Global Studies Highlight Success of the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer

Lewes, DE -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/22/2013 -- More than a dozen published scientific studies and numerous academic papers from researchers and universities around the globe currently validate the precision and accuracy of voice stress analysis (VSA) technology.

A recent study of the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA), which is used by over 2,000 law enforcement, military and security agencies, showed the system to have an accuracy rate greater than 95%, far surpassing the performance of all other lie detection systems, including the controversial polygraph. The findings of the 18-year study, conducted by Professor James Chapman and Neuroscientist Marigo Stathis, were published in the 2012 Annual Edition of the scientific journal "Criminalistics and Court Expertise."

Other studies include two from the US Air Force Research Laboratory, conducted in 2000 and 2005, which determined that voice stress analysis achieved an accuracy rate of 100% when used to detect stress in known-conclusion cases, and that VSA results correlated to valid confession rates in over 90% of the cases studied. Since 2001, there have been several published scientific studies of VSA research conducted at Vilnius Godiminas Technical University, Lithuania, which validate both the efficacy and adaptability of VSA technology. The US Department of Defense in its 2007 study titled "Structured Interview Assessment of the Field Use of Voice Stress Analyzer Technology" determined US police obtained superior accuracy results with the CVSA compared to those typically attained with the outdated polygraph. Researchers from Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland, in 2008 and 2012, studied the issue of police receiving telephone calls to their Emergency Call Centers, when only some of the calls were actual emergencies. Using a sample of over 60,000 genuine emergency calls they were able to accurately identify true emergency calls from less-urgent calls using VSA technology. Similar findings were published in 2011, based on research conducted by a joint team from the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands Defense Academy and TNO Netherlands, which reported that stress in the human voice can be detected and accurately measured over the telephone. During 2013 there have been several reports of US government-funded research of VSA achieving greater than 90% accuracy rates during fully Automated Interviews designed for Homeland Security applications at the US-Mexico border.

The totality of this research indicates the superior performance observed by the approximately 2,000 police agencies using CVSA has been achieved through cutting-edge research and development, the use of advanced algorithms, and unique proprietary processes specific to the CVSA. Such clear-cut results underscore why the CVSA remains the world's most advanced, accurate, and widely-used credibility assessment system.

For further information about the CVSA, contact Commander Ivan Ortega, Director of International Relations, for the National Association of Computer Voice Stress Analysts (NACVSA), at admin@nacvsa.org.

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Voice-Based Technology Demonstrated to be Superior

Lewes, DE -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/06/2013 -- The US Federal Polygraph program, which has played a central role in US security and counterintelligence efforts since the 1950's, has come under intense scrutiny due to the fact Edward Snowden passed a US government administered polygraph examination and was granted access to highly sensitive secrets of the National Security Agency (NSA). Snowden's access to sensitive classified information was granted, in large part, due to the results of his polygraph examination. Snowden fled from the US in May 2013 with secret information pertaining to global US Intelligence operations, and he stated it was his intent to expose US Intelligence operations when he applied for his NSA position. Snowden's ability to defeat the polygraph has renewed the debate about the polygraph's usefulness as a screening tool for national security applications.

Controversy surrounding the polygraph is not new. The accuracy of the polygraph has been contested almost since the introduction of the device in the 1920's. In 2003, the US National Academy of Sciences issued a report entitled "The Polygraph and Lie Detection." The National Academy of Sciences found that the majority of polygraph research was "unreliable, unscientific and biased," concluding that 57 of the approximately 80 research studies used to justify the use of the polygraph were significantly flawed. In addition, the polygraph has been found to be susceptible to multiple countermeasures, and the techniques to defeat the polygraph are widely available on the Internet. The National Academy of Sciences' conclusions paralleled those of an earlier US Congressional report "Scientific Validity of Polygraph Testing: A Research Review and Evaluation." Similarly, a report to congress by the Moynihan Commission on Government Secrecy concluded that "The few Government-sponsored scientific research reports on polygraph validity, especially those focusing on the screening of applicants for employment, indicate that the polygraph is neither scientifically valid nor especially effective…"

More recently, US-sponsored and funded polygraph programs in both Mexico and Honduras have been shut down by their respective governments, both of which characterized the polygraph as being of little to no value. Multiple agencies of the US government have long understood the inherent weaknesses of the polygraph, which include its pervasive "inconclusive" results and error rates consistently exceeding 20%. Such deficiencies have led a number of federal agencies to fund research to replace the polygraph. The AVATAR kiosk, developed by the BORDERS Project at the University of Arizona, is one such federally-funded research project designed to develop a replacement technology for the outdated polygraph device. The capabilities of AVATAR are largely dependent on voice-based analysis, a technical capability that has long been rejected by the US Federal Polygraph establishment.

