Digital Government
Public Tech to produce E911 guide
The nonprofit research group said it would have a guide and Web site to help emergency call centers implement wireless E911.
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Infrastructure deadline pushed back
A new presidential directive extends the time that agencies have to submit plans to protect infrastructure resources.
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Collins praises, Lieberman blasts homeland security orders
Bush issued directives on critical infrastructure and first responder assistance.
Digital Government
Aurora first responders go wireless
The Colorado city is building a wireless local-area network so police and firefighters can access data quickly from vehicles.
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Panel frets over homeland security
Momentum for a comprehensive, national homeland security strategy appears to have diminished, a federal commission reported today.
Digital Government
HHS gives $5.4 million to Mexico
The money is meant to enhance biological incident warning systems shared with four states.
Digital Government
Local governments use GIS
A majority of local governments are using and benefiting from geographic information system applications and mapping technology, a new national survey shows.
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Grant listings hit Internet
Grants.gov provides online information on federal grant opportunities.
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Vote machine makers form council
The Election Technology Council will create an ethics code, recommend standards and certification and review security practices.
Digital Government
Cerritos aims for citywide Wi-Fi
It will be one of the first communities to have citywide broadband Internet access using wireless LAN technology.
Digital Government
New York MTA expands info online
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority uses knowledge management software from RightNow Technologies.
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Ohio official blocks touch screen voting
Makers of electronic voting machines must fix security weaknesses before Ohio voters will be allowed to use them, a state official said.
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Security groups look at community needs, security governance
Five task forces formed at the National Cyber Security Summit have until March 1 to develop measures.
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Hardware coming for defense credentialing pilot
The military will distribute DCIS equipment to four companies.
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Corpus Christi port buys security technology
Adesta will get $1.8 million to install cameras, software, sensors and an access control system linked on a fiber network.
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Lieberman blasts Bush on terrorist lists
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee says the administration is taking too long to merge watch lists.
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SF adopts crime mapping tool
Police in San Francisco use CrimeMAPS to plot crime data and filter it through geospatial layers.
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Intelligence officials call for info-sharing organization
A federation or network of networks, is the cornerstone of the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing plan.
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USC to study terrorism and economics
The university will get $12 million in federal funding to establish the first Center for Excellence under a Homeland Security program.
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