EDITORIAL
Recently, in a Maryland county, a man was arrested for'and confessed to'a murder he'd committed months earlier. He was caught only after witnesses saw him attempting to abduct another woman and drag her into his house, which happened to be steps from the earlier crime scene.
Two states seek out CIO replacements
Washington and Tennessee both are seeking new state CIOs as technology chiefs Steve Kolodney and Bradley Dugger have moved on.
Antivirus apps fail to stamp out bugs effectively
Be careful what you choose to keep your computers bug-free, or it might end up bugging you.
Police detect many ways to use handhelds
Handheld PCs are racing through the law enforcement community like squad cars to a shooting.
POWER USER
If your office has no budget to modify its PC equipment for accessibility to disabled users, take a closer look at what you already have.
Police Academy
When technology-challenged employees sit down at a computer to learn something new, the last thing they want is to have to take time to learn the system first.
Tools to fine-tune Web sites
In the rush to create Web sites that grant access to legacy data, it's important not to overlook one vital task'maintaining the Web pages themselves.
To improve page speed, go easy on time-wasting graphics
One picture is worth a thousand words, but too many pictures can make a Web site essentially unusable.
THE 50 STATES
DIXIE DATA. The Phenix City Police Department plans to acquire mobile data terminals so officers can tap its records management system remotely.
IT overhaul serves Illinois county well
Poet Carl Sandburg called Chicago 'the city with the broad shoulders.' But surrounding Cook County is even more muscular.
Editorial Cartoon
Should government organizations run advertising on their Web sites? In the wake of tight budgets, many state and local sites are opening up their sites to advertisers.
Antivirus apps fail to stamp out bugs effectively
Be careful what you choose to keep your computers bug-free, or it might end up bugging you.
CIO OUTLOOK
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is a good case study in the challenges of operating in the public sector.
Sheriffs share data, tighten crime net
Northwestern Wisconsin is a popular vacation and retirement spot. With its large public forests and hundreds of lakes it is an ideal place for fishermen who want to catch their limit.
POWER USER
If your office has no budget to modify its PC equipment for accessibility to disabled users, take a closer look at what you already have.
Georgia aims for software exchange
The Georgia Technology Authority is taking steps to create a national software component exchange, an online repository where state and local governments will be able to post software components so other agencies can reuse them for free.
Vendor anticipates 10 Gigabit Ethernet standards
Prior to the release of a 10-Gbps Ethernet specification, Foundry Networks Inc. has introduced 10 Gigabit Ethernet products for its BigIron Layer 3 switch.
Move over, eBay: Police auction seized goods over the Web
A visitor to the auction Web site www.PropertyRoom.com will see the usual merchandise up for bid: jewelry, computers, stamp collections and Beanie Babies. The difference is that these Beanie Babies have been around the block.
Key IRS projects at risk, GAO warns
JULY 3'IRS systems modernization projects are at risk for cost overruns, delays and performance shortfalls because the agency lacks a sufficiently defined enterprise architecture to guide and constrain them, the General Accounting Office said.
SSA Web site offers multilingual access to information
JULY 2'The Social Security Administration recently introduced its Multi-Language Gateway Web page to provide information on its services to users who don't speak English.
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