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DHS seeks template for responding to emergency calls
The Texas A&M Research Foundation will review all 2-1-1 calls for assistance made in Texas after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Modernization
FEMA plans to inventory emergency systems
The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to survey the nation's emergency alert systems soon as part of its effort to build an integrated emergency alert and warning system.
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Police call for panel on homeland security
Police chiefs urge the next president to convene a national commission on criminal justice and security in 100 days of taking office.
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Buzz of the Week: Dorobek joins Doan on the airwaves
Federal Computer Week enters new era after Editor-in-Chief Christopher J. Dorobek moves on to Federal News Radio.
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Management on a small scale
One state sees the benefits in making small changes to its IT management.
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Candidates talk IT — now what?
Industry and political observers say McCain’s and Obama’s tech plans stick close to ideological platforms.
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Polishing your Twitter skills
Twitter users tell newcomers to dive in into the Twitter world while providing a few tips.
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Psst! Are you Twittering yet?
It’s no secret: Using Twitter’s short and sweet message blasts can be a great way to communicate.
Digital Government
EPA's online tool promotes self-disclosure
A Web-based system seeks to make it easier for companies to report violations.
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Purchaser sees a bright future ahead
Purchasing will become an agency executive’s top priority, according to a Georgia state official.
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State turns buyers into strategists
Georgia officials transform a disheveled procurement system into tactical buying machine.
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Letter: Terrorism intelligence key info for fusion centers
A reader supports the Justice Department proposal and writes, "Fusing terror and criminal intelligence is not only logical, it's right for our country."
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Justice wants criminal intell systems to include terrorism info
A proposed rule from the Justice Department aims to expand the use of state criminal intelligence systems for maintaining suspected terrorism-related intelligence.
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Massachusetts requires EHRs in hospitals by 2015
Health care cost containment bill also creates a way to develop a statewide HIE and promotes health IT in other ways.
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PHRs will automatically contain Medicare data in CMS pilot program
A project in Arizona and Utah will test the value of online PHRs that might include information such as prescriptions and lab results.
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DHS IG: Subcontracting concerns unfounded
IG Richard Skinner found that some subcontracting restrictions could adversely affect future responses to disasters.
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The tech challenge
Fusion center advocates face technical challenges dealing with accessibility and data-sharing across classified and unclassified data platforms.
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What next for fusion centers?
The infrastructure for a locally run, nationwide intelligence-sharing network is ready. Now what?
Acquisition