Well, it's only taken 12 years and $600m but finally the FBI has introduced electronic case records for all it's 36,000 employees. That's a lot less paper and I'm sure a more effective use of data, beware criminals the FBI have become even more efficient.
Sentinel, the agency’s all-digital system, features a web browser-style user interface that allows agents to enter and review information about cases or suspects. Agents can do quick searches to see if one of their cases has any similarities to other cases, an improvement which should speed up investigations. Additionally, agents can electronically sign documents using an identification badge reader.
Certain elements of Sentinel have been in use by FBI agents for months, but the agency made the full switch to digital filing last month. The software sees about 20,000 users a day.
“The deployment of Sentinel is an important step forward for FBI’s information technology,” said FBI Director Robert S. Mueller in an e-mailed statement.
Check out their press release: http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-announces-deployment-of-sentinel
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