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Government Technology May 2002

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Feature

Brownfield Resurrection
By Tod Newcombe, Features Editor

The combination of GIS and the Internet is helping federal, state and local governments turn abandoned brownfields into valuable real estate.

Helping the Homeless
By Tod Newcombe, Features Editor

Under a federal mandate, government and nonprofit agencies are installing Web-based technology to track and help the nation's homeless.

Secrets of a Successful IT Campaign
By Darby Patterson, Editor

Support from elected officials and top executives is key to the success of electronic government.

Justice

Wireless Safety Net
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor, Justice and Public Safety Editor

Location technology could mean the difference between life and death for cellular phone users.

A Model System
By Matt Wells

Pennsylvania's justice network, which helped the FBI track terrorists, is shaping up as a standard for future systems.

Electronic Government

First-Class Operation
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor, Justice and Public Safety Editor

California's EDD has become a lean tax-processing machine.

A Tight Net Against Terror
By Merrill Douglas, Contributing Writer

By sharing information stored in federal, state and local databases, governments hope to keep deadly plotters from slipping through the cracks.

Caring for the Masses
By Drew Robb, Contributing Writer

Massachusetts hopes to provide better service through its health and human services agencies by centralizing data and linking agencies.

Geo Info

A Rising Star
By Dan Page

GIS is becoming more critical to state and local governments. Here are some of the latest ways it's being employed around the country.

Local Government

The Homeland Security Money Trail
By Shane Peterson, News Editor

Local governments are first in line to respond to any emergency situation, but they often find themselves last in line when it comes to funding emergency preparedness.

Busting Bootleggers
By Shane Peterson, News Editor

Florida's Alachua County is $1 million richer thanks to aggressive efforts to target "bootleg" cellular sites.

Interview

Response Mode
By Shane Peterson, News Editor

Brent Woodworth is a worldwide segment manager of IBM's Crisis Response Team. He's coped with earthquakes, floods and a host of other disasters. One thing he's learned is that it pays to be prepared.

Point of View

Name-Brand Government
By Darby Patterson, Editor in Chief

Name-Brand Government

signal-noise

Beware the Blow Back
By Paul W. Taylor, Contributing Writer

Beware the Blow Back

Spectrum

GT Spectrum
By Shane Peterson, News Editor

Reports from the IT horizon.

CIO Profile

Jesse Jones: Columbus, Ohio
By Catherine Pickavet

Jesse Jones: Columbus, Ohio

STATEments

STATEments
By Shane Peterson, News Editor

Mapping Government IT

Product News

Product News
By Justine Kavanaugh-Brown, Editor

Panasonic, Crime Analysis Associates, LaCie, Sharp Electronics


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