RCMP commissioner warns IT failures will have 'catastrophic' consequences

Re:RCMP commissioner warns IT failures will have 'catastroph... by winteriscoming on Monday February 27, 2017 @10:42PM (#13750965)

For those like me who are unfamiliar with what RCMP is - it's the Canadian police. The article is about the Canadian police commissioner raising concerns about the quality of IT support provided to them

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Re:RCMP commissioner warns IT failures will have 'catastroph... by theluketaylor on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @12:37AM (#13751530)

RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) are a pretty unique police service. Depending on the area of the country they can operate as everything from federal law enforcement right down to local police services. In many rural places they operate as all levels of law enforcement all at once, something you wouldn't find in the US. The vast territory and mandate they cover makes for some unique challenges.

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Re:RCMP commissioner warns IT failures will have 'catastroph... by hh2222 on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @02:13AM (#13751915)

Cities and communities can also contract the RCMP instead of managing their own police forces.

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Re:RCMP commissioner warns IT failures will have 'catastroph... by microcolonel on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @12:46AM (#13751556)

They're mostly equivalent to the FBI, except they have personnel which handle local police services in counties or regions which would not otherwise have local police services.

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Re:RCMP commissioner warns IT failures will have 'catastroph... by blazespin on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @01:42AM (#13751787)

More state police with FBI like powers

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