However, voice-based technologies capable of detecting deception have been available since the 1970's, and were originally developed by the US Army. The Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA), sold by Florida-based NITV Federal Services, has shown the most promise as a replacement for the polygraph. The CVSA has proven its superiority in the field with US police agencies and overseas with the US military. The CVSA is currently used by over 2,000 agencies worldwide, including approximately 1,800 US law enforcement agencies. A recently published 18-year research study also found the CVSA to be highly accurate in detecting stress associated with deception – far exceeding the accuracy of the outdated polygraph. Further, the precision and reliability of the CVSA in detecting truthful individuals was found to be close to 100%. In comparison, a US government developed handheld polygraph device was found to only have a 50% accuracy rate in identifying truthful individuals.

For further information about the CVSA please contact the National Association of Computer Voice Stress Analysts at admin@nacvsa.org.

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New Technology Proposed for Police Anti-Corruption Screening

El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/11/2012 -- The 2012 kidnapping and subsequent murders of several individuals by Mexican police made worldwide news because this brutal crime was captured on video. Although the world has grown accustomed to shocking reports of Mexican police collaborating with Drug Cartels, it has seldom seen Mexican police corruption in action. The surveillance video opened the world's eyes to Mexico's major failures in providing basic police and public safety protections to its citizens.

According to Commander Ivan Ortega of the RRA Center, it is well known that police officials who were involved in this crime had undergone and passed "Confidence Control" polygraph examinations. The "Confidence Control" program was implemented by the former Secretary of Public Safety for Mexico, a well-known supporter of polygraph, who depended heavily on polygraph tests to evaluate corruption by police officials. Commander Ortega, a world renowned Credibility and Risk Assessment expert, confirmed the Mexican federal polygraph program repeatedly failed over a six year period for a number of reasons, including: polygraph is an obsolete technology; polygraph is easy to defeat; and polygraph's ambiguous results can be manipulated by corrupt "insiders." Commander Ortega supports the use of newer technologies that are far more advanced, automated, and that do not involve subjective judgments by government bureaucrats who are susceptible to bribery, corruption and other criminal influences.

"There have been hundreds of cases across Mexico where the polygraph failed to detect corrupt police officials. This is not surprising since recent official US Government reports by US military polygraph examiners confirm the polygraph is incapable of effectively and accurately screening individuals for security related issues." Commander Ortega further stated "Institutional corruption, or the breakdown of honor, integrity and ethical standards, is a cancer that can only be eliminated by major changes in senior and mid-level police leadership and years of concerted anti-corruption efforts. Further, new technologies and processes must be implemented to identify the most honorable men and women to serve Mexico as police and security officials. By objectively identifying individuals who possess qualities such as honesty, integrity, trustworthiness and the desire to serve Mexico, the country can make long overdue anti-corruption reforms so its citizens will once again have confidence in their police and security officials."

Commander Ortega advised Remote Risk Assessment (RRA) technology can automatically, objectively and accurately evaluate human trust and risk factors. "RRA is unique due to the simplicity of its interview process, the fact the system is totally automated, and RRA interviews can be conducted in 10 minutes or less. RRA can conduct thousands of trust and risk assessment interviews per day, which makes it ideal for screening Mexico's police and security officials. Further, it was designed to be applied "virtually," which makes it far more efficient and cost effective than any other credibility assessment process available today. There is no other technology, system, or process in existence that can massively, rapidly and accurately screen individuals for trust and risk factors. Unlike the old fashioned polygraph, RRA is a 21st Century technology that can be immediately applied to anti-corruption screening operations in Mexico. My conservative estimate is that RRA could screen all of Mexico's 700,000 police officials is less than two years. Polygraph could not even screen 25% of Mexico's police in six years and its results were dismal." Commander Ortega also noted RRA's technology has been scientifically proven and it has achieved accuracy levels greater than 95% during large-scale trust assessment interviewing projects.

For further details Commander Ivan Ortega can be contacted directly at 915-443-7722 or by email at ivanortega@rrasolutions.com.

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El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/04/2012 -- Law enforcement and security professionals from across Latin America continue to travel to South Florida to be trained on the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer CVSA ®). The CVSA has been available to law enforcement agencies in the US since 1988, first as an analog device and since 1997 in a digital version. The CVSA is the only voice stress analyzer in the world with two US Patents, and the only system worldwide incorporating the FACT® scoring system, which uses scientifically validated processes to reliably and precisely evaluate the results of CVSA examinations. The CVSA is now used by close to 2,000 agencies and is the most widely used truth verification system in the US, far surpassing the number of agencies that use older polygraph equipment.

A soon to be published research study will report the accuracy rate of the CVSA is greater than 95%, an assertion long made by the system's manufacturer. The study's results are further supported by current US Government funded voice analysis research which has found voice technologies performed well for border security applications. The CVSA has been used by both the US Military and US Customs for such applications since the 1990's. US military units in Afghanistan and Iraq reported the CVSA's accuracy exceeded 95% during combat intelligence operations. Both the reliability and accuracy of the CVSA under combat conditions far exceeded that of a handheld polygraph device, which has fallen under scrutiny after being fielded without proper validation for vetting operations and no countermeasures testing. It has been previously reported poor vetting procedures by both the DOD and NATO contributed to insider attacks against US military by Afghan security force members.

