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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iPhone users will get paid to fight their tickets if they are not dismissed or reduced.
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Refutes the view that the photo radar law was intended for civil traffic fines only.
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Police officers use Blackberrys in Hawaii to access motor vehicle and criminal databases.
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DNA evidence exonerates more than 400 wrongly convicted prisoners nationwide.
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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants.
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Chief of Staff Wayne Turnage will lead a working group that will evaluate and appropriately route projects submitted on the Stimulus.Virginia.Gov Web site.
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Developing interoperable communications is the issue for which states most need federal assistance.
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Emergency communications suffers from conflicting technology, lack of agency collaboration.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security creates group for public and private-sector agencies so federal and local government can work together to reduce cyber-security holes.
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"Today, we are sending a message to let these violent gangs know that they are not welcome here in Texas, and that we will do whatever it takes to drive them out of our state."
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"There are many people who go up to first responders and say 'I have a piece of gear to say exactly where you're at.' We have followed a lot of those claims over the last year and half and some of those claims are perhaps a little bit more forward than they should be."
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Funds to accelerate the implementation of optimal checked baggage solutions and the enhanced detection of liquid threats in carry-on baggage.
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National Fusion Center Coordination Group recognizes TSC's information sharing and outreach initiatives.
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Reitinger will be charged with protecting the U.S. government's computing systems from domestic and foreign threats.
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"In the world we live in today, it's critical for federal, state, local and tribal entities to know what the others are doing so each can operate effectively and efficiently."
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Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials approves standard for alarm companies to automatically alert 911 centers - eliminating millions of phone calls.
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Murder of teen could cast more doubt on GPS transmitters' effectiveness as a public safety 'silver bullet.'
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A group of researchers in Tennessee and Denmark has discovered a way to sensitively detect explosives based on the physical properties of their vapors.
