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UNCLASSIFIED force participants (TFP), and members of the armed forces; an expert or a consultant to the FBI; an industrial or commercial contractor, licensee, certificate holder, or grantee of the FBI, including all subcontractors; a personal service contractor of the FBI; or any other category or person who acts for or on behalf of the FBI, as determined by the FBI Director. 8.1.4. Investigative documentation: nontransitory records generated by the government in connection with investigative and intelligence-collection activities. 8.1.5. Nontransitory record: a record needed for more than 180 days that has one or more of the following characteristics: (1) provides substantive documentation of the FBI's policies and actions, (2) contains important or valuable evidentiary information, and (3) is required to be maintained by law or regulation.A nontransitory record may have a permanent or temporary retention requirement. 8.1.6. Record: "all recorded information, regardless of form or characteristics, made or received by a Federal agency under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of legitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions,. procedures, operations, or other activities of the United States Government [UsG] or because of the informational value of data in them; and does not include library and museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes; or duplicate copies of records preserved only for convenience . . . . The term 'recorded information' includes all traditional forms of records, regardless of physical form or characteristics, including information created, manipulated, communicated, or stored in digital or electronic form." (Source: 44 U.S.C. Section [S] 3301) 8.1.7. Security records: security-related administrative records of FBI personnel or applicants that are not filed in investigative case file classifications.. 8.1.8. Sentinel: the FBI's central recordkeeping system. It is an automated system in which nontransitory records are collected, organized, and categorized to facilitate their retrieval, use, and disposition. Sentinel provides an electronic, workflow-based environment for creating, collaborating, approving, and distributing FBI information. Sentinel provides enhanced search and analysis capabilities and facilitates information sharing with law enforcement (LE) and Intelligence Community (IC) members, including the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DhS).. 8.1.9. Transitory record: a temporary record that has only minimal documentary or evidentiary value and is needed for 180 calendar days or less. 8.2. Acronyms BICSU Background Investigation Contract Services Unit BOA basic ordering agreement. CFR Code of Federal Regulations. DHS Department of Homeland Security. DIOG Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide DNA deoxyribonucleic acid 4 UNCLASSIFIED