Dear Colleagues: An article from Government Computer News addresses CSOSA’s technology efforts to supervise and assist offenders. It’s on our web site at www.csosa.gov, second article from the top. A new seven-minute video addressing the same topic is at http://media.csosa.gov. Please see television programs. It’s the first video.Both products principally address SMART and SMART-STAT. SMART is the agency’s data tracking system. SMART-STAT analyizes data to allow executives, middle management and line staff to make the best decisions to protect public safety and provide needed treatment services.SMART-STAT sessions bring all parties to the table (including human resources, budget, and general counsel in addition to supervision operations) with a uniform understanding of the data to make decisions. All levels of the organization from line staff to senior management are held accountable for results.SMART and SMART-STAT and the use of additional CSOSA technologies (GPS tracking, DNA, drug testing, employment, treatment, educational data and more) resulted in the production of the video by SAS, a contractor providing business intelligence software. CSOSA uses SAS software to manage and analyze data. CSOSA does not and cannot endorse any commercial product.Best, Len.Leonard A. Sipes, Jr.
Senior Public Affairs Specialist
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
633 Indiana Ave. Washington, D.C. 20004
(a federal, executive branch agency)
202-220-5616 (work) 240-882-8274 (cell)
www.csosa.gov; leonard.sipes@csosa.gov
http://media.csosa.gov (radio and television shows for the Internet). Blog at http://media.csosa.gov/blog.
Leonard A. Sipes, Jr
Senior Public Affairs Specialist
Court services and Offender Supervision Agency
(A federal, executive branch agency)
http://media.csosa.gov (radio and television shows for the Internet)
www.csosa.gov