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By Chad Vander Veen Outdated law reroutes Texas' plans for modernized food stamp services.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