Policy/Management

News Features

• 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.

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

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

• ACT Announces 2008 Intergovernmental Solutions Award Finalists
  

  ACCESS NYC, Montana TankHelper, Pennsylvania Satellite Warning System and Virtual Alabama are state and local finalists.

• NBC News Launches Online Learning Site
  

  Today's launch has a politically-themed collection of games and activities highlighting Decision '08.

• New Jersey Announces New Division of Elections Director
  

  Brings 13 years of experience as an investigator and voting machine technician as Executive Supervisor for the Ocean County Board of Elections.

• 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.

• Three Florida County Agencies to Receive Award
  

  Clerk of Courts uses technology including expanded e-systems to facilitate record sharing and collection.

• APCO Wins Award For Missing Child Response Standard
  

  National competition award created specifically for emergency calltakers to present the missing and/or sexually exploited child response process in a logical progression from the initial call through the first response.

• California Attorney General Expands DNA Search Policy to Relatives of Suspects
  

  Can provide the identity of a person in the DNA database who is the close relative of a suspect.

• School Attendance, Proficiency to be Required for New Mexico Drivers' License
  

  Will create and maintain a data bank that teachers can access demonstrating how to teach key math and science concepts.

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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