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Southbridge, Mass., now has a way for citizens to submit crime tips anonymously and receive police notifications by downloading the free "Southbridge PD" app. Officials say crimes in progress still require a call to 911.
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Two-way communication during an emergency event is what public safety officials are advocating for with the so-called CodeRed program.
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Patrol officers will soon be able to issue citations and quickly file them with district courts from their cruisers.
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Technology itself is seldom the problem. Resistance to change sometimes is.
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Oakland County, Mich., launches new Web portal version designed specifically for smartphone touchscreen navigation. Is Internet TV next?
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Mixed reaction to proposal that would reorganize North Carolina government; delayed California drivers’ licenses.
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State-issued ID and an alcohol breath test required to shop from wine vending machines in Pennsylvania grocery stores.
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Federal CIO Vivek Kundra backs ‘cloud first’ strategy, data center consolidation and modular project management in plan released Thursday.
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The public can anonymously send text messages to report saltwater fishing violations on Alabama’s coast.
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Federal funding will allow the Maryland Proof of Concept Alliance to take technological breakthroughs and translate them into tools that keep soldiers safe.
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Farmers now have another responsibility after harvesting the day’s crops. They report about it on Twitter.
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PolicyMap aims to make its Web-based platform a comprehensive system for loading and sharing data.
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Seattle police have turned to Twitter to help solve crimes.
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NASA and the Army among the ‘geniuses’ of social media usage in the federal government.
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By automating the posting and monitoring of social media content, Catawba County has time to participate in new sites like Foursquare.
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After two and a half years on the job, Philadelphia’s first chief technology officer will return to the private sector come 2011; a server problem knocks out New Jersey’s state portal.
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The military’s secure YouTube clone is the latest addition to the armed forces’ suite of social media tools.
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Virtual assistant to follow launch of 311 mobile application, according to Charlotte officials.
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NYCityMap takes user input and generates maps that show nearby services and locations.
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Colorado municipalities sit atop the Digital Cities survey as rankings put emphasis on quantifiable results.
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Apple’s hottest device has government CIOs dreaming big about the possibilities.
