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Government Technology July 2008

Feature

Privacy: Agencies Struggle to Redact Personal Data from Online Public Documents
By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor

Rise of identity theft sparks drive to block Social Security numbers and other data.

Police Crime Labs Struggle with Funding, Training and Bias Issues
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor

Houston PD Crime Lab upgrades after critical investigation.

Business Continuity: Survey Gauges Government's Ability to Survive Disaster
By Emily Montandon, Associate Editor

Disaster planning and cross-agency communications are crucial capabilities, experts say.

Records Management

E-Discovery Prompts Agencies to Strengthen Document Management
By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor

Federal court rules trigger new requirements for electronic information stored by government.

First Person

Treasury Office Deploys Electronic Document Management System
By Susan L. Sallaway and Donna Blankenship

New technology helps federal agency meet search, retrieval and recordkeeping requirements.

Telecom

Video Conferencing Improves Instruction for Tennessee Schools
By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor

Web-based video conferencing lets five schools share one algebra teacher.

Public Safety

Video Sharing Site Offers Training Videos, Crime Footage for Police
By Jim McKay

BLUtube brings YouTube-style video sharing to law enforcement.

On the Scene

The Conference on California's Future
By Steve Towns, Andy Opsahl, Features Editor and Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor

Big Picture

Sea of Change
By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor

Spectrum

Securing Cyber-Space, Enhancing Drivers' Licenses
By Karen Stewartson

Product News

Panasonic, Belkin, 3Dconnexion, Sony Ericsson
By Miriam Jones, Chief Copy Editor

The Last Mile

We're All Gonna Die!
By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor

A nuclear attack on Washington, D.C., which would kill tens of thousands of Americans, is inevitable and will happen within 20 years. At least, that's according to a headline on The Drudge Report.

CIO Profile

Vivek Kundra, CTO of Washington, D.C., Focuses on Project Management
By Steve Towns, Editor

Kundra uses stock market model to determine viability of IT projects.

Point of View

Stuck in the Middle
By Steve Towns, Editor

Personal Computing

Questioning the Authenticity of Online Experts
By Reid Goldsborough

signal-noise

Virginia and New York Point to Savings from Green IT Efforts
By Paul W. Taylor

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