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Brian Heaton

Brian Heaton was a writer for Government Technology and Emergency Management magazines from 2011 to mid-2015.

Justice & Public Safety

911 Location Accuracy Group Calls Out Wireless Industry

The Find Me 911 Coalition is pushing the FCC to craft stricter regulations to better pinpoint the location of emergency calls made from mobile devices.

December 10, 2013
· Brian Heaton
Portal to Unveil Influence of Public Commentary

Splunk4Good is turning data from Regulations.gov into a new real-time analytic interface to give the public and government officials a better understanding of who is commenting on rule proposals.

December 05, 2013
· Brian Heaton
Recovery

FirstNet Issues RFI on Mobile Apps

The authority in charge of the nationwide public safety network is seeking information on apps, cloud and identity management technology.

December 04, 2013
· Brian Heaton
Justice & Public Safety

FirstNet Issues RFI on Mobile Apps

The authority in charge of the nationwide public safety network is seeking information on apps, cloud and identity management technology.

December 03, 2013
· Brian Heaton
Cloud & Computing

California Lt. Governor Wants Cloud and Open Data Policies

Gavin Newsom thinks California should be in the cloud and further embracing a culture of transparency.

December 02, 2013
· Brian Heaton
Broadband & Network

Los Angeles Fiber Connectivity Plan Mystifies Critics

Experts question the logic of expecting major broadband providers to build a free citywide high-speed network.

November 27, 2013
· Brian Heaton
Government Experience

Political Contributions Hang Over Seattle Gigabit Efforts

Are Comcast’s campaign funding tactics a sign of things to come in local races where community broadband is involved?

November 26, 2013
· Brian Heaton
Utah Legislature Embraces Voluntary Open Email Policy

Utah will launch a public online database containing the emails of state lawmakers in January.

November 21, 2013
· Brian Heaton
Recovery

Mobile App Tracks Emergency Volunteers

Deploy Pro will help incident commanders manage personnel and information during emergencies.

November 20, 2013
· Brian Heaton
Health & Human Services

Lawmakers Clash Over Mobile Medical App Regulation

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to discuss the FDA’s plan to regulate mobile medical apps and whether legislative oversight is needed.

November 20, 2013
· Brian Heaton