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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Carnegie Mellon University will develop hardware and software tools to fight electronic attacks.
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A lack of access to information held in state databases and law enforcement agencies is making it difficult to track those who illegally obtain benefits, the GAO said.
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Internet cafes must keep records of what information and sites customers visit for two months.
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The country's nearly 4,000 Internet cafes will now control their clients' surfing habits.
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The "personal locator beacons" will be used by rescue agencies to pinpoint the location of lost or injured people in remote areas.
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Parents are turning to a telephone and e-mail campaign to attempt to sway the House to quickly pass an Amber Alert bill.
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Republicans, Democrats still at odds over personnel control sought by President Bush.
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The committee believes the Justice Department is cooperating with Congress' monitoring of the Patriot Act, but the ACLUS is accusing the DOJ of hiding crucial information.
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In the first case to be tried under Washington state's anti-spam law, the man was ordered to pay $96,000 in fines and fees.
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A new system will digitize all calls made to 911, and city officials say it will help them prosecute domestic-violence cases.
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The groups want documentation on how the U.S. government is obtaining records from libraries, bookstores and ISPs under the USA Patriot Act.
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State and local law enforcement's lack of access to federal information is a serious problem, experts say.
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Policy teams are meeting to trade ideas, approaches on homeland security.
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Fingerprint data is matched with video clips to provide multimedia dossiers stored in a central database.
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Ten states take home awards for IT successes.
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Patrolling the streets of Sacramento is not easy, but it's becoming easier with the help of some technology upgrades.
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