Justice and Public Safety

The Many Benefits of 3-D Maps

June 19, 2012 - Columbia County, Ga., is getting much more than traffic accident data out of 3-D technology.

Feds to Conduct 'Connected Vehicle' Pilot in August

June 19, 2012 - U.S. Department of Transportation is studying technology that allows cars to communicate with each other in order to warn drivers of potential crashes.

Tablets Help Court Go Paperless in Texas

June 12, 2012 - IPads have made a digital courtroom a reality for the Wichita Falls Municipal Court.

Local Cops Use Mobile Devices to Log Crime Scene Data

June 5, 2012 - Bar code-generating software allows police to record and enter items while on the move.

Texas Transformation: A five-year contract with AT&T improves the state’s network and security

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - Texas partners with AT&T to update its network and improve data security and efficiency.

Government Telework: Build a Mobile, Inclusive, and Resilient Workforce

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - This white paper, intended for government executives and managers planning telework strategies, describes new technologies that enable a mobile workforce to accomplish an organization’s missions securely and cost-effectively over the network, from any location.

How Jails Customize TV Programming for Inmates

May 29, 2012 - Lincoln County Jail in Oregon has installed a new Web-based system that allows staff to control inmates’ TV programs.

Who Will Help Set Up the National Public Safety Network?

May 23, 2012 - Commerce Department issues wish list for board members who will guide a national broadband framework for first responders.

Report: Federal Judge Threatens Takeover of Oakland PD

May 22, 2012 - Effective computer system needed to monitor department activities, Oakland officials say a bidding process will commence soon.

Joplin, Missouri, Gets New Digital Home

May 22, 2012 - Rebuilding efforts span physical and digital domains on anniversary of devastating tornado.

Digital Billboards to Alert Texas Counties in Emergencies

May 16, 2012 - Four Texas counties plan to use digital billboards to notify residents during emergency situations.

A Practical Guide for Retiring Legacy Applications

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - One of the reasons for an organization to initiate an application retirement project is to save costs. As application retirement allows the application and the supporting hardware and software stack to be shut down, the organization saves on licensing, maintenance and administration costs.

Access Denied: Protecting Data and Systems from the Risks of Collaboration

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Find out the security-related challenges governments face in this age of collaboration and how identity and access management (IAM) can help overcome those challenges.

Mobile GIS Tools Ease Fire Response

May 3, 2012 - Hoover, Ala., finds enterprisewide applications for consistent, layered mapping data.

Oregon Tries Data-Driven Youth Reform

May 3, 2012 - The professionals still make the decisions about treatment in the Oregon Youth Authority, but a new system informs those decisions.

Lessons in Applied Innovation from State and Local Government

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Discover the six trending topics in state and local government that hold the promise of getting government out of the protracted recession and on the road to innovation.

Web App Lets Users Bookmark Favorite Court Cases

May 2, 2012 - New Web application allows users to search and bookmark court cases from the Charleston County, S.C., Circuit Court.

Genetics Privacy Bill Advances in California

April 25, 2012 - California legislation would prohibit unauthorized DNA testing.

Government and Legacy ERP: A Broken Model

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - By the Center for Digital Government

Find out how finance and human resources in the cloud can create cost savings, provide a modern platform for government agencies and unlock siloed data.

Purging the Paper: How ECM Improves Transparency and Enhances Agenda Management in Government

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Learn how ECM can significantly improve agenda management and ultimately lead to more efficient, transparent government.