MediaTracker System

Year
2004
Author(s)
R.B. Strittmatter - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Benny Martinez - Los Alamos National Laboratory
D. M. Sandoval - Los Alamos National Laboratory
J. Abeyta - Los Alamos National Laboratory
D. Jones - Hsue
Abstract
The initial objectives of this effort were to provide a hardware and software platform that can address the requirements for the accountability of classified removable electronic media and vault access logging. The Media Tracker system software assists classified media custodian in managing vault access logging and Media Tracking to prevent the inadvertent violation of rules or policies for the access to a restricted area and the movement and use of tracked items. The MediaTracker system includes the software tools to track and account for high consequence security assets and high value items. The overall benefits include: • real-time access to the disposition of all Classified Removable Electronic Media (CREM), • streamlined security procedures and requirements, • removal of ambiguity and managerial inconsistencies, • prevention of incidents that can and should be prevented, • alignment with the DOE’s initiative to achieve improvements in security and facility operations through technology deployment, and • enhanced individual responsibility by providing a consistent method of dealing with daily responsibilities.