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Status Report on Transformational and Major Crown Projects
Description:
The Real Time Identification (RTID) Project is a re-engineering of systems and processes used for fingerprint identification, civil clearances and criminal records management. Its objective is to convert the current paper-based workflow to an electronic workflow, enabling the “real time” identification of fingerprints.
Fingerprints are submitted by police agencies to support the creation of criminal records or to search the criminal record repository during criminal investigations or civil security screening. RTID is streamlining these services and enabling an improved tracking of criminals by reducing identification turnaround times from weeks and months to hours and days.
The development of RTID should result in the following end state response times:
- 72 hours for all civil 10-print searches (not linked to a criminal record) (improved from five months)
- 24 hours for all latent fingerprint crime scene searches (improved from six weeks)
- two hours for all refugee 10-print searches (improved from six weeks)
- two hours for all criminal 10-print searches (improved from 10 weeks)
The RTID Project was initiated in 2004 and subdivided into two major phases for its execution:
- Phase 1 modernized the civil clearance process, implemented a new Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) and developed a new transaction manager – the NPS National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Server – permitting agencies to submit their fingerprint information electronically. Phase 1 was closed out in 2008 from an information technology (IT) perspective.
- The scope for Phase 2 was reassessed and in March 2011 the RCMP received Treasury Board Effective Project Approval (EPA) for the realignment of the Phase 2 objectives. The scope of the realignment will provide benefits related to civil process enhancements and enable the electronic submission of criminal charges. Although the reduced scope will not support the electronic submission of criminal record updates and dispositions, it will provide a functional, stabilized system that can process current and future transaction volumes for both civil and criminal processes. It will also support other Crown initiatives such as Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Temporary Resident Biometrics Project (TRBP). This scope is scheduled for completion in March 2013.
Project Phase:
The project is currently focusing on IT systems development to stabilize key components that support essential RCMP business outcomes and deliver an RTID solution that supports future Government of Canada needs, such as the TRBP at Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
The project has realigned its staff to better support the requirements of the TRBP. RCMP resources on RTID and TRBP have been integrated to ensure that the RTID solution addresses the needs of all business lines within the scope.
The project is progressing as planned and is expected to deliver on the approved scope, budget and schedule. Development and testing activities continue in support of Criminal Migration.
| Lead Department | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) |
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| Contracting Authority | Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) |
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| List of Major Milestones | Date |
|---|---|
| Criminal Migration Prep Release in Production |
November 2011 |
| Proof of Concept TP2000 Legacy Modernization Project |
November 2011 |
| Proof of Concept High/Low Resolution Scanning Legacy Modernization Project | February 2012 |
| Criminal Migration Training Complete | February 2012 |
| Criminal Migration Release in Production | March 2012 |
| Independent Project Review | March 2012 |
| Functional Release in Production | June 2012 |
| Clean-up Release in Production | October 2012 |
| Project Close-out | March 2013 |
Project Outcomes
Project outcomes include:
- Time to process civil, criminal and refugee 10-print fingerprint submissions reduced
- Time to process latent fingerprint crime scene searches reduced
- Number of latent fingerprint identifications increased
- Time to process updates to criminal records reduced providing front-line law enforcement personnel with current criminal records information
Progress Report and Explanations of Variances
The amended RTID EPA was granted on March 24, 2011 to adjust the project scope, extend the approved timeline and re-establish the expenditure authority.
The RTID Project is progressing as planned. The approved scope, the budget ($156.1M including HST) and the revised project end date of March 2013 will be achieved as per the EPA Authority.
Industrial Benefits
Not applicable.
