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NYPD and Microsoft build hi-tech crime fighting 'dashboard'

Created by Microsoft and the New York Police Department, the Domain Awareness System, known as "the dashboard," is state-of-the-art crime fighting technology.

telegraph.co.uk (3 months and 29 days ago)

Oregon Employment Department chief, deputy lose jobs after probe finds waste, mismanagement

An investigation by The Oregonian uncovered an agency in crisis, where audit after audit exposed leadership problems that festered as the department wasted as much as $30 million on computer software programs that didn't work.

oregonlive.com (4 days ago)

NYPD, Microsoft create crime-fighting tech system

NYPD, Microsoft create crime-fighting tech system by Colleen Long The Associated Press Published Feb 22, 2013 07:08PM MDT New York • A 911 call comes in about a possible bomb in lower Manhattan and an alert pops up on computer screens at the New York Police Department, instantly showing officers an interactive map of the neighborhood, footage from nearby security cameras,...

sltrib.com (3 months and 26 days ago)

Seattle police turn to computer software to fight crime

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Chief John Diaz announced today that police have begun using new “predictive policing” software in the city’s East and Southwest precincts in an effort to reduce crime through analysis of crime and location data. “This technology w

seattletimes.com (3 months and 22 days ago)

New tech changes nature of fighting crime

In a click, police know exactly what type of situation they're getting into.

yahoo.com (3 months and 28 days ago)

Millions 'wasted' on junior army recuits, report claims

Tens of millions of pounds is wasted on training young soldiers for roles that could be filled more cost effectively by adults, a report has found.

telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 26 days ago)

Chicago's newest crime-fighting tool: Police on foot

Chicago Police have a new crime-fighting tool. It's called — walking the beat. Chicago Sun-Times reports that the city's finest have kicked off a new campaign — a "strategic saturation" policy, as it's dubbed — to help combat crime and round out car patrols. Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said newly ...

washingtontimes.com (2 months and 26 days ago)