Newscan: The end of car chases?
Also, Obama calls for IT procurement reform; National parks tread a digital divide; California lawmakers grill officials over botched unemployment website; Too much open government, not enough openness?; Kansas City measures performance through online dashboard; New data shows that 67% of Texas cell-phone 911 calls lack location information; Blog from new FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler; Cassidian Communications, Fleetcom complete P25 installation at Canada’s busiest airport; Johns Hopkins University deploys Tiburon CAD and RMS solutions; FCC acts to stop use of false emergency-alert sounds; FireEye introduces new security solution for data centers; FirstNet hosts tribal outreach workshop; Anritsu achieves LTE-A conformance testing milestone; NATE releases third edition of tower-safety standard; RCA to hold silent auction at annual awards banquet
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