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Dibya Sarkar
Dibya Sarkar is a freelance technology writer based in Orlando, Fla.
Digital Government
Collaboration in the Corridor: State Department site helps staff connect
With features of Facebook, Twitter and Linked In, the open source site lets State Department employees network, collaborate.
- By Dibya Sarkar
Management
Virtual firearms training minimizes cost, and danger
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is currently testing one of the most advanced, networked virtual firearms training ranges, which officials anticipate should become fully operational later this year.
- By Dibya Sarkar
Infrastructure
Campus police test safety app with two-way, multimedia comm
Campus police at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, are testing a technology platform that integrates multimedia with real-time geo-technologies accompanied by machine learning and mobile-to-mobile security.
- By Dibya Sarkar
Infrastructure
Navy must deal with rising tide of sensor data
A recent RAND report said that a distributed cloud system could help the Navy deal with its growing amount of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data.
- By Dibya Sarkar
Management
Kentucky uses health network to divert 'frequent fliers' from ERs
The state launched an initiative to provide coordinated care for "super-utilizers," patients who overuse emergency departments and hospital inpatient services.
- By Dibya Sarkar
Digital Government
Web app tracks prison probationers
The New York City Department of Probation is pioneering a new goal-tracking Web app aimed at reducing recidivism and encouraging positive behavior among those on probation.
- By Dibya Sarkar
Digital Government
Agencies make FOIA gains, but critics say it’s not enough
Federal agencies are tapping social media, records management and file exchange technology in an effort to become more transparent and effective in meeting the rising number of FOIA requests every year.
- By Dibya Sarkar
Digital Government
How agencies can use technology to meet and exceed FOIA requests
Technology not only helps the public find information, but it can help agencies manage records better, respond faster and communicate with other agencies or departments.
- By Dibya Sarkar
Management
RFID tags curb street repair time
Dayton, Ohio, embedded radio frequency identification tags in street cuts, reducing time spent on street inspection and repair.
- By Dibya Sarkar
Cybersecurity
Agencies can get relief from social-launched attacks
Analytics software identifies threats to agencies from hackers who use social media sites to launch attacks.
- By Dibya Sarkar
Digital Government
How analytics sharpens state disease surveillance, lower costs
State public health agencies are turning to more advanced analytics in turning simple immunization registries into engines of population health management.
- By Dibya Sarkar