Government Technology

Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor

Justice and Public Safety Editor

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

Virtual Alabama Empowers First Responders
December 10, 2008 - Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications demonstrates its EOC on wheels.

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse a Cache of Lessons Learned
October 30, 2008 - Five years of preparation and investment aided recovery during Minneapolis bridge collapse.

Police Use Low-Frequency Sound to Clear the Road
October 06, 2008 - New technology warns distracted drivers of approaching emergency vehicles.

California Project Demonstrates Interoperability, Sharing of Damage Assessment Data
September 18, 2008 - Los Angeles Basin Project test software and data sharing in simulated earthquake.

Reading, Pa., Deploys Citywide Wireless Surveillance Network
September 03, 2008 - Begins with 22 cameras downtown on the 4.9 GHz public safety band providing video access to mobile police vehicles.

Firearms Simulator Helps Police Prepare for Crisis Situations
August 10, 2008 - Video training tool simulates scenarios that cops may face in real life.

Police Crime Labs Struggle with Funding, Training and Bias Issues
July 08, 2008 - Houston PD Crime Lab upgrades after critical investigation.

Police Use GPS-Equipped Bait Car to Catch Car Thieves
June 08, 2008 - Monitoring technology boosts effectiveness of bait car concept in Sacramento, Calif.

Prisons Use RFID Systems to Track Inmates
May 06, 2008 - Prisons in California, Virginia, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Minnesota deploy RFID tracking systems to manage inmates.

Houston PD Crime Lab Upgrades After Critical Investigation
April 27, 2008 - Crime laboratory run by the Houston Police bounces back after DNA processing errors.

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Government Best Practices


Collaboration for the Public Sector


Collaborative Justice: Transforming Criminal Justice Services Through Unified Collaboration
This issue brief examines video collaboration in every stage of the human justice process, demonstrating how this technology can not only make services more efficient, affordable, and accessible.

Cloud-Based Services Accelerate Public Sector Adoption of Video Collaboration
Today, thanks to new cloud technologies and high-quality networks, mobile video services - which provide not only cost savings but which help governmental interactions become more efficient - are more feasible than ever before.

Modernization as a Service: Acquiring IT through Innovative Procurement

Five Ways Collaboration is Driving Government Performance

Mobile Video Collaboration: The New Business Reality
 

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