• South Carolina Governor Seeks to Calm Taxpayers After Security Breach
• Source: Reuters   |   South Carolina   |   October 30, 2012
• South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley sought on Monday to temper the anger and frustration of state taxpayers left wondering if their personal information was compromised by recent cyber attacks on computers belonging to the Department of Revenue.

• Taxpayer Data Exposed in Cyber Attack on South Carolina Agency
• Source: Reuters   |   South Carolina   |   October 29, 2012
• As many as 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers used by state taxpayers could have been exposed to a hacker in recent cyber attacks on the state Department of Revenue's computers, officials said on Friday.

• Chicago Deploys Gun Shot Detection Technology
• Source: Government Technology   |   Chicago, Ill.   |   October 29, 2012
• Gunfire detection technology is going to get another shot in Chicago.

• Denver Has Underreported Crime on Website Since 2009
• Source: Denver Post   |   Denver   |   October 26, 2012
• Denver's crime-mapping website, which allows residents to see what crimes have occurred on their street as recently as 24 hours previous, has been missing more than 12,000 crimes because of a computer error.

• Pennsylvania Launches Unique Career Website
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Pennsylvania   |   October 25, 2012
• A new statewide website unveiled this month is designed to help residents identify career paths, get training and find local jobs.

• Glitch with Maryland’s New Online Voter Registration System Will Impact Hundreds on Election Day
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   October 25, 2012
• A separate error has resulted in Maryland elections officials mailing to absentee voters in the Washington area at least 15 ballots missing a page to vote on the state’s high-profile ballot measures, including same-sex marriage, an expansion of gambling and in-state tuition breaks for illegal immigrants.

• Election Complaint Website Launched in Pennsylvania
• Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   |   Pennsylvania   |   October 25, 2012
• The Department of State has launched a new website for voters to report allegations of voter fraud and other election improprieties (which will be forwarded to Pa counties for investigation).

• Cybersecurity Report: Hackers Look for Easy Targets
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   October 24, 2012
• Being a victim, the study found, can be avoided by not being an easy target, as most data breaches of public sector information were found to be opportunistic, not calculated attacks.

• North Carolina May Be 1st to Outlaw Student Cyberbullying of Teachers
• BY: McClatchy News   |   North Carolina   |   October 23, 2012
• It will soon be illegal for a student to bully a teacher online in North Carolina, under an expansion of the state's cyberbullying law that may be the first of its kind in the country.

• LAX's Controversial Body Scanners to Be Replaced
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Los Angeles   |   October 23, 2012
• Faster X-ray machines will be used at LAX and other busy airports to replace scanners criticized for creating potential health risks and privacy violations.

• Border Agents Using Outdated Surveillance Equipment
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Southwest   |   October 22, 2012
• An Obama administration plan to install new cameras and improved ground sensors along the Southwest border has stalled, potentially creating unnecessary dangers for agents there.

• Solar Energy Industry Draws Critics in Tennessee
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   October 22, 2012
• In the past two years, Tennessee has become 17th in the nation for its solar-power capability, driven by a mix of federal, state and local incentives and a premium price paid by the Tennessee Valley Authority as a way to increase its renewable energy mix.

• Kansas City Streamlines Fire Hydrant Inspection
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Kansas City, MO   |   October 18, 2012
• By using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software the city has overhauled a time-consuming process to save time and money while making the city safer.

• Illinois Announces Gigabit Broadband Initiative
• BY: Jessica Mulholland   |   Illinois   |   October 17, 2012
• Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announcedthat gigabit fiber and wireless will be deployed in Chicago’s Mid-South Side thanks to the Illinois Gigabit Communities Challenge award, which was given to Gigabit Squared.

• Maryland’s Online Voter Registration Files are Susceptible to Attack, Researchers Say
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   October 17, 2012
• A voting rights group and some of the nation’s leading researchers on election technology are urging Maryland voters to check the accuracy of their online voter registration files after warning that the data had been left vulnerable to tampering.
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