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GT editors report from the road cene More Green for Less Green SEATTLE — Former President Bill Clinton unveiled a plan to help cities acquire green technology at the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Climate Protection Summit in November 2007. Clinton announced that all USCM member cities will have access to a green technology purchasing consortium operated by his Clinton Climate Initiative. j The consortium offers lower prices on green technology products, potentially helping cities accelerate green-technology deployments. Clinton pitched the program as a chance for local governments to quickly shift market demand toward energy efﬁciency. PHOTO COURTESY OF DARPA on the Govtech.com Hot List Here are the 10 most popular stories on Govtech.com from Nov. 4, 2007 to Dec. 4, 2007. EM Grants Within Grasp The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded more than $960 million in Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grants to the states. www.govtech.com/em/159711 Instant Command Center SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — California state ofﬁcials got an up-close look at Cisco’s Sentinel Incident Commander vehicle in November. Cisco offered tours of the high-tech mobile command center, which uses Internet protocol technology to rapidly establish command, control and communications capabilities at the scene of a disaster or other incident. The vehicle was developed jointly by Cisco and automotive manufacturer L-3 Wolf Coach. Gentlemen, Start Your Robots VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — For two weeks in late October and early November, 35 teams from around the country competed for a $2 million purse in the third Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge — an event that pits autonomous automobiles against nature, time and each other. Carnegie Mellon’s bot “Boss” won the event overall, receiving the $2 million; Stanford’s “Junior” took second and a $1 million check; and Virginia Tech’s “Odin” came in third, receiving $500,000. Six teams out of the original 35 ﬁnished the 60-mile ﬁnal event. The two previous races, in 2004 and 2005, were held on a desert course, with the goal for each bot simply to get from start to ﬁnish. This year, DARPA added urban challenges to the competition, such as trafﬁc, four-way stops and other robots, making this year’s event far more difﬁcult. 1 3 5 American ITIL The British blockbuster ﬁnally ﬁnds an American audience. www.govtech.com/gt/95672 Public Trust of RFID As RFID becomes more prevalent in society, how can the government reduce the public’s uncertainties about this mystifying technology? www.govtech.com/gt/185756 Reality Check As millions of people ﬂock to online alternate worlds, can government afford to be virtually nonexistent? www.govtech.com/gt/125968 Top U.S. Digital Cities The winners are: Aurora, Colo.; Lincoln, Neb.; Santa Monica, Calif.; Jupiter, Fla. and Lynchburg, Va. www.govtech.com/gt/184853 JAN_08 FOLSOM, CALIF. — Aurora, Colo., is the most technically advanced big city in the nation, according to the Folsombased Center for Digital Government’s seventh annual Digital Cities Survey. Aurora topped the 2007 survey in the 250,000 or more population category, followed by Virginia Beach, Va. Lincoln, Neb., placed ﬁrst in the 125,000 to 249,999 division, followed by Richmond, Va. In the 75,000 to 124,999 population division, Santa Monica, Calif., placed ﬁrst with Roanoke, Va., placing second. Jupiter, Fla., and Lynchburg, Va., tied for ﬁrst in the smallest city category, covering populations of 30,000 to 74,999. Winners were honored at an awards ceremony in New Orleans in mid-November. 7 9 PlanIT New York City’s PlanIT outlines nearly three-dozen technology initiatives designed to ensure wise IT investments. www.govtech.com/gt/161567 “Where’s My Staff?” NASCIO publication is designed to assist state CIOs and their staffs in preparing for and protecting IT infrastructure during a pandemic. www.govtech.com/gt/175400 Smarter Evacuations Intelligent transportation systems evolve to address emergency management. www.govtech.com/tt/150701 14 Coffee-Can Murderer A new technique in law enforcement — called forensic computer science — helps put a murderer behind bars. www.govtech.com/gt/96104 8 10 j Best of the Best ‘Typosquatting’ In getting to Web sites, neatness counts. If you type in the wrong Web address, you might be in for a surprise. www.govtech.com/gt/208732 2 4 6 j j http://www.govtech.com http://www.govtech.com http://www.govtech.com http://www.govtech.com/em/159711 http://www.govtech.com/gt/95672 http://www.govtech.com/gt/185756 http://www.govtech.com/gt/125968 http://www.govtech.com/gt/184853 http://www.govtech.com/gt/208732 http://www.govtech.com/gt/161567 http://www.govtech.com/gt/175400 http://www.govtech.com/tt/150701 http://www.govtech.com/gt/96104

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Government Technology - January 2008 Contents Point of View Big Picture The Last Mile On the Scene CIO Sightings Four Questions for... Spectrum Location, Location, Location Digital Governor Back to the Drawing Board Waukesha Goes Green Collaring Dangerous Dogs Public Sector Goes Web 2.0 Bounce Back SACWIS Rollout Simple Strategy Products Personal Computing How It Works signal:noise

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