Additionally, continuous high profile polygraph failures in Mexico and other Latin American countries have generated renewed interest in the more modern, reliable and precise CVSA system. This is especially true after the CVSA proved to be an effective investigative tool for Mexican anti-kidnapping squads involved in negotiations with kidnapping suspects.

In Mexico, dozens of Federal Police officers were discovered to be working with various criminal organizations after passing federally administered anti-corruption polygraph examinations. Critics of polygraph cite such incidents as proof of the polygraph's limited capabilities. The US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) reported in a 2003 congressionally directed assessment that the polygraph has little to no capability to accurately screen individuals for security related issues. The NAS found that the majority of polygraph research was "Unreliable, Unscientific and Biased," concluding that 57 of the approximately 80 research studies cited by polygraph proponents were significantly flawed. NAS researchers stated such dismal performance by the polygraph is further complicated by the polygraph's high false positive rate and the numerous countermeasures that can be employed to defeat the polygraph process, many of which are openly published on the internet. The NAS conclusions paralleled those of an earlier United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment report "Scientific Validity of Polygraph Testing: A Research Review and Evaluation" which also found the polygraph was ineffective for security screening applications. Research conducted in both Europe and the US over the past several years supports the superiority of voice stress analysis technology over older polygraph equipment, which explains the rapid adoption of the CVSA for truth verification applications in Latin America.

For further information about the CVSA certification training please contact the NACVSA at admin@nacvsa.org or by calling 888-358-5025.

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A revolutionary new video-analysis technology offered exclusively by The RRA Center can remotely and automatically identify individuals who pose security threats using standard video imagery.

El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/31/2012 -- The Remote Credibility Assessment System (RCAS) is being offered after extensive laboratory and field testing confirmed its technical validity and ability to perform under a variety of conditions. The patented technology uses a new type of primary image, which when analyzed identifies potential threats and other human psycho-physiological characteristics. According to Commander Ivan Ortega of The RRA Center, RCAS technology can be used for threat identification and credibility assessment. "RCAS technology makes use of standard video-imaging technology, such as existing video surveillance systems, and provides the capability to remotely and automatically evaluate psychological and physiological states such as aggressiveness, agitation and stress in real time. RCAS can even detect potential security threats from a crowd."

"RCAS technology can be used at public gathering locations, such as movie theaters, shopping malls, sports arenas, universities, airports and other venues where there is a risk of encountering unexpected and, at times, life threatening situations. Further, the system can be deployed with military units to discreetly identify threats posed by individuals encountered during military operations, as well as insider threats. The technology can also be used to identify internal and external threats to embassies, government facilities, border crossing points, and other high security locations. The widespread deployment of RCAS technology will provide security officials with the capability to identify threat situations before they spiral out of control, so that appropriate measures can be taken to avert crisis situations."

"RCAS can also be used for credibility assessment, and has been shown to meet or exceed the capabilities of current credibility assessment technologies, but with the added advantage that no sensors are attached to individuals during interviews or discussions. This allows interviews to be conducted under a variety of conditions that are not possible using traditional credibility assessment systems. Businesses can use RCAS to monitor important negotiations, and agencies such as the FBI and CIA could determine the credibility of intelligence assets and others without their knowledge. Such a capability would be invaluable for Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence operations. And, of course, the police could use RCAS as an investigative tool to assist with criminal investigations."

"It is my understanding the US Department of Homeland Security has invested tens of millions of taxpayer's dollars over a period of several years with a consortium of US universities under a project called 'BORDERS' to create a new threat detection and credibility assessment system. So far this academic research has not produced a fully mature and deployable system that can be used for widespread field operations. Rather, it has created a highly complex system-of-systems, that uses multiple sensors, some of which are unreliable and prone to considerable error. RCAS is available today and can outperform any existing remote threat detection system. Further, we are willing to go head-to-head in field testing with any system or technology that claims to have capabilities similar to RCAS. The RRA Center welcomes discussions with potential RCAS users worldwide."

The first RCAS training and certification course is planned for early 2013. To learn more about RCAS visit http://www.rcasimaging.com.

For further details about The RRA Center and its unique technologies and services, Commander Ivan Ortega can be contacted directly at 915-443-7722 or by email at ivanortega@rrasolutions.com.

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El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/20/2012 -- As the assassination of US and NATO members continues by Afghan security forces, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's promise that the alliance will "do everything it takes to stop insider attacks" appears empty. According to Commander Ivan Ortega of The RRA Center, NATO has shown no interest in technical solutions designed to detect and identify insider threats. "This is because NATO and the US military rely upon antiquated technologies, developed over 50 years ago, which their insulated scientists and technical specialist continue to support. Unfortunately, NATO is attempting to use 'insider solutions' to solve problems their experts never anticipated. They are simply not prepared to counter this threat." Ortega emphasized "The insider threat crisis NATO and the US are experiencing in Afghanistan is not going away. In fact, many knowledgeable experts agree this will be the norm for future military operations in the Middle East and Africa. To deny this reality is a colossal mistake in my opinion."

