The fact that the FBI's long-awaited electronic case file system will not be fully deployed by the end of this year as planned may be more of a saving grace than an embarrassment. The FBI needs to take the tune to get the system right, analysts said last week. The system, known as the Virtual Case File (VCF), was envisioned as a means of enabling agents to conduct rapid, paperless information sharing; it's a major component of the FBI's IT modernization effort, known as Trilogy. But only one module of the system, the automated workflow application, is scheduled to be de-ployed by the end of the year.
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