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Among other things, it creates a new Recovery Acwuntability and Transparency Board and a new websitc - Recovery.gov - to provide information to the public, including access to detailed infonna[ion on grants and contracts made with Recovery Act funds. The Justice Assistance Gant (JAG) Program funded under the Recovery Act is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to sratc and local jurisdictions. Recovery JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system, from multi-jurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, coons, corrections, treannen[, and justice information sharing initiatives. Recovery JAG funded projects may address crime through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of criminaljustice systems, processes, and procedures. The county of Hawaii will use its Fiscal Year 2009 Recovery Act JAG award in the amount of 5366,489 m improve [hc server environment for the Hawaii's County Prosecutor's Office. The purchase of a new scrveq its supponing hardware, soRwarc, and services azsociatcd with conversion of the currem system will improve the prosecutor's office ability and efficiency in handling ease information and itr ability to share information with other law enforcement agencies the on island. This project will also enable the prosecutor's office to increase electronic storage and exchange case files and documents to support critical law enforcement efforts. The county will also use their award to extend [he Evidence Specialist Pilot Program from Scprember 16, 2009, m August I5, 201 I end to purchase an updated digital wmea system to allow the police department to wntinuc critical law enforcement effons. NCAMCF