Justice & Public Safety
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A bipartisan, two-bill package would define the systems and set limits on how they collect, store and share data. The information could only be kept 14 days in most cases and its use would be prescribed. -
The county board approved a renewal of a Kane County Sheriff’s Office contract that includes 25 license plate reader cameras. Undersheriff Amy Johnson said the devices help “a tremendous amount."
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Corrections officers spend a disproportionate amount of time on administrative tasks rather than helping prisoners in ways that improve outcomes. AI is one tool to help, but it must be implemented thoughtfully.
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The effort to tie raising the debt limit to the terrorism bill has created a major roadblock for the bill's passage.
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The city's police force is under staffed, and the FBI said it is conducting a large number of terrorist-related investigations in the Seattle area.
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Budget woes caused by the economic slowdown plus new attention to security and business-continuity planning limits the resources available to states.
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Unlicensed cafes will be shut down and their owners prosecuted as part of a crackdown on safety.
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Cities around the country have installed red-light cameras to improve safety at intersections. Many drivers believe their real purpose is to generate revenue.
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CAL-photo is giving California law enforcement unprecedented access to 32 million driver's license photos.
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The New York Police Department's Compstat program has blossomed into more than just a crime-fighting tool.
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The tracking system, SEVIS, is online and schools will begin using it immediately.
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The number of service offerings on state sites is growing.
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A final version of the legislation creating the proposed Homeland Security Department could hit the president's desk in September.
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Governments' increasing use of GIS is highlighted at the conference.
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The threat of lawsuits could stymie the production of homeland-security technologies and devices.
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Stolen credit cards, passports and Social Security numbers used to fund terrorist operations.
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Though the House is moving fast on the homeland-security legislation, the Senate will take a slower pace.
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