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  • Audit: Marylanders Online Info May Be at Risk
  • Under O’Malley’s administration, state agencies have not consistently or adequately protected personal identifiable information and have not consistently reported data breaches.

  • Unanswered 911 Calls Prompt Change in Minneapolis
  • The city of Minneapolis has altered the way it will handle emergency calls after up to six people who called 911 during last month's shooting rampage at Accent Signage Systems didn't reach operators.

  • Georgia Begins Collecting Online Sales Taxes
  • With changes in the tax law that began to take effect last week, the state intends to begin treating some online retailers the same way it treats those with stores here: by collecting sales tax.




  • Seattle Police Use Twitter to Report Crime
  • The project, called Tweets-by-beat, is the most ambitious effort of its kind in the nation, authorities in law enforcement and social media say.


  • Fab Labs at the Library
  • Allen County is one of just a handful of public libraries that have set up multipurpose workshops for patrons who want to share and collaborate in order to create and build things.

  • Online Privacy Laws Get California Gov. Brown's Signature
  • Governor approves one measure protecting students' Internet accounts from university officials and another banning employers from asking for workers' email and social media passwords.


  • Self-Driving Cars Approved in California
  • Gov. Jerry Brown rode to Google headquarters in a self-driving vehicle before signing legislation that will establish safety and performance regulations to test and operate autonomous vehicles on state roads and highways.

  • Denver Begins Replacing 1950's Siren Warning System
  • Emergency-warning systems are an important element of public safety, typically alerting people in Colorado to the threat of tornadoes, dangerous thunderstorms and flash floods



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  • High-Performance Government - Building "Better, Faster, Cheaper"
  • June 20, 2013
  • Nationally, six straight years of revenue declines have put enormous pressure on state and local governments, nevertheless, some are thriving. Standard & Poor's, the credit-rating agency, reports that it issued more bond upgrades than downgrades in 2012.

  • Health Care Reform is Here: Are You Ready for the Rush?
  • June 27, 2013
  • The Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act are in full swing. With the influx of people who will be applying for benefits and the ACA requirement for online enrollment, it is more important than ever to verify the identities of those accessing benefits up front.



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