Anyone looking into just how well all these databases talk to one another? My guess is that such an investigation will turn up yet another big government boondoggle fueled by unlimited money and zero accountability.
Which means this story will really sink like a stone if the media gets its way.
Actually they work pretty well if the data is complete.
I had a friend who worked on VA's NCIC, and through it is/was kind of "primitive", it gets the job done.