Commander Ortega explained "When Fogh Rasmussen stated 'We'll do everything it takes to prevent such attacks' his statement simply was not accurate. Perhaps he believes what he is saying, but he is obviously ignorant of the fact that technologies exist today which are capable of greatly mitigating the insider threat problem. And, NATO is not using these technologies to protect its soldiers in Afghanistan. I can make this statement with absolute confidence because NATO has shown no interest in acquiring technical solutions designed specifically to counter such threats. This includes both voice and video-imaging solutions that are capable of remotely and accurately detecting insider threats. In fact, our new video-imaging technology can automatically detect and identify Afghan soldiers or police who present possible threats to NATO members. This technology is extremely effective, is fully operational, and is field proven."

According to Commander Ortega, the proper vetting of well-armed foreign military and police members is a basic security measure that, until recently, has been given little serious consideration by either the US or NATO. "NATO simply does not have the technical expertise to conduct large-scale and effective vetting operations. Instead, NATO depended upon an overly simplistic vetting process which relied upon input from non-vetted Afghanis, with unknown loyalties, who had full authority to scrutinize their own nationals. Despite recent news reports claiming this process is being improved, neither the US military nor NATO have the technology required to counter this threat. Only several weeks ago senior US and NATO military leaders were stating in unison the 'insider threat' crisis in Afghanistan was not a major issue. At least now they appear to understand it is a major issue, and a symptom of a much larger problem over which they have little to no control."

Commander Ortega explained "The technologies offered by The RRA Center are true Force Multipliers since they can reduce the manpower requirements for vetting missions, as well as identify risks and threats posed by individuals of unknown credibility. And, our new RRA video-imaging technology is capable of automatically detecting and identifying specific individuals who present potential threats without their knowledge, either individually or from a crowd. I am aware of no other technology with this capability."

For further details aboutThe RRA Center and its threat detection technologies, Commander Ivan Ortega can be contacted directly at 915-443-7722 or by email at ivanortega@rrasolutions.com.

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El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/15/2012 -- As US and NATO casualties in Afghanistan continue to mount from Green on Blue attacks, the failure of the US Department of Defense (DOD) leadership to adequately address and resolve this critical Force Protection issue becomes more apparent.

'Green on Blue' refers to criminal and terrorist attacks by members of the Afghan military and police forces on their US and NATO counterparts. According to a report by Dr. Jeffrey Bordin, a US Army sociologist who conducted a ground-breaking study of Green on Blue trends in Afghanistan, such attacks by an ally are unprecedented in modern military history. Green on Blue attacks are the product of an underlying "cultural clash" that has been largely ignored by senior US military leaders, who appear to be more concerned with meeting self-imposed training quotas than selecting and training high-quality Afghan security forces. According to Dr. Bordin's report, many Afghan military and police members are described as drug addicted, corrupt, radicalized, and anti-American.

Commander Ivan Ortega of The RRA Center advised the primary failure of NATO Force Protection policy is the requirement to have NATO personnel train Afghan nationals, whose attitudes and loyalties toward the US and NATO are largely unknown. "Such serious counterintelligence oversights reveal a significant lack of Force Protection appreciation by senior military leaders, who appear to have made the decision to place the lives of NATO troops in jeopardy by requiring them to work alongside Afghan nationals with questionable loyalties."

According to Commander Ortega, the proper vetting of unknown and well-armed foreign military and police members is a foundational security measure that has largely been ignored by both DOD and NATO. "NATO has proven it simply does not have the capacity to conduct large-scale and effective vetting operations. Instead, NATO agreed to an overly simplistic "8-Step" vetting process which relies upon non-vetted Afghanis, with unknown loyalties, to scrutinize their own nationals. Further, this ill-conceived process provides virtually no oversight mechanisms for NATO. Moreover, most NATO units are restricted from conducting their own vetting of Afghan military and police recruits."

Ortega advised the technology used by the DOD and NATO to vet individuals has not significantly changed since the 1950's. According to the US National Academy of Sciences, the DOD's polygraph program is incapable of effectively conducting massive personnel security screening missions. Additionally, the DOD has less than 250 operational polygraph examiners to protect hundreds-of-thousands of US military members deployed worldwide. "Such background information paints a bleak picture of the DOD's ability to execute effective Counterintelligence Operations in support of its Force Protection mission."

According to Commander Ortega, the Remote Risk Assessment (RRA) system could solve these Force Protection issues in a efficient, reliable, secure, and cost-effective manner. Ortega stated the goal of RRA is simple: To evaluate trust and risk levels of individuals in sensitive positions who may be susceptible to corruption, criminal activity or other behaviors that adversely impact upon their suitability, loyalty or trustworthiness.

Commander Ortega explained "RRA is a true Force Multiplier since it reduces the manpower requirements for vetting missions by 90% or more, while at the same time precisely identifying risks and threats posed by individuals of unknown credibility. The RRA system is simple to implement and can conduct hundreds-to-thousands of unbiased trust assessment interviews per day, which makes it ideal for vetting individuals applying to join the Afghan Military or Police." Ortega also noted the RRA system has proven its accuracy rate to be greater than 95% during actual trust assessment interviews.

