  • DEA's IT Base Budget cut by >9%
• FY 2005 and Beyond
  • DEA's IT Base Budget cut by >7%
• Costs continue to escalate by ~ 4.5% each year

Technical Services

• Infrastructure/Office Automation
  • Maintenance and Tech Refresh
  • End User Support
• Software Development
• Database Administration
• Data Repositories (warehouse, Marts)
• Web Services
• Accessibility Adaptations (504, 508)
• Information Assurance (Shared responsibility with Office of Security)

New Capabilities

• Focus will be on modular development of Concorde: a web-based, enter once-use many, data repository
• $5.8M base recurring
• Team with existing multiple-award vendors
• Everything else will be Operations and Maintenance

Current Database Systems

DEAL
WRS
NADDIS
TOLLS
CAST

Concorde Vision

Coming soon

Concorde Design Approach

• All DEA Data:
  • Investigative
  • Intelligence
  • Financial Mgmt
  • Administrative
  • Forensic
    
• Core Principles
  • Business Rule Driven
  • Data Standardization
  • Common Technical Solutions
  • Code and Process Re-use
  • Rational Unified Process Development methodology

Concorde Architecture

coming soon

Concorde First Phase - Investigative Business Line

• Case Management
• Priority Target Management
• Operations Planning and Deconfliction
• Non-Drug Evidence Management
• Arrest and Booking Management
• Statistical Analysis & Reporting
• Work Hours Activity Tracking

Concorde Intelligence Layer

• Builds from the Enforcement Layer
• Data Validation
• Standard Electronic Data Formats (or "Data Standardization)
• Near-Real-Time Parsing & Injection of Data via Web access & Portal features
• Centralized Concorde Architecture
• Work on Merlin to Concorde Linkage
• Begin Development Cycle- 2nd Quarter FY05 Using Lessons from Top Down Review

Clearance Requirements

• DEA Sensitive- 90 days tp process with clean package.
• Similar to National Security SECRET with additional drug questionnaire, criminal and financial checks.
• US Citizenship Required.

Contact Information

• DEACTO@USDOJ.GOV
• Send "line card" with core competencies and technologies and company contact information
• Suggest establishing partnerships with larger companies
• Almost all procurements are advertised in CBD...except GSA Schedule Orders and 8A directed procurements!