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INSLAW is a software company that developed the PROMIS (Prosecutor's Management Information System) software in the early 1980s. The company was owned by Bill Hamilton and Nancy Hamilton.[3]
Inslaw became central to a major scandal when it sued the United States Department of Justice for alleged non-payment on a version of PROMIS called Modification 12, and for allegedly pirating and modifying the software for sale to foreign governments, including Israel and Canada.[3]
Michael Riconosciuto claimed to have installed a "back door" in the PROMIS software, which was then allegedly made available by Earl Brian through Wackenhut Corporation after acquiring it from Peter Videnieks, a United States Department of Justice contracting official.[3]
The PROMIS Software Scandal became a significant focus of investigative journalist Danny Casolaro's work, who believed it was connected to a larger network he termed "The Octopus."[3]
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The Institute for Law and Social Research (INSLAW) started as a non-profit think tank and research group founded by former NSA analyst Bill Hamilton and his wife Nancy Hamilton in XXXX year in Washington, DC. It was located at 1025 Fifteenth St, NW, Washington DC 20005.
PROMIS
[!TODO] TODO Brief PROMIS summary
PROMIS RESEARCH PROJECT
[!TODO] TODO Need to research exactly what this was, who funded it, who was in charge, etc. All we know currently is the 17+ papers published and possibly team leaders.
74-NI -99-0008-G - PROMIS Research Project (Institute for Law and Social Research, Washington, D.C.; William A. Hamilton, Project Director). The Prosecutor's Management Information System (PROMIS) collects detailed statistical data on every case prosecuted or considered for prosecution in the D.C. Superior Court. Based on this data, the project will diagnose problems and develop recommended changes in police and prosecution management policies, procedures and decision-making.
JIS
DOJ
[!TODO] TODO Need to find U.S. Department of Justice contract with INSLAW and flesh out details.
Bankruptcy
[!TODO] TODO Need to go through the bankruptcy court case and fully update Inslaw, Inc., et al. v. The United States, etc
FBI
In mid-1979, the FBI sought approval from Congress for acquisition of a new front-end processor (also known as a communications controller), a device that controls and manages the flow of messages into and out of the computer. In order to evaluate this request, the Senate Judiciary Committee asked both the OTA (OTA) and the Institute for Law and Social Research (INSLAW) for an outside analysis.2