Digital Government
Syracuse cops go wireless
The Syracuse, N.Y., Police Department is moving toward a wireless infrastructure so officers and civilian employees have better access to information
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Federal agency finds local planning helps a seller's market
One place where many cities will turn for assistance when planning homeland security-related exercises is the federal Office for Domestic Preparedness
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Pennsylvania takes the back roads
Even with money due to state and local governments from the Homeland Security Department for first responder needs
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Converging at the crisis scene
Application developers learn to adapt to the constraints of first responders
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The wireless backbone
Deployment of mobile multimedia systems will depend on the rollout of high-speed wireless systems nationwide
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Deployment tips
There's not a lot of experience yet in building first responder multimedia systems
Digital Government
Homeless system raises privacy concerns
HUD collecting data about homeless population
Digital Government
The circuit
A Cab Ride Home: Priceless; The 'D'oh!' Approach; Critical Infrastructure Indeed; Nonstandard Standards; Model Ready to Sashay
Digital Government
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
Digital Government
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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