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Midwest Earthquake a Wake-Up Call

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:42:00 +0100

After a 5.2-magnitude earthquake in West Salem, scientists caution against undue alarm. But for city planners, expecting the worst and guarding against it are part of the job description.

Chicago Fusion Center Gives Police New Criminal Investigation Tools

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Chicago's new Crime Prevention Information Center equips the city to prevent terrorist attacks and revolutionize investigations.

Small Unmanned Aircraft to Fly into Hurricanes to Assist with Forecasting

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:50:00 +0100

Scientists hope the drones will provide new clues about the still-mysterious cores of hurricanes -- and specifically, the process that allows them to strengthen.

Feds Plan to Begin Operating Parts of 'Virtual Fence' Along Mexican Border

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:43:00 +0100

The Bush administration outlined plans to begin operating portions of a high-tech "virtual fence" along the Southwest border later this year and strongly disputed news reports that a 28-mile pilot project to test the technology was largely a failure.

Governments Worldwide Failing to Fully Benefit from Connectivity

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:24:00 +0100

A new global ICT study finds that regardless of their economic status, both governments and private businesses could do far more with their communications and computing infrastructure to derive the full economic and social benefits.

Ensuring US Competitiveness Prompts Need to Revisit Wireless Business Strategies

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:53:00 +0100

The challenge is twofold -- to transform the United States domestically, bridging the domestic digital divide -- and globally, ensuring it remains a competitive information society in the 21st century.

New Research Confirms Identity Fraud Is On Decline

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:41:00 +0100

Overall fraud down 12%, criminals are trapping victims over the phone. Critical new regional findings illustrates how fraud varies state-to-state.

Global Network Searches for Signs of Emerging Pandemics

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:41:00 +0100

By monitoring non-official sources of information like news broadcast, Web sites and blogs, network provides more timely information than many government agencies.

Making the Case for Wireless Video Surveillance

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:28:00 +0100

Public safety agencies face a few challenges when deploying wireless video surveillance. Being a fairly new technology, many are not aware of the fact that reliable video surveillance can often be performed effectively and more efficiently with wireless technology.

Renewing Old Portals Part II: Governance

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:11:00 +0100

The second of a series, excerpted a strategy paper from the Center for Digital Government that examines some of the key issues to consider when upgrading or renewing a government web portal serving citizens.