Government Technology November 2005

Feature

Boiling Point

By Shane Peterson Cities and towns build wireless broadband networks for residential use, but Congress is part of the fight now.

The Security Shuffle

By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor Will the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reorganization mean better communications with local officials?

Geo Info

Gaining Ground

By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor New York City's Real Time Crime Center gives detectives a leg up over crooks.

Public Safety

Minor Protection

By Sherry Watkins Michigan and Utah implement child protection registries to keep inappropriate e-mail out of children's inboxes, and raise questions in the process.

Electronic Government

Window on Spending

By Leslie Friesen City council members' expense reports receive public scrutiny via online publishing.

Education

From Textbooks to Tech Books

By Sue Owens Wright Empire High School in Vail, Ariz., is first in the state to replace books with laptops.

Affordable Option

By Justine Brown Indiana finds open source software is key to making one-to-one student/computer initiative a reality.

Spectrum

GT Spectrum

By Jessica Jones and Shane Peterson Reports from the IT horizon.

Tech Focus

Two Cents: Leading the Way

By Jessica Jones The Pharos EZ Road Pocket GPS Navigator is accurate, but not quick enough.

Product News

Product News

By Miriam Jones, Chief Copy Editor Toshiba, Planar, Neopost, Devon IT

CIO Profile

Howard A. Stern

By Shane Peterson CIO, Pittsburgh

Point of View

Lessons from Katrina

By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor

signal-noise

FEMA Not on Alert

By Paul W. Taylor Federal agency defies Congress and delays state-based approach to emergency alerting.

Online

Download a Trip to the Library

By Andy Opsahl Patrons of the Tampa Bay Library Consortium check out audio books without ever leaving home.

Saving Energy

By Sherry Watkins A new online index provides an information resource for state lawmakers considering optimal energy efficiency policies.

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