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Hilton Collins

Hilton Collins is a former staff writer for Emergency Management magazine.

Cybersecurity

Britain’s Facewatch Tool Puts Crime Reporting in Citizens' Hands

Two types of free technical crime reporting tools are available to businesses and consumers: an online module and more recently, a native app for mobile devices.

December 05, 2012
· Hilton Collins
Budget & Finance

Arkansas Cuts Time from Procurement Process

Arkansas’ online procurement system cuts paper usage by 117,000 pages a year, and reduces processing time from three months to less than six weeks.

May 30, 2012
· Hilton Collins
Archive

States Aim to Launch More Mobile Apps

State governments are aggressively deploying mobile technology, but which approaches catch on best?

April 25, 2012
· Hilton Collins
Justice and Public Safety

California County’s Information Exchange Links Justice and Public Safety Agencies

A California data sharing system makes catching the bad guys easier.

August 23, 2011
· Hilton Collins
Archive

Utah and China Forge Agreements for Sharing Technology

Technology partnerships could benefit economy and ecology of Utah and China.

July 25, 2011
· Hilton Collins
Health and Human Services

QR Codes Aim to Curb Drunken Driving in Texas

Texas anti drunken-driving campaign used QR codes to help drinkers think before getting behind the wheel.

July 06, 2011
· Hilton Collins
Digital Communities

Ground Zero Reconstruction Facilitated by Mapping and Visualization Technology

The Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center keeps the public informed about post-9/11 rebuilding through its website.

January 25, 2011
· Hilton Collins
Transportation

Governments Save Money Using Managed Competition

Governments reduce costs by letting the public and private sectors compete for the same contracts.

January 17, 2011
· Hilton Collins
Archive

Public Agencies Use Business Analytics to Improve Performance and Boost Transparency

Virginia and Miami-Dade County are among agencies using analytics to improve services.

January 04, 2011
· Hilton Collins
Budget & Finance

New Jersey Treasury Department Seeks to Bring Legacy Systems Into the 21st Century

Legacy systems have New Jersey hankering for a major electronic records renovation.

November 30, 2010
· Hilton Collins