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El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/26/2012 -- The RRA Center, developer of the world's first automated human trust and risk assessment system stated its technology can replace a handheld polygraph, which according to US Department of Defense (DoD) studies has questionable accuracy rates.

Commander Ivan Ortega of the RRA Center has responded to worldwide inquiries about the next-generation Remote Risk Assessment (RRA) system. "The overwhelming interest in RRA has resulted in new opportunities across the globe. We received many questions about the differences between RRA and polygraph. Many asked why a handheld polygraph was issued to the US military after scientific studies showed this device had poor accuracy rates. The DoD Polygraph Center's own validation study of this device showed it could only correctly identify the truth 50% of the time. That is no better than flipping a coin. It is a national embarrassment the US Army issued hundreds, perhaps thousands, of these devices to its combat soldiers."

"The low accuracy rate of this device is well known to US Army polygraph officials. The US military actually restricted the sale of this device; it cannot even be sold to US law enforcement agencies. The rules for using this device are quite clear. It can only be used on non-US persons and then only in overseas locations. Some have speculated the US Army's rules for using this device may violate the human rights of non-US persons. Why is this device approved for use only on non-US persons, but restricted from use on US citizens? In my opinion Congress should scrutinize this program. It appears to have been poorly conceived and hurried through the procurement process without appropriate oversight. Also, senior military officials are aware of a voice-based technology that has existed for years and was proven to be over 90% accurate in combat environments, including Iraq and Afghanistan. This technology is being used throughout the US on a daily basis by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies for truth verification - and its use on US citizens has been upheld by State and Federal Courts. In my opinion, the circumstances surrounding the handheld polygraph are bizarre at best, and at worst the result of a corrupt and unsupervised military procurement process."

"It is also interesting that General David Petraeus, former Commander of US and NATO Forces in Afghanistan and the current CIA Director, supports the use of 21st Century technologies. General Petraeus was the architect of the US Army's Counterinsurgency Manual, FM 3-24, which recommends the use of both voice and biometric technologies. RRA is exactly this type of technology. Unfortunately, the US Army Intelligence branch, called the 'G2', requires its soldiers to use the old-fashioned polygraph - which in my view is little more than digitized 1950's technology. In my opinion such decisions have, in part, allowed 'Green on Blue' attacks to continue in Afghanistan. These criminal attacks by Afghan military and police members are now occurring regularly and have resulted in the killing or wounding of scores of US and NATO members since 2007."

Ortega stated the purpose of RRA is to evaluate human trust and risk factors that impact upon suitability, loyalty or trustworthiness. "RRA is now being implemented globally to enhance the personnel reliability programs of forward-thinking institutions. RRA is simple to use, reliable, accurate, cost-effective, and easy to deploy. And, RRA can conduct thousands of trust assessment screening interviews per day, which makes it ideal for high-volume security screening operations."

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El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/19/2012 -- The RRA Center, developer of the world's first automated system to evaluate human trust and risk factors, stated its technology can enhance the security of travel visa screening operations by identifying individuals who pose potential security threats, and who would not be detected using current procedures.

Reviews by government and private security experts have concluded the travel visa screening operations of most nations do not eliminate some significant security vulnerabilities. This is because most governments rely upon database checks and the interviewing skills of their consular officials to make visa decisions. Commander Ivan Ortega of the RRA Center explained that security databases are only as accurate as the information they contain, and it is well established that virtually all large security databases are missing crucial information or contain faulty data. Of more concern to Commander Ortega are the threats posed by individuals who plan to commit illegal acts, but who are not contained in any intelligence or security databases. Sometimes know as "lone wolves," these individuals have managed to remain undetected by security and intelligence agencies. According to Ortega, such individuals exist worldwide and they present a considerable security threat since they can enter countries legally, without coming to the attention of security officials, and perform terrorist acts, intelligence missions, and other illicit activities.

Commander Ortega explained that scientific studies have proven even the most experienced interviewers are only about 40% - 50% accurate in detecting deception. Since there are currently no unbiased or objective evaluations to determine risk or deception during the visa screening process, the probability of serious security oversights are greatly increased. According to Ortega, this serious vulnerability has never been adequately addressed by those nations concerned with terrorism and other security threats such as organized crime, illegal drug trafficking, human trafficking, and related national security issues. "Most western governments rely upon outdated and ineffective polygraph equipment to determine deception. It has been scientifically established the polygraph is neither suitable nor capable of massively and rapidly screening individuals for trust and risk factors, including deception. Today's polygraph is nothing more than digitized 1950's technology, which is ill-suited to meet the global security challenges of the 21st Century."

Commander Ortega stated the goal of Remote Risk Assessment (RRA) is to evaluate trust and risk factors of individuals who may present security threats. "RRA is unique due to the simplicity of the interview process and the fact the system is totally automated. RRA can conduct thousands of trust and risk assessment interviews per day, which makes it ideal for screening individuals applying for travel visas. Further, it was designed to be applied in a virtual, decentralized manner using the existing communications infrastructure. There is no other technology, system, or process in existence that can massively, rapidly and accurately screen individuals for trust and risk factors. Unlike the polygraph, RRA is a 21st Century technology that can be applied to visa screening operations today." Ortega also noted the RRA system has proven it precision and reliability by achieving accuracy levels greater than 95% during large-scale trust assessment interviewing projects.

