State Local


North Carolina lawmakers KO municipal broadband

The legislature has passed a law that makes it nearly impossible for cities to offer services.

Telcos in 16 states to get more than $100M for broadband access

Telecom companies get money to expand broadband Internet access in rural areas.

California goes first on Smart-Meter adoption

California -- in cooperation with national efforts led by NIST -- has developed the country's first set of standards for handling sensitive information generated by new Smart Grid energy distribution technology.

Virginia police deploy 3-D tech to reconstruct accident scenes

A multi-jurisdictional police forensics team is using two secondhand 3-D scanners to build models of crash and crime scenes.

West Virginia expands mobile phone options for state workers

A new mobility management platform will allow West Virginia employees to secure personal data on their state-provided smart phones.

Dual-use phones: the legal tangles

West Virginia must work out some legal problems before people can use their personal devices at work.

Colorado counties can't afford scanners to make homeland security program work

The ICE-state illegal immigrant reporting program requires digital electronic scanners that cost $40,000 to $50,000 each.

Anonymous strikes San Francisco's BART after cell shutdown fiasco

The transportation system is under attack after officials shut down mobile phone service last week to disrupt a protest.

30 state IT projects finalists for NASCIO awards

NASCIO has selected 30 state IT initiatives in 10 categories as finalists for its 2011 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in State Government.

NYC police unit to track criminals via Facebook, Twitter

The city forms a new unit to track social media sites, where criminals have been known to announce crimes or brag about them afterward.

VDOT looks to ease commutes in Northern Virginia

A Virginia pilot project looks to empower drivers with the information they need to decide whether to stay the course or bail out to side streets because of traffic logjams.

DHS preps next test for sharing emergency info

The Homeland Security Department is moving forward with plans for another emergency response test, this time in the Northeast.

Using search engines, e-mail now almost universal

Americans are using e-mail and searching online more than ever. In fact, about 61 percent of online adults use both on an average day.

AntiSec's law enforcement hack exposes thousands to identity theft

An analysis of 10G of data apparently stolen from local U.S. law enforcement agencies found that hackers obtained and exposed names, addresses, Social Security numbers and more for thousands of individuals.

Virtual USA: How geospatial tech is changing government

A geospatial framework emerges for emergency response coordination among federal, state and local governments.