DEA Selects ChoicePoint as Exclusive Provider of Online Public Records Information.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1999-- Deal links agency to nation's most comprehensive online public records database system The Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was established in 1973 by President richard m. nixon as part of the Justice Department, thus uniting a number of federal drug agencies that had often worked at cross-purposes. (DEA DEA - Data Encryption Algorithm ) announced today an exclusive agreement with ChoicePoint(TM) Inc. (CPS (1) (Characters Per Second) The measurement of the speed of a serial printer or the speed of a data transfer between hardware devices or over a communications channel. CPS is equivalent to bytes per second. :NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ), selecting the company as its sole-source provider of public record information for its asset forfeiture Asset forfeiture is a term used to describe the confiscation of assets, by the State, which are either (a) the proceeds of crime or (b) the instrumentalities of crime. Instrumentalities of crime are property that was used to facilitate crime, for example cars used to transport division. The DEA chose ChoicePoint after an exhaustive six-month review of four of the nation's top information providers. The relationship covers more than 3,000 agents and analysts in the field and in resident offices throughout the country. The agreement, along with an exclusive deal signed with another major federal law enforcement agency Noun 1. law enforcement agency - an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation - a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice last month, is the third major sole-source provider contract ChoicePoint has secured this year. Tecords information needs of all levels of federal, state and local law enforcement and government agencies. "We want to make sure that federal, state and local law enforcement communities have a resource that understands and is committed to their unique needs," commented Doug Wagoner, ChoicePoint vice president. "We're pleased that an agency as accomplished as the DEA would place its trust and confidence in our ability to meet their law enforcement information needs." ChoicePoint is the leading provider of decision-making intelligence to businesses, individuals and government agencies. Through the identification, retrieval, storage, analysis and delivery of data, the company serves the information needs of the property and casualty insurance market, the life and health market, and the business and government markets, including Fortune 1000 corporations, asset-based lenders and professional service providers, and federal, state and local governments. For more information about ChoicePoint, visit www.choicepointinc.com. ChoicePoint is a registered trademark of ChoicePoint Inc. |
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