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CISC confirms accountability vacuum: no one holds the technical specs

By Shawn Segal·May 17, 2026·1 min read

CISC states it does not possess ICDs, data-mapping guides, field-translation tables, or technical specs. LexisNexis redacted Schedule A pricing as confidential commercial information. Individual agencies say they are 'just contributing records.' The result: no single entity acknowledges responsibility for knowing what data flows where or under what conditions. This is the documented accountability vacuum — not a documentation failure but a structural feature. Relevant to What Comes Next section and the Open Questions on audit logs.

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