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Emergency notification 1.0

11/17/08; Vol. 27, No. 28 The vast majority of Americans still get information about emergencies and disasters from early-20th century technologies, but text alerts might be the way of the future.

Airborne emergency communications

11/14/08 -- 01:05 PM A consortium of federal agencies, universities and private companies recently tested the idea of using aerostats – tethered, blimp-shaped balloons – as a way to restore emergency communications after a disaster.

Ind. launches GIS emergency network

10/30/08 -- 02:41 PM Indiana network uses a Web portal for linking local resources with state and federal agencies in the event of a disaster.

Protecting network ports

10/27/08; Vol. 27, No. 27 North Carolina authority uses Webgate security appliance to filter online traffic.

Keep it simple, see?

10/27/08; Vol. 27, No. 27 When choosing a security gateway: “Look for simplicity,” and a company that provides support to minimize any pain in setting it up.

GPO gets into the card business

10/27/08; Vol. 27, No. 27 The Government Printing Office is expanding its efforts to bring the production of electronic documents in-house, giving government control over the entire production process.

Editor's Desk | Transition time

10/27/08; Vol. 27, No. 27 Commentary: As the government prepares for a new administration, agency leaders should strive to make sure important IT programs and initiatives don’t get lost in the transition.

NRC advises safeguards for counterterrorism programs

10/27/08; Vol. 27, No. 27 The National Research Council recently offered some good advice about counterterrorism programs that rely on data mining to spot possible terrorist activity.

New law brings 911 services into Internet Age

10/24/08 -- 02:06 PM FCC issues rules implementing 911 requirements for wireless VOIP.

FEMA uses Appian BPM tool to manage disaster relief work

10/23/08 -- 11:57 AM Web-based platform includes integrated document management capabilities as well as real-time analytics and monitoring.

Gimme shelter

10/20/08; Vol. 27, No. 26 In the wake of hurricanes in 2005, the Housing and Urban Development Department built the National Housing Locator System, a Web-accessible depository in information on affordable and appropriate housing to assist people left homeless by a disaster.

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