Government Technology

Government Technology November 2005

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Feature

Boiling Point
By Shane Peterson, Associate Editor

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, 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, 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, Contributing Writer

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, Contributing Writer

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

Education

From Textbooks to Tech Books
By Sue Owens Wright, Contributing Writer

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

Affordable Option
By Justine Brown, Contributing Writer

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

Spectrum

GT Spectrum
By Shane Peterson, Associate Editor

Reports from the IT horizon.

Tech Focus

Two Cents: Leading the Way
By Jessica Jones, Managing Editor

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, Associate Editor

CIO, Pittsburgh

Point of View

Lessons from Katrina
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor, Justice and Public Safety Editor

Lessons from Katrina

signal-noise

FEMA Not on Alert
By Paul W. Taylor, Contributing Writer

Federal agency defies Congress and delays state-based approach to emergency alerting.

Online

Download a Trip to the Library
By Andy Opsahl, Staff Writer

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

Saving Energy
By Sherry Watkins, Contributing Writer

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


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