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March 15, 2005
Anti-Terrorism Programs to Receive Over $11 Billion in Grants
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The weekly GovPro Newsletter is produced by the editors of Government Product News and Government Procurement Journal. Visit: www.govpro.com a news-, product-, and issue-driven site for all levels of government. Sponsored by C&H Distributors This Week Features Anti-Terrorism Programs to Receive Over $11 Billion in Grants New legislation introduced to Congress this year recommends over $11 billion in grant funding to be spent on technology-focused initiatives to prevent terrorist attacks and address key security vulnerabilities.
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News ISM Discontinues A.P.P. Accreditation The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) will no longer be accepting new exam registrations for the Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (A.P.P.) designation. Purchasing professionals registered prior to March 1, 2005 will have up to one year to take their exams. Those already holding the A.P.P. designation may still apply for reaccreditation. An study of IMS’s programs, conducted in association with Knapp and Associates International, initiated ISM’s decision to free up resources to strengthen other programs and undertake new initiatives. In the next year, the Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) designation will be reviewed and updated. Probation Officers Gain an Eye In the Sky Probationers in five northeastern Minnesota counties are piloting a new tracking technology that allows probation officers to contact them at any time and follow their movements via Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. Unlike the relatively low-tech electronic ankle bracelet that ensures people are within 150 feet of their home phone, the GPS phones used in the Minnesota pilot program allow probation officers to send text messages or call offenders' phones with the requirement that the offenders respond. The call-out function on the phones has been disabled, so people cannot place calls using the phones. Arrowhead Regional Corrections executive director Tom Roy, whose group serves the five Minnesota counties and is leading the pilot, says the technology is a low-cost alternative to incarceration. Phones cost just $60 and the accompanying software costs about $200. GPS positions are sent from the phone to a Web-based application that probation officers can monitor to see if an offender went to a treatment meeting, for example. Currently, the pilot project is being used for DWI violators, drug court participants, people awaiting trial, and juveniles released from treatment programs. Roy says the pilot is meant to find out which groups of offenders the GPS phones are best suited for. Source: The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC). News of the Weird Links Facility managers around the globe use Screenflex Portable Partitions to help the make better use of their available space. Create instant training rooms, portable bulleting boards, meeting or processing areas in seconds, with easy to use, easy to store, economical Portable Partitions! Visit the GovDeck to view an enhanced, electronic version of GPN's familiar "action card" deck. Click on a card of interest and link directly to vendor's Web site or click the "Learn More" button and link directly to vendor's e-mail address. We welcome your feedback. Please e-mail suggestions and comments to Katherine Frisch at: mailto:kfrisch@penton.com
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