A formal agreement was announced last week by Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue between his administration and CSX Transportation to share information, resources and strategies to better protect the state’s rail infrastructure. The public-private partnership is one of seven such agreements, meant to develop better rail security policies.
Earlier this month, Department of Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the creation of a initiative meant to give police, fire, and rescue personnel access to information during emergencies. The program is called Virtual USA and it will allow first responders across all levels of state, local, federal and tribal government to share location and status [...]
New York State law enforcement officials located outside New York City will soon have a central database to store and retrieve information regarding domestic violence incidents under a $1.5 million initiative announced earlier this month. Coordinated through the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and the state’s Office for the Prevention of [...]
Chicago’s Operation Virtual Shield is a system of over 1,500 police cameras and thousands of others installed by the private sector in businesses, schools, housing projects, subways and elsewhere. As highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article, one way the cameras work is in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department’s 911 call center system. [...]
IBM says, it has positioned itself to help find the relevant needles in the haystack. The company has invested over $12 billion, grown a crop of 4,000 dedicated consultants and made over 2,000 business partnerships to develop an expertise in analytics and business intelligence. The results of these strategic moves is starting to play out [...]
West Texas counties Yoakum and Pecos have signed agreements with Dallas-based Tyler Technologies to implement its new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) case management system, the company said Tuesday. The five-year deals are worth a combined $2.2 million and officials say the new system will integrate the counties’ justice systems.
Last week, New York state and local government received $3 million from the Department of Homeland Security to help protect their computer networks form cyber security breaches.
Last week, Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine announced over $5 million in State Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funds to help local law enforcement and first responders communicate with each other during a natural or man-made disaster. The bulk of those funds will be used to complete a system of regional microwave communications towers.
Following a growing national trend in emergency management and preparedness, the state of Nevada has decided to couple its office of Homeland Security with its Department of Public Safety (DPS). The consolidation is expected to improve coordination and communication efforts among state-level agencies related to homeland security programs and projects, officials said.
IBM, the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and Global Bay Mobile Technologies announced this week that handheld devices meant to streamline household inspections are reaping big rewards for the city. The quick and cost-efficient project also demonstrated the value of citywide contracts, city officials said.
