Justice & Public Safety
-
The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
The new unit, part of the Office of Information Technology Services’ statewide strategy, will focus on New York State Police’s specific needs while preserving shared IT services like AI and information security.
-
The City Council has approved a three-year, $200,000 contract to install the surveillance devices. Data collected may be used by other state and local law enforcement at city discretion, the police chief said.
More Stories
-
Gov. Rick Snyder signed 48 bills this week, including one that makes it illegal to bully another person online. The new law makes the crime punishable by up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.
-
In the past two years, body-worn cameras have gone from a rare technology to a booming demand among U.S. law enforcement agencies. How did we get here, what does that market look like and where is it headed?
-
Across the country, law enforcement agencies are using emerging tech to gather an unprecedented amount of data to drive down crime statistics. But are their efforts actually making a difference?
-
Counties in Washington state put out alternative numbers for residents to dial on Dec. 28 after a national Internet outage affecting CenturyLink customers disrupted the work of 911 call centers.
-
The work required to tell a lie shows up in the eyes, according to researchers, and opens the door for advanced, non-intrusive technology to catch those deceptions.
-
Two Chinese nationals were accused of orchestrating an “extensive” campaign of economic espionage that hacked more than 45 American companies in at least a dozen states beginning in 2006 and continuing through this year, according to a Department of Justice indictment.
-
Denver Intentional Airport has installed body scanners that don't require passengers to raise their arms, shaving seconds off of each screening, and causing a huge speed up in TSA security lines.
-
The in-house technology documents and matches bullet casings found at crime scenes in the hopes of finding the weapon they came from.
-
Debate about cost and public privacy delayed the launch of police-worn cameras, but calls for transparency from residents and the Florida city commission turned the tide after a year of device testing.
-
The train control systems that help to avoid derailments have been implemented across all passenger rail lines following the deadly crash a year ago in Tacoma, Wash., the state’s Department of Transportation said.
-
The city and the Colorado Department of Transportation are at odds over where the traffic enforcement cameras should be placed. In the past, city officials say the state was willing to allow the devices on their right of way.
-
Operation Underground Railroad and doTERRA donated a $300,000 mobile forensics unit to the Mesa, Ariz., Police Department that allows them to analyze digital forensic data much faster than previous technology.
-
From hurricanes to wildfires, emergency events are getting more destructive and more deadly. States, counties and cities are finding ways to reach a mobile population where they are with the vital information they need.
-
Portland, Ore., is tackling an abundance of untested sexual assault kits with an upgraded IT system that brings new efficiencies. Across the country, police agencies are using it to move past unwieldy spreadsheets.
-
The settlement is the result of a 2017 lawsuit that alleged the company and its predecessor Time Warner Cable had been delivering slower than promised Internet speeds to customers since 2012.
-
A five-year contract with provider AXON Enterprises will see the city’s police department outfitted with updated cameras, software and ancillary equipment.
-
Daily reliance on the technology was cited as one of the reasons for a state Supreme Court “model policy” for allowing mobile devices into the buildings.
-
The Public Utilities Commission's Emergency Services Communications Bureau has been working with wireless telecommunications carriers for several months to complete and test the technology.
Most Read
- AI Nudges Syracuse Professors Back Toward Blue Books, In-Class Work
- Hartford Schools to Simplify High School Scheduling With Software
- How quickly can this washing machine for humans clean someone?
- Georgia Regulators Approve Power Grid Expansion for Data Centers
- Cumberland County, Pa., Data Centers Take New Step Forward
