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    Windmill-driven aeration works wonders for the water supply – and habitat

    Fighting fire with fire is one thing. Fighting contaminants in ponds and lakes with harsh chemicals can be dangerous, expensive and ineffective. Yet the alternative – aeration equipment – can be too expensive to be cost-effective. However, if you can catch the power of the wind with a windmill-driven aeration system, you can have the best of all worlds.

    By Ed Sullivan • Jan. 13, 2009
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    Ahead of the curve

    Long before it was cool to be green, King County, Wash., Executive Ron Sims was interested in environmental issues. In fact, in 1988, as a county councilmember, Sims sponsored legislation to fund an Office of Global Warming.

    By Nancy Mann Jackson • June 30, 2008
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    Technology At The Ports

    The Port of Los Angeles, located in San Pedro Bay, is Southern California's 7,500-acre gateway to international commerce.

    By Larry Anderson, Stephanie Silk, Rafi Bhonker • May 1, 2008
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    Online Game Educates Voters About 2008 Presidential Candidates

    A new interactive, online game aims to educate voters about the 2008 Presidential Election’s top candidates. The game spotlights four of the race’s top contenders: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, and Rudy Giuliani.

    March 1, 2007
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    GSA awards first governmentwide acquisition contract for small businesses

    According to the GSA, the contract will provide federal agencies with a centralized source to acquire information technology (IT) services worldwide.

    By Josh Cable • Feb. 18, 2007
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    Army Creates New Capabilities Integration Center

    A general order to roll out the army’s organization responsible for integrating Future Combat Systems capabilities into the force as soon as practical has been signed by the Secretary of the Army.

    April 7, 2006
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    Cities compete to host sporting events

    Revenue calls small cities to get in on the action.

    By Nancye Tuttle • April 1, 2006
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    INVISIBLE TAGGANTS ENSURE AUTHENTICITY

    Government-issued documents — whether passports or currency, for example — could one day soon each have a unique, forensically invisible identifier that matches only one serial number.

    By Erin Semple • Aug. 1, 2005
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    We’ve Come a Long Way

    Today’s government procurement professionals account for an estimated 20 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States.

    April 18, 2005
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    Making Courtrooms Safe: High Tech Protections

    The prisoner that escaped from the Atlanta courtroom after killing the judge and three other people is a frightening example of the lack of safety in the nations courtrooms. Unfortunately, this was not an isolated incident. Courtroom violence is common.

    April 5, 2005
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    Small towns, big ideas

    When it comes to paying for costly government services, a little creativity goes a long way.

    By Joel Groover • Sept. 30, 2004
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    Eco-Labels: Making Environmental Purchasing Easier?

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.Defining E...

    By Scott Case • June 23, 2004
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    Argonne Licenses Anti-Jet-Lag Diet Software To Online Company

    The Anti-Jet-Lag Diet, developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, is now officially online. Argonne-developed software that computes individualized diet plans to help travellers avoid jet lag has been licensed exclusively to AntiJetLagDiet.com LLC.

    April 5, 2004
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    DC-NET Takes Charge of Telecommunications

    Washington, DC, is a city preoccupied with streamlining communications.

    Feb. 13, 2004
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    Constitutional Security

    The U.S. government has altered the way it protects America’s founding documents to fit the grim realities of an age of terrorism.

    By Michael Fickes • Nov. 1, 2003
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    UTILITIES/Utility automates meter-reading processes

    Clark Public Utilities (CPU) in Clark County, Wash., has automated its meter-reading processes by outfitting approximately 155,000 electric meters with

    By Misty Reagin • Oct. 1, 2002
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    Body language: Using biometric technology

    A few years ago, a dangerous criminal walked out of the Lancaster County (Pa.) Prison after fooling officials into believing that he was someone else.

    By Lindsay Isaacs • March 1, 2002
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    MAPPING/Software helps utility track miles of water pipe

    Cincinnati Water Works (CWW) is in high demand. Warren, Butler and Clermont counties have clamored to use the utility’s water, which is cleaned using a carbon filtration system.

    July 1, 2001
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    A shock to the system

    Efforts by cities to transform the way electricity is bought and sold are providing a shock to the system.

    By Will McNamara • April 1, 2001
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    Downtown revitalization creates `urban rooms’

    Brea, Calif., is nearing completion of an 11-year effort to revitalize its downtown district. The $100 million-$150 million project involves construction of eight buildings on Birch Street, to include retail stores, restaurants, entertainment venues and loft apartments, and reconfiguration of a two-block stretch of Brea Boulevard that will incorporate superstores for media and clothing retail chains.

    By Lindsay Isaacs • Sept. 1, 2000
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    Solving the problem of cell tower placement

    It is a common sight in major metropolitan areas: drivers sitting in traffic with a cellular phone in one hand and the steering wheel in the other.

    By Christina Couret • Sept. 1, 1999
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    Police and technology: The silent partnership

    When a police officer stops a driver for speeding or other unlawful activity, he usually does not know exactly what kind of situation he is getting into.

    By Christina Couret • Aug. 1, 1999
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    Online shopping offers governments ‘net’ gain

    As the commercial world turns more and more to shopping on the Internet for everything from books to computer software, local governments are beginning

    By Christina Couret • Jan. 1, 1999
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    False alarms face fines in Fremont

    The Fremont, Calif., police department responds to more than 10,000 calls from home and business security systems each year. However, 98 percent of those

    By Peggy Caylor • Nov. 1, 1998
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    Building your GIS from the ground up

    Over the last 20 years, GIS has evolved from a luxury into an inevitability.

    By Rebecca Somers • April 1, 1998