Understand it. Prove it. Fix it.
The complete practical package for the Texas agency that does not need another 400-page policy document—it needs a way to understand the current audit, find the real gaps, organize the evidence, and turn remediation into manageable work.
One agency. One complete readiness kit.
Planned launch price. One purchasing agency may use the materials internally. No per-seat licensing.
Current status: Pre-publication. Beta review and final technical verification are in progress.
Join the launch listNot an ebook. A working audit-readiness system.
The field guide explains the “why.” The workbooks and checklists help you turn it into agency-specific answers, evidence, policy, and remediation.
A simple map of the entire kit and where to begin.
What No One Tells You About Your Upcoming Texas CJIS Technical Audit.
A compact guided assessment with deeper questions only when needed.
The immediate audit-notice action plan.
Make, model, serial, location, CJI relationship, lifecycle, and replacement status.
A building-by-building pre-audit inspection.
Track what exists, where it lives, and what still needs proof.
Turn findings into documentation, procedure, configuration, capital, vendor, and other work.
Map vendor access, support, agreements, people, and external dependencies.
A practical folder structure for getting the audit evidence out of everyone’s inbox.
The authoritative Texas DPS/FBI links and version status used to verify the kit.
If you are wearing three hats, this is for you.
County & city IT
Small teams responsible for systems, vendors, buildings, endpoints, networking, support, and whatever else lands on the desk.
LASOs & agency leadership
People who need to understand where IT, personnel, facilities, policy, and vendor responsibilities intersect.
First-timers & rusty veterans
Especially useful when your mental model of a CJIS audit came from a much older audit cycle.
Control → Lay-nguage → Reality → Gap → Remediation → Policy → Evidence
That sequence is the heart of the kit. Do not start by downloading a policy template and changing the agency name. Understand the requirement, understand the actual practice, fix the difference, then document what the agency should really do.
Honest No
A known no is manageable. An audit-day “wait, we were supposed to do that?” is where panic starts.
Finite Projects
Documentation, procedure, configuration, training, capital, vendor, staffing, or scope. Name the gap and the monster gets smaller.
Before you buy.
Does this guarantee my agency will pass an audit?
No. The kit is an independent preparation and organization resource. The FBI CJIS Security Policy, Texas DPS requirements, and your auditor remain authoritative.
Is this just a collection of policy templates?
No. The central method is to understand how your agency actually operates before writing or updating policy. Templates can help with structure, but they should not replace the interview and gap-analysis process.
How current is it?
Every release will carry an edition and last-authoritative-review date. The Current Version page is designed to tell a buyer whether their copy is still current and which policy versions Texas is auditing against.
Can multiple people at the agency use it?
The planned license is one purchasing agency with internal use by its employees and officials. It is not licensed for resale, redistribution to other agencies, or consulting use across multiple clients.
Is the author speaking for Texas DPS or the FBI?
No. This is an independent Red Raven Press publication based on agency-side experience and verified against official materials. It is not endorsed by or affiliated with Texas DPS, the FBI, or any local government.
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