People
DHS grants bill could be bipartisan
Democrats and Republicans are talking about collaborating on House legislation to streamline homeland security funding for local first responders.
People
Bomb info goes online
ATF launched a Web-based system for law enforcement agencies to share information about bomb and arson cases.
People
DHS doles out $2.2 billion in grants
The dollars come from three programs for first responders, law enforcement and public education programs related to crime and terrorism.
People
Republican trio signs on to voter verification bill
Reps. Thomas Davis, Christopher Shays and Charles Bass joined 71 others in co-sponsoring a bill to require paper trails for all voting machines.
People
Companies team on responder networks
Xybernaut and Visual Link want municipalities to buy their high-speed wireless networks with mobile and wearable computers for first responders.
People
Customs to expand foreign port screening
Within a year, 47 major ports outside the United States will inspect U.S.-bound cargo before it ships out.
Digital Government
Courts can cover IT budget cuts
A Harvard professor tells court officials to consider capital funds, performance contracts and user fees to pay for tech projects.
Digital Government
Courts must invest in IT, judge says
Technology will improve service, save money and level the playing field among courts, South Carolina's chief justice says.
Digital Government
EPA network grants total $20M
Sixty-eight grants went to 43 states, two territories and 16 tribes for work on the National Environmental Information Exchange Network.
Digital Government
North Carolina aims for grid computing
MCNC this week announced the launch of enterprise grid computing services as the first component of North Carolina's statewide infrastructure.
Digital Government
DHS buys radios for search and rescue
The programmable devices will use the Project 25 standard for wireless communications.
Digital Government
Police list info-sharing suggestions
The International Association of Chiefs of Police issued 28 recommendations.
Digital Government
Official calls for sensible tech use
As technology advances at an exponential rate, police and homeland security officials must deal with it sensibly, otherwise it will adversely affect privacy and security, a New York State Police captain says.
Digital Government
Police fret over funding cuts
Law enforcement chiefs called on the federal government to fully restore cuts to a pair of two local law enforcement funding programs that affect, among other things, communications programs.
Digital Government
Market researcher predicts outsourcing growth
Fiscal pressures and aging workforces will limit the in-house resources governments can devote to IT, according to a report from Input.
People
DHS wants wireless tech for responders
The Homeland Security Department's Safecom program says it's looking for interoperable wireless communications ideas for public safety officers.
Digital Government
PeopleSoft, ESRI track responders
Geographic information system specialist ESRI and PeopleSoft extended their partnership to provide Web-based resources for tracking first responder assets during emergencies.
Digital Government
Maryland lawmakers question Diebold voting
Democratic legislators call for additional scrutiny of touch screen voting machines the state bought.
Digital Government