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News Features

• Phoenix Aviation Disaster Recovery Wins National Award
  

  To ensure that systems and data can be recovered in the event of a disaster.

• New York City, London Announce "Innovation Exchange" Program
  

  New York and London exchange program designed to share best practices in government innovation such as making government more transparent, accountable, accessible and efficient, with an emphasis on public safety and emergency management.

• Facebook, Attorneys General Announce Agreement to Make Site Safer for Kids
  

  Changes include restricting the ability of users to change their listed ages, acting more aggressively to remove inappropriate content and groups from the site and requiring third party vendors to adhere to Facebook's safety and privacy guidelines.

• Survey Reveals Top IT Issues in Higher Education
  

  Security, funding, change management and staffing among top challenges for IT leaders.

• Digital Preservation Report Advocates PDF/A for Long-Term Archiving
  

  Preserving the Data Explosion: Using PDF by Betsy A. Fanning.

• E-Vote: Electionline.org Releases Chart on State Voter ID Laws
  

  A split decision by the justices, however, did little to quell the partisan debate over voter ID laws.

• E-Vote: Indiana Voter ID Ruling Won't Affect Missouri, Says Secretary of State
  

  "While it's disappointing that the United States Supreme Court upheld Indiana's Photo ID law, this ruling will not impact Missouri voters."

• E-Vote: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Indiana's Voter ID Law
  

  "Are we going to demand accuracy through integrity in our election process?"

• New Jersey Department of State Disputes Vote Findings
  

  "There is no discrepancy whatsoever in the vote tallies."

• Wireless Security Report Card Gives San Francisco a "D"
  

  Government scores lower than finance, retail, transportation and corporations in vendor's wireless security survey.

Member News

State of Minnesota Signs Agreement with Microsoft for Single Email System

The State of Minnesota has signed an agreement with Microsoft to provide a single email and calendaring system for the entire executive branch.

Microsoft and Illinois State Police Collaborate on Best Practices and Information Technology Architecture for Homeland Security Fusion Centers

Architecture to be a model for agencies and departments across all jurisdictions.

Smead Debuts Records Management System for Health and Human Services

The system is designed to help case file workers, supervisors and administrators maintain control of case loads.

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