Learn more about The RRA Center by watching a video about the RRA process or listening to an actual RRA interview. For further details, Commander Ivan Ortega can be contacted directly at 915-443-7722 or by email at mailto:ivanortega@rrasolutions.com.

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El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/13/2012 -- The RRA Center, developer of the world's first automated system to evaluate human trust and risk factors, stated its technology can quickly and accurately screen Mexico's hundreds-of-thousands of police for indicators of corruption and other criminal activities. Since the technology is scalable and easily deployed, anti-corruption screening for 100% of Mexico's police and security force members could be completed in as little as two years.

Commander Ivan Ortega of the RRA Center stated "Unfortunately a small group of mid-level bureaucrats within the Mexican Federal Government made the decision to rely upon ineffective polygraph machines to screen all police officers in Mexico. This was done over the objections of several of Mexico's free and sovereign states. It is well documented that a number of Mexico's states fought to use more advanced technologies to detect corruption and criminal activities by their police and security forces. Regrettably, the federal bureaucrats who direct all 'confidence control' activities in Mexico prohibited Mexico's sovereign states from using the more advanced technologies. Now, five years later, corruption by government officials within Mexico is worse than ever."

"When this decision was made, these bureaucrats were aware of multiple research studies which concluded the polygraph was not capable of massively, rapidly or accurately screening individuals for risk factors, including such basic factors as deception. Today's polygraph is nothing more than a digitized version of outmoded 1950's technology, and it is ill-suited to meet the security challenges Mexico faces in the 21st Century. The requirement to use polygraph, which was made by a group of nameless and faceless bureaucrats, has resulted in devastating consequences for the Mexican people. These bureaucrats are largely responsible for the lack of progress in eliminating corruption within the ranks of Mexico's police and security forces during the past five years. Mexico's failure with the polygraph should be a lesson to other nations faced with similar challenges."

"One well-known scientific analysis of polygraph is the 2003 report by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS), which concluded polygraphs are incapable of accurately screening for loyalty and trustworthiness. This is because of the high error rate of polygraph, and the fact polygraph has a little-discussed result called 'Inconclusive.' 'Inconclusive' in the field of detecting deception is simply a term meaning 'I don't know.' RRA has no Inconclusive results. In my opinion such ambiguous results should be unacceptable to the leaders of Mexico, especially those leaders in charge of public safety and security, since 'Inconclusive' polygraph results allow corruption to continue and perhaps even flourish. Such unreliable results are one of the reasons the NAS described polygraph as a pseudoscience."

Commander Ortega stated the goal of Remote Risk Assessment (RRA) is to evaluate trust and risk factors of individuals who may be susceptible to corruption, criminal activity or other behaviors that adversely impact upon suitability, loyalty or trustworthiness. "RRA can conduct thousands of trust and risk assessment interviews per day, which makes it ideal for screening 100% of the police and security forces in Mexico. And, unlike the old-fashioned polygraph, RRA is a 21st Century technology that can be applied to Mexico's anti-corruption operations today."

Learn more about The RRA Center by watching a video about the RRA process or listening to an actual RRA interview. For further details, Commander Ivan Ortega can be contacted directly at 915-443-7722 or by email at ivanortega@rrasolutions.com.

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El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/30/2012 -- The RRA Center, developer of the world's first fully-automated human trust and risk assessment system, advised its technology should replace the polygraph which is currently used for anti-corruption screening in Mexico.

Since 2007, the US Government obligated over $1 Billion to help eliminate corruption within the ranks of some 700,000 police and security officials in Mexico. Of those funds, tens-of-millions of US taxpayer dollars were expended on polygraph equipment, training and examinations for Mexico; however, after a half-decade this program has made little progress in eliminating corruption from the ranks of Mexico's police.

Commander Ivan Ortega of the RRA Center explained only about 20% of Mexican police have undergone anti-corruption polygraph examinations since the Mexican Government pledged 5 years ago that all police officials would be tested. "This is a major failure since the Mexican people were promised 100% of police officials would undergo anti-corruption screening. The Mexican people have been mislead by a small group of polygraph bureaucrats who oversee all "confidence control" examinations in Mexico. Had these bureaucrats been honest with the leaders of Mexico they would have admitted polygraph is incapable of screening 700,000 individuals in 5 years." Ortega continued "To add insult to injury, US funds were used to purchase Canadian polygraph systems and training was conducted by Israelis. The US taxpayer lost twice - first Mexican bureaucrats purchased non-US polygraph equipment and used non-American polygraph instructors thereby causing an economic loss to the US; further, this program failed to provided the results Mexican polygraph experts promised the US State Department they would deliver."

