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TODAY'S NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION EXCHANGE.

THIS REMIMDER:

U.S. Attorney John McKay and the Justice Department - Defense Department partnership in civilian law enforcement - The LInX program:

As the Seattle P-I previously reported, the Naval Criminal Investigation Service had taken the lead on funding LInX from the FBI, which is part of the Justice Department.

Local participants were disgruntled for years because the program did not have access to the local FBI's investigative files. McKay complained at high levels of the Bush administration.

In a Nov. 29, 2003, story, McKay told the P-I that he was encouraged that the naval service had stepped up to fund the program but depressed that the FBI pulled its support. Almost a year later, the FBI committed to share a portion of its digitized records with local law enforcement agencies.

2008 John McKay briefing regarding the LInX program.

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McKay, Moschella said, devoted too much effort to a regional law enforcement information-sharing network with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, known as LINX.

McKay spent a 'considerable amount of time' pushing the plan, said Moschella, adding that McKay wanted the 'Justice Department to give our Good Housekeeping seal of approval for it.'

McKay told the committee that he had been given the Navy's highest award for the program.