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Karen Wilkinson

Karen is a former staff writer for Government Technology magazine.

Digital Communities

King County, Wash.'s Open Data Turned Into Real-Time Bus Tracking App

Part of open data initiative, Seattle-based county to make hundreds of data sets available for citizens, innovators to create apps.

July 26, 2010
· Karen Wilkinson
Budget & Finance

New Jersey Telecom Audit Finds Unneeded Phone Lines

New Jersey Comptroller's report claims departments lack documentation to justify millions of dollars in phone costs, have renewed contracts for years without legal bidding process.

July 26, 2010
· Karen Wilkinson
Justice & Public Safety

New York's Monroe County to Deploy Public Safety Radio System

A $30 million project to unite Monroe County, N.Y's agencies under single digital system.

July 26, 2010
· Karen Wilkinson
Health & Human Services

California Cities Eye San Francisco Cell Phone Radiation Disclosure Law

In absence of federal or state legislation, more cities start researching ordinances based on San Francisco model.

July 26, 2010
· Karen Wilkinson
PCIO

California IT Consolidation Report: Some Agencies Miss E-Mail Deadline

Online progress reports to be posted quarterly as part of executive order.

July 26, 2010
· Karen Wilkinson
Justice & Public Safety

Parolees Monitored by GPS Don't Get Free Ride at State Fair

Better public awareness leads to fewer arrests this year of GPS-monitored parolees at California State Fair, officials said.

July 26, 2010
· Karen Wilkinson
Recovery

Tsunami Ready: How One California County Embraced its Geology

Del Norte County stages largest tsunami evacuation ever held in the United States, according to officials.

March 26, 2010
· Karen Wilkinson