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The circuit
A Cab Ride Home: Priceless; The 'D'oh!' Approach; Critical Infrastructure Indeed; Nonstandard Standards; Model Ready to Sashay
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Cybersecurity agency to improve patching
National Cyber Security Division officials want to improve the governmentwide computer patching service so more agencies use it, a senior official said this week
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Fla. firefighters test geolocation
A central Florida county fire department is testing new technology that could help incident commanders track firefighters battling a blaze inside a building.
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N.Y. to train more on data warehouse
The New York State Comptroller's Office plans to expand training and usage of a data warehouse created last fall to integrate information from payroll and accounting
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Tampa drops face software
Tampa has abandoned its controversial face-matching system
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Oklahoma, Philly roll out Web services
Oklahoma accountants can use the Web to get licenses, and Philadelphia residents can get more geographic information than ever online.
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Coast Guard tests digital photo transmission
Coast Guard first responders may soon be able to transmit photos directly from incident scenes to command centers
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CIO group urges crime info sharing
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers is trying to generate more interest in integrated justice systems, a concept that has been around for years but failed to produce many concrete results
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Florida outsources truck permits
Affiliated Computer Services will get $4.7 million over five years to run the state's office for oversize/overweight commercial truck permits
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Power to the states
Officials from state and local agencies nationwide reported smooth operations during last week's blackout
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Northeast outage tests contingency plans
Many local offices manage to make do after loss of power, agencies say
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Delaware first on EPA network
The first state in the union is now the first one on the Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Information Exchange Network
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Firms partner on emergency messages
Roam Secure's messaging system will integrate WiredRed's alerts.
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U.S., Holland team to detect nukes
The U.S. and Dutch governments will work together to detect terrorist shipments of nuclear material through Europe's busiest seaport.
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NYFD commissions radio study
iXP Corp. has been hired to look at ways to improve the New York Fire Department's radio system
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XML plan released for responders
A group has released its first draft of technical specifications for emergency and incident management communications based on XML standards.
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NARA, GPO team for record upkeep
The agencies formalized a deal to preserve electronic information and save the trouble of duplicating physical records
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Kansas City to host Web conference
The 2003 Government Webmaster Conference, scheduled for October, is likely the first national one sponsored by municipal users
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Oregon to unveil emergency link
The Regional Alliance for Infrastructure and Homeland Security will link emergency workers with homeland security groups
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