LIFESAVING ROADWAY SAFETY DEVICES & NEW INVENTIONS ON DISPLAY AT THE ERNEST N. MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER IN NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 31-FEB. 2, 2016 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (January 30, 2016) – The American Traffic Safety Services Association’s (ATSSA) 46th Annual Convention & … Continue reading →
It’s not a question of “if” something will happen. It’s a matter of when. Municipal leaders know they have to have their proverbial ducks in a row when situations occur. That’s why having a risk management plan is critical to … Continue reading →
Adopting a cloud computing solution can save time and money and increase transparency, but it’s not a decision to be taken lightly. Canton, Ga., proves cloud computing can add value to local government. As chief information officer there, Camile Wehs … Continue reading →
The U.S. economy lags behind developed nations that are investing more heavily in education, technology, innovation and other industries that invigorate their national economies. The percentage of U.S. workers employed in what the Brookings Institution calls “advanced industries” has fallen … Continue reading →
In the best-run municipal departments across the country, every minute and dollar go where they can make the biggest impact. Achieving that efficiency can be difficult in the face of challenging tasks, including the disposal of vehicles that have outlived … Continue reading →
Different types of data breach yield different examples. Here are a few notable ones from the recent past: Unintended disclosure: In Port Clinton, Ohio, letters were mailed between May 25 and July 5 and contained protected health information of individuals … Continue reading →
High-speed Internet access has become as much of an indispensable infrastructure as roads and transportation systems were viewed years ago, according to Michelle Riley, community and economic development specialist at the Minnesota Initiative Foundation, in an article titled “Wired—MN Backbone.” … Continue reading →
Not so long ago, the notion of applying the principals of threedimensional concepts to a world ingrained in two-dimensional thinking seemed abstract and counterproductive. These days, an enhanced sense of perception has been infused with greater means of education to … Continue reading →
The ways in which technology has changed how we all work over the last couple of decades amounts to nothing less than a paradigm shift. We do almost everything differently now than we did back then. On most days we … Continue reading →
Radar speed check signs have become popular devices for slowing traffic and increasing worker safety. Thanks to new technologies, these signs have become more effective and easier to deploy than ever before. For instance, improvements in sign designs that make … Continue reading →
Targeted response and deployment: It means using the best resources and data to aid shift commanders’ decision-making process. For the New Bern, N.C., Police Department, it also presented the opportunity to couple the department’s community policing practices with reliable, evidence-based … Continue reading →
