Caroline Cournoyer

Recent Articles

• New Tools Estimate Potential Cost Savings for Upgrading Public Safety IT
• Mar 14, 2012
• Last month, IBM released two tools that give police, fire and emergency medical services an estimate of the direct and indirect savings that could come from upgrading their IT infrastructure.

• Court: Boston Doesn't Have to Pay State's Share of Quinn Bill
• Mar 8, 2012
• The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unamimously ruled that municipalities don’t have to pay college educated police officers what the state owes them, reports the Boston Globe.

• Abstinence-Only Bill Sent to Utah Governor
• Mar 7, 2012
• The bill overcame its last legislative hurdle when it passed the state Senate 19-10 -- mostly along party lines.
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• Utah, Arizona Lawmakers Try to Eliminate Polygamous Town's Police
• Mar 6, 2012
• While former polygamy sect leader Warren Jeffs is serving his time in prison for marrying and sexually assaulting minors, lawmakers are trying to take down his town’s authority.

• FBI Busts Six 'Anonymous' Hackers
• Mar 6, 2012
• The computer hacker group Anonymous that’s compromised dozens of state and local government websites is no longer true to its name.

• Local Pilots Divert Nonemergency 911 Calls
• Mar 5, 2012
• Pilot programs in the Pacific Northwest distinguish between emergency and nonemergency 911 calls.

• D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier on Post-9/11 Info Sharing
• Mar 3, 2012
• Speaking at the annual AFCEA Homeland Security Conference, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier discussed the importance of information sharing in public safety and the improvements the region has made since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

• IT Security Conference Responds to Threat from Anonymous
• Mar 1, 2012
• This week, government and industry representatives are convening at the annual AFCEA Homeland Security Conference in Washington, D.C. to discuss among other issues, cybersecurity and how to protect the government from hacker groups like Anonymous.

• Experts: Dropouts Could Help Fight Cyberwars
• Mar 1, 2012
• Preventing and fighting cybersecurity threats has everything to do with having a well-trained workforce that could include high school and college dropouts, said a panel of IT and homeland security officials who met in Washington this week to discuss the issue.

• David Bragdon: New York City’s Sustainability Man
• Feb 29, 2012
• David Bragdon is responsible for making sure the city meets more than 400 sustainability goals before next year.
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• Indiana-IBM Trial over Welfare Modernization Contract Begins
• Feb 27, 2012
• Today marks day one of a six-week trial to settle a dispute between Indiana and technology mogul IBM.

• Arizona Gov. Asked to Testify Before Immigration Law Heads to Court
• Feb 24, 2012
• Before the U.S. Supreme Court hears the arguments for and against Arizona’s controversial immigration law, the leader of a Senate immigration panel wants to hear the governor’s opinion on the issue.

• South Dakota Bill to Limit Inmate Appeals Awaits Gov.'s Signature
• Feb 23, 2012
• Sitting on the governor’s desk is a bill that would limit the number of times people can appeal their serious criminal convictions.

• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Day-Laborer Ban Case
• Feb 22, 2012
• Against the wishes of the Redondo Beach City Council, day laborers will continue to gather on public sidewalks in search of work.

• GOP Candidates Travel to Arizona
• Feb 21, 2012
• The four Republican presidential candidates still standing will take the stage in Mesa, Ariz., tomorrow -- just under one week before the state's primary.