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

People

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

People

Pennsylvania takes the back roads

Even with money due to state and local governments from the Homeland Security Department for first responder needs

People

Converging at the crisis scene

Application developers learn to adapt to the constraints of first responders

People

The wireless backbone

Deployment of mobile multimedia systems will depend on the rollout of high-speed wireless systems nationwide

People

Deployment tips

There's not a lot of experience yet in building first responder multimedia systems

Digital Government

Parking tickets go wireless

Handheld ticket-writing devices rely on Wi-Fi

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

Digital Government

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.

Digital Government

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

Digital Government

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.

Digital Government

Coast Guard tests digital photo transmission

Coast Guard first responders may soon be able to transmit photos directly from incident scenes to command centers

People

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

Digital Government

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

Digital Government

Power to the states

Officials from state and local agencies nationwide reported smooth operations during last week's blackout

Digital Government

Northeast outage tests contingency plans

Many local offices manage to make do after loss of power, agencies say

People

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