Justice & Public Safety
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In the two years since the state released guidance for localities interested in speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10 percent of its municipalities have submitted and won approval of plans. -
Responder MAX will focus on marketing, communications, recruitment and other areas. First Arriving, which has worked with some 1,300 agencies, will keep involved with its "real-time information platform."
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San Jose is the latest city whose use of the cameras to snag criminal suspects, critics say, also threatens privacy and potentially runs afoul of laws barring access by out-of-state and federal agencies.
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The director of Homeland Security said the Bush administration remains will continue to push for the $3.5 billion in aid to states for first responders.
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The FCC's research has determined that nearly 70 percent of 911 calls from cell phones are dialed accidentally.
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The student used message boards and chat rooms to gather information about the alleged perpetrator, and then set a trap.
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The former systems administrator released a virus-like program that affected approximately 1,000 PCs in the company's network.
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FRED helps investigators find electronic needles buried in PC haystacks.
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Americans expect the Web to give them news and information on health care and government services.
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Skeptics wonder whether ID scanners will actually ferret out the right people.
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center is seeking records from the office.
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The family has filed a lawsuit against Docusearch, an Internet information broker that sold information to the woman's killer.
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The first round of PennFIRS data was transmitted successfully, and the state will begin work this month on rolling the program to counties.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is looking for information on the Total Information Awareness system being developed by DARPA.
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The study will develop a capability-assessment model to help agencies determine how ready they are to participate in justice information sharing.
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FBI's possible involvement in Pentagon data project raises new privacy questions.
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Bill would create nationwide Amber Alert network to fill gaps in existing systems.
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Ridge will head a massive federal reorganization as the Department of Homeland Security is formed.
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Senate vote cuts funding for Total Information Awareness project until privacy safeguards are provided.
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Police and fire dispatchers resorted to paper and pencil after the worm incapacitated a 911 center, and ATMs went down as well.
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Concerns over its implementation may frustrate funding from Congress.
