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Surplus
Computer Program In January 2000, the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center-West (NLECTC-West) observed that small agencies were in need of computing equipment and that the center's technical partner was embarking upon a computer modernization program. The center took advantage of this opportunity by initiating and developing a program of distributing reconditioned high-end personal computers to small agencies and facilities in the Western United States. Programmed modernization of The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center tasked to support the center's programs has made this effort possible. Surplus computers are selected from storage on the Aerospace facility and are transferred to the NLECTC-West, where the process begins. The program begins with a "governmental wipe" of the hard drive which rewrites the "0's and 1's" of the binary code on the disk. After the wipe, the systems are sent thorough check and testing process to make sure that the computers and monitors are running at optimum performance. After establishing the performance levels of each system, they are then loaded with an operating system, Windows 95-b, and a completely install word processing software, Microsoft Works. The next step includes installation of a 56.6k-voice/fax modem, as well as its software components. The modem is then thoroughly tested to establish proper working order. This would allow for law enforcement agencies, which did not have the technology available to them before, to be able to perform light word processing and have access to the Internet as well as establishing an email account. The system is then packaged in a foamed container by The Aerospace Corporation, and is shipped via FedEx directly to the agency requesting the computer. With this technology readily available, the question of who receives the technology evolves. A representative from their respective state who sits on the NLECTC-WR's Regional Advisory Council identifies agencies that are in need of such technology. Each of the region's nine states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) has representation, and the NLECTC-WR desires to assist these states, as well as the whole United States, with such technological facilitation. The surplus computer program has already served to meet the needs of 53 different agencies providing 81 complete computer systems. The NLECTC-WR's computer surplus program has reached six of the region's nine states including Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, and continues to be an evolving work-in-progress. |
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