NCIS core capability was released on schedule in December 2020 and is currently in testing with our law enforcement partners.The system is live, and will be tested in a limited operational capacity from March with state and territory law enforcement partners ahead of progressive integration of NCIS consumption interfaces into local state and territory systems through a staged rollout.
In December NCIS was live on an accredited Public PROTECTED Cloud, with live data, a modernised user interface, a production level user authorisation model, audit and
monitoring capabilities, and enhanced data correlation and search capabilities. Feature upgrades will continue throughout 2021.
The budget for Tranche 1 of the NCIS program has not changed. Planning for future development of the NCIS program is not yet finalised and no changes in technical strategic direction have occurred since August 2020.