Government Technology May 2006

Feature

L.A. Story

By Steve Towns, Editor Political leaders envision more technology in the city's future.

Young Cyber-Sleuths

By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor Interns take a load off crime-lab cops and provide promise for the future.

Health

Meal Ticket

By Chad Vander Veen Outdated law reroutes Texas' plans for modernized food stamp services.

Virus Hunters

By Chad Vander Veen The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention propose a plan for tracking airline passengers electronically to contain the spread of infectious diseases.

Justice

Voice-Activated Commands

By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor System keeps cops hands free.

Brain Power

By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor Neural network system could help Chicago police put their heads together.

Privacy

Communication Breakdown

By Merrill Douglas Incident sparks debate on emergency access to wireless location information.

Local Government

It's the Network

By Shane Peterson The National League of Cities launches the National City Network, giving local governments a new outlet to share information.

Geo Info

Mapping the Future

By David Raths Will geospatial Web applications change the way local governments present information to the public?

Spectrum

GT Spectrum

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

Tech Focus

Two Cents: Massive Display

By Jessica Jones The Gateway FPD2185W widescreen flat-panel display gives lots of bang for the buck.

Product News

Products

By Miriam Jones Panasonic, Cybernet, G-Technology, Lexmark

Point of View

Seeing Stars?

By Steve Towns, Editor

signal-noise

Signs of the Times

By Paul W. Taylor Big screens at a tipping point between toy and tool.

CIO Profile

Jim Bryant

By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor State CIO, South Carolina

Online

Missing Persons

By Nevin Mays Alabama launches new Web site to help law enforcement agencies find Alzheimer's patients who stray from care facilities.

Safety in Numbers

By Sherry Watkins Virginia public schools will be required to teach students about Internet safety under a new state law.

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