Mexico's media recently reported police who were given anti-corruption polygraphs had a failure rate of 30-35%. Commander Ortega explained such statistics were misleading, since the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS), in a landmark 2003 report, concluded polygraphs were incapable of accurately screening for qualities such as loyalty and trustworthiness. The NAS found the majority of polygraph research was "Unreliable, Unscientific and Biased" and over 70% of polygraph validation studies were significantly flawed. NAS also concluded polygraph screening examinations, such as those conducted in Mexico to identify corruption, have extremely high levels of False Positive rates and incorrect results. Therefore, many of the individuals identified by polygraph as deceptive may have been innocent.  Ortega commented "The NAS described polygraph as a Pseudoscience. Such a flawed process implemented by a small, but powerful group of Mexican bureaucrats has likely resulted in innocent police officers being identified as guilty. What happens when innocent men are labeled as guilty and have no way to clear their names? Can such a miscarriage of justice turn innocent men against the government and add fuel to the fire of corruption that already exists in Mexico?"

Ortega continued "The goal of Remote Risk Assessment (RRA) is to evaluate trust and risk levels of individuals who may be susceptible to corruption, criminal activity or other behaviors that adversely impact upon suitability, loyalty or trustworthiness. What makes RRA unique is the simplicity of the interview process and the fact the system can conduct hundreds-to-thousands of unbiased interviews per day. This makes RRA ideal for large-scale anti-corruption screening in Mexico and elsewhere. Further, RRA has proven its precision by achieving accuracy levels greater than 95% during actual trust assessment interviews. And, RRA is ready to be implemented in Mexico today".

To learn more visit The RRA Center to watch a video about the RRA process. Commander Ivan Ortega can be contacted directly at 915-443-7722 or by email at mailto:ivanortega@rrasolutions.com.

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El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/15/2012 -- The RRA Center, the developer of the world's first fully-automated trust assessment system, advised its technology could help reduce violent attacks on US soldiers by members of the Afghan National Security Forces.

Known as "Green on Blue" attacks, these assaults have killed or wounded over 120 US military members serving in Afghanistan since 2007, as well as dozens of NATO members. This matter is considered so serious that the NATO Commander for Afghanistan, US General John Allan, recently testified about its impact to the US Senate Armed Services Committee. General Allan stated his belief that the "vetting" process used by the Afghan National Army and Police has improved. However, despite efforts to eliminate so called "insider" threats from the Afghan Security Forces, the attacks continue.

Commander Ivan Ortega, The RRA Center's Director of Operations, has reviewed the publicly released NATO and US documents about an "eight step vetting process" used to investigate Afghan Security Force members and has found the procedure to be inadequate. Ortega stated, "Based on the information I reviewed about the vetting process used to scrutinize members of the Afghan Army and Police, I am certain the level of enemy infiltration is much higher than reported. There are no unbiased credibility assessment security evaluations of these individuals being conducted at any point during the vetting process. I find this to be tragic, since the US Government is the largest user of polygraph technology in the world. In fact, the National Center for Credibility Assessment, a US Defense Department organization, is responsible for the polygraph training program for the US Government. They have trained thousands of credibility assessment experts in the use of various polygraph technologies. I am personally shocked that the US Department of Defense is not taking this matter more seriously and applying all available credibility assessment resources to stop these unnecessary attacks on US military members. In fact they have spent many millions of US taxpayer dollars from the DoD budget to create and field a new technology called PCASS that was designed to address this specific problem. Apparently PCASS has not lived up to its expectations."

Ortega stated the goal of the Remote Risk Assessment (RRA) service is simple: To evaluate trust and risk levels of individuals in sensitive positions who could be susceptible to corruption, criminal activity or other behaviors that adversely impact upon their suitability, loyalty or trustworthiness.

Commander Ortega explained "What makes RRA truly unique is the simplicity of the interview process and the fact the system is totally automated. The RRA system can conduct hundreds-to-thousands of trust assessment screening interviews per day, which makes it ideal for vetting individuals applying to join the Afghan Military or Police. There is no other technology, system, or process in existence that can massively screen individuals for trust and risk factors in such short periods." He also noted the RRA system has already proven its accuracy rate to be greater than 95% during actual trust assessment interviews.

For more information visit http://www.rracenter.com/ to watch a video about the RRA process or listen to an actual RRA interview. For further details about The RRA Center, Commander Ivan Ortega can be contacted directly at 915-443-7722 or by email at ivanortega@rrasolutions.com.

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The RRA Center www.rracenter.com, which recently announced the development of the world's first fully-automated trust assessment system, is quickly expanding its business operations worldwide.

El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/01/2012 -- The RRA Center's Director of Operations, Commander Ivan Ortega, explained the Remote Risk Assessment (RRA) process can determine risk levels of individuals in sensitive job positions, such as police, military, government, and private industry. The goal of the service is simple: To evaluate trust and risk levels of individuals in sensitive positions who may be susceptible to corruption, criminal activity or other behaviors that may adversely impact upon their suitability, loyalty or trustworthiness.

