Justice & Public Safety
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Windsor, Conn., is turning off cameras that take photos of license plates, citing a list of concerns that includes federal agencies previously accessing the data in an effort to enforce immigration laws. -
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.
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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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"The LIMS project will modernize our health care system, and enable parish health units to order public health lab tests, transmit results, and analyze data from results electronically."
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States are under pressure to comply with the Adam Walsh Act by July -- or lose 10 percent of their share of funding under a federal grant program that pays for state and local police programs.
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CIO Melodie Mayberry-Stewart says vendor M/A-COM failed to deliver a reliable network and demands $50 million letter of credit.
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Surveillance video plays a major role.
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The NBAF will provide a secure, domestic, modern and integrated high-containment facility to address the introduction into the United States of animal diseases of high consequence.
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"This bill was drafted to make Montana elections more transparent. It is a good thing for Montana voters."
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Johns Hopkins University launches a system that detects a gunshot's acoustic signature and automatically reports it to campus security.
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"Let us be the generation that reshapes our economy to compete in the digital age." -- President Barack Obama
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"Don always worked toward the dream of creating the kind of criminal justice information sharing network that [the company] is rolling out in Michigan."
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New York City Fire Department gives firefighters and fire inspectors real-time access to analytics and predictive models.
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"The testing at the University of Buffalo will give us the opportunity to test the BSM-2000 at a buildings two most vulnerable areas to a bioterror attack: the mail room and the HVAC system."
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Cyber security reports due February 3rd and 17th; Northern border security reports due February 10th and 17th.
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"The Department hopes to broaden its reach to the public by staying abreast of changes in information technology and this will complement the traditional methods of informing the public of important changes with Rhode Island's transportation infrastructure."
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"Jane's experience leading large operations with broad and challenging missions lends itself to the undertaking we have before us at Homeland Security."
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Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials standard will let 911 centers receive alarm companies' alerts automatically.
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Directive looks for areas to consolidate plans, asks state and local emergency management agencies for input.
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"If we see a decrease in violations, crashes and injuries, [Ocoee] roadways will be much safer."
