Justice & Public Safety
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As part of a 10-county pilot, the local government fully implemented the technology Jan. 29. Its GPS, GIS and improved cellphone technology offer additional accuracy during emergencies. -
The county Board of Commissioners has delayed a decision on whether to renew contracts for 30 surveillance cameras. Residents have voiced their objections and a commissioner has shared his concern.
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Automatic license plate reader technology gathers data and images for use by government agencies for law enforcement, and this bill prevents that data from being used by immigration authorities.
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Bridges the gap between all standard forms of communication to enable high-speed two-way communications to tens of thousands of users and devices across all modalities, including e-mail, wireless pager, PDA, landline, mobile phone, satellite phone, TDD/TTY, fax and two-way text messaging.
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New York, Houston and San Francisco are top three in preparedness.
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"This group demonstrated the vision, desire, motivation and commitment to attain the necessary skills to lead our industry with confidence and integrity."
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Hartford, Conn. eliminates the firefighters having to force their way into a unit.
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Integrated mapping provides a GIS-centric approach to computer-aided dispatch and emergency response not previously available.
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The IT team automated functions such as fire ground command, pre-fire planning, building inspection records, and personnel records. However, new challenges surfaced when staffing grew 500 percent and file-sharing needs and application requirements increased from 250GB to 600 GB in 12 months.
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Legislation would require convicted sex offenders to submit their e-mail addresses, instant messaging names, and any other electronic identifiers to the sex offender registry.
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Enables victims to file compensation clams online with easy instructions.
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"We reached out to families who lived along the fire zone. Some were so moved by our efforts that they joined in and helped distribute kits to their neighbors' homes to help protect them as well."
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"Now we see that the basic oversight and certification process must be examined as well."
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"To date, more than 1,500 e-mail addresses and phone numbers are registered to be notified about inmate status."
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A key committee of the United States Senate has recently endorsed a measure to close the loophole on the national level. That bill has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
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"The additional funding will provide our nation's health care community with a means to continue planning, training and acquiring needed equipment for an effective pandemic response."
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Funding aided Baltimore's purchase of Closed-Circuit Television cameras (CCTV), as well as established regional radio interoperability and regional decontamination capabilities.
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Students are using site to avoid misidentification by uploading photos of their passports and other personal records.
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Hardy has led CBP's operations at ports of entry on the northern border from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Lakes since its inception on March 1, 2003.
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Pittsburg pilots Web-based alert notification system.
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Having accurate records produced in the field and shared quickly with others who need the information is a significant enhancement to the system.