Commander Ortega stated The RRA Center is now conducting business with organizations across the globe. "Since businesses and governments around the world are concerned with trust, they all require methods to gauge the trust levels of individuals who make up their organizations. In the past this was done rather crudely, by conducting basic background checks, face-to-face interviews, or by using subjective evaluations. Since all organizations are unique, the RRA process can be tailored to supplement these traditional methods by ensuring technically objective and unbiased trust thresholds are achieved."

"Organizational risks involving employees exists at all levels. From petty theft and other crimes, to illegal drug use, organized crime activities, and even high-level white collar crime conducted by senior managers." Commander Ortega further explained "It is well documented by the United Nations that corruption exists worldwide and is a root cause of much of today's human conflict and organizational ineffectiveness. One of our primary goals is to assist governments and large organizations in identifying corruption and other serious risk issues. As the United Nations Office responsible for Anti-Corruption has noted, a lack of trust can destroy relationships, organizations and societies."

"We are always searching for strategic partners with business and government organizations interested in offering RRAservices. Not only will the results of such efforts be good for society in general, but from a business perspective it provides vast opportunities. We decided years ago to leverage technology to enhance our risk assessment effectiveness and RRA is the end result of those efforts. The savings realized by implementing RRA in terms of capital, man-hours and other limited resources can be tremendous. Further, the minor investment required to implement RRA can be quickly offset by the immediate cost savings RRA provides."

Commander Ortega explained that technically the RRA process was designed to operate over both standard and VOIP telephone lines so it could be easily deployed worldwide using existing communications infrastructures. "What makes RRA truly unique is the simplicity of the interview process and the fact that the system is totally automated. The RRA system can conduct hundreds-to-thousands of trust assessment interviews per day. There is no other technology, system, or process in existence that is technically capable of achieving such results." He also noted the RRA system has already provided confirmed accuracy levels greater than 95% during actual trust assessment interviews.

You can learn more about The RRA Center by visiting www.rracenter.com and watching a video about the RRA process or by listening to an actual RRA interview. For further details about The RRA Center, Commander Ivan Ortega can be contacted directly at 915-443-7722 or by email at ivanortega@rrasolutions.com.

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Goal of the service is simple: To evaluate trust and risk levels of employees in sensitive positions who may be susceptible to corruption, criminal activity or other behaviors that may adversely impact upon their suitability, loyalty or trustworthiness.

El Paso, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/24/2012 -- The RRA Center (www.rracenter.com) announced it has developed the world's first fully-automated trust assessment system to determine risk levels of employees in sensitive job positions, such as police, military, government, and private industry. The Remote Risk Assessment (RRA) process was designed to evaluate potential risk issues presented by members of large organizations, where trust is essential to mission success. Commander Ivan Ortega, The RRA Center's Director of Operations, stated the goal of the service is simple: To evaluate trust and risk levels of employees in sensitive positions who may be susceptible to corruption, criminal activity or other behaviors that may adversely impact upon their suitability, loyalty or trustworthiness.

The RRA process combines specialized technologies and proprietary analytical processes to assess the risk levels of individuals who occupy or who are being considered for sensitive positions requiring trust and responsibility.  According to Commander Ortega, the RRA interview process is extremely simple and only takes a few minutes to complete. Since RRA interviews are conducted telephonically and are 100% automated, the RRA system can evaluate hundreds-to-thousands of individuals per day. Additionally, RRA is designed to ensure complete confidentiality, is unbiased, secure, cost effective, and provides immediate results. Commander Ortega noted the RRA system has already provided confirmed accuracy levels greater than 95% during actual trust assessment interviews.

Commander Ortega explained that in Mexico City, Mexico, the government's goal was to conduct trust assessment evaluations of approximately 70,000 police officials over the past five years. Due to the complexity and time required to conduct evaluations using obsolete polygraph technology, Mexico City officials only evaluated less than 20% of the 70,000 police officers during the five year period. Commander Ortega noted this is an average of only 10 polygraph evaluations per day. He explained the RRA system is capable of conducting 1,000 or more trust assessment evaluations per day, and the results are more accurate than the old polygraph instrument, which is susceptible to numerous countermeasures, inconclusive results, accuracy errors, and the biases of human operators.

"Based on the polygraph's questionable accuracy and high inconclusive rate, at least 40% of polygraph screening evaluations are wrong according to the US National Academy of Sciences" said Ortega. "RRA could have evaluated all 70,000 of the Mexico City police in less than a year with far better accuracy rate, and at a significant cost savings compared to the inaccurate polygraph evaluations. RRA would have met President Felipe Calderon's well publicized trust assessment goals for police officials in Mexico. But now the people of Mexico must suffer the consequences of the decisions made by ill-informed bureaucrats who chose to use inefficient and outdated polygraph technology."

Commander Ortega stated that The RRA Center is the first in the world to offer automated trust assessment services and they expect to revolutionize the field of trust assessment, which has been dominated by outdated, inefficient, and ineffective evaluation methods for the past 50 years.

You can learn more about The RRA Center by visiting www.rracenter.com and watching a video about the RRA process or by listening to an actual RRA interview. For further details about The RRA Center, Commander Ivan Ortega can be contacted directly at 915-443-7722 or by email at ivanortega@rrasolutions.com.

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