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
Alaska adopts criminal data mining
A consortium of Alaskan law enforcement agencies will use Coplink to analyze disparate pieces of data for investigative leads.
Digital Government
Alabama agencies embrace new system
It's not even a year old, but Alabama's integrated IT system for courts and law enforcement already has thousands of users.
Digital Government
Responders need better info sharing
Hurdles still hamper communication between first responders, a panel concluded.
Digital Government
NIC offers Web-in-a-box
The company that run's Oklahoma's Web portal wants to sell a simple, cost-effective solution that would help smaller state agencies establish a Web presence.
Digital Government
Rhode Island DOT papers go digital
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is creating an electronic document management system.
Digital Government
AMS appoints Keating to board
The tech services firm says it can use the former Oklahoma governor's knowledge of state, local and federal government.
Digital Government
Cox proposes faster funding for responders
The chairman of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security introduced a bill that would speed up the process of getting first responders homeland security funds.
People
Feds arrange responder priorities
State and local associations asked to develop comprehensive list of requirements
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