C'Anna Keffer
Operations Analyst for the FBI’s Law Enforcement Online
(LEO) Program, FBI: Criminal Justice Information Services
Law Enforcement Online (LEO) is an Internet system that is accredited and approved by the FBI for sensitive but unclassified information. LEO is used to support investigative operations, send notifications and alerts, and provide an avenue to remotely access other law enforcement and intelligence systems and resources. LEO provides all levels of the law enforcement, criminal justice, and public safety communities virtual private network access to its “anytime and anywhere” system for secure electronic communications, situational awareness, incident management and information sharing.
LEARNING POINTS:
LEO Capabilities:
Virtual Command Center (VCC)
• Allow users to monitor the many moving parts of a complex event in a secure environment
• Provide Incident Management Support
• Simple, Effective and Secure
• Exceptional Operational and Technical Support
Special Interest Groups (SIG)
• Multi-level access areas for members to participate in communities of specialized interests
• Securely share and store information
National Alert System (NAS)
• Deliver timely and sensitive information securely to LEO members via email and wireless text enabled devices such as pagers, cellular telephones, and PDAs.
Forums (Bulletin Boards)
• Provides secure bulletin boards of threaded messages by topic or by LEO Special Interest Group for information sharing among LEO users.