Tried & True is a best practices guide for local government IT endeavors, and gives examples of how other local governments have avoided technology risks, the responsibility that comes with technology, some of the risks they have had to face, and how they have overcome those risks.

This brief by Dennis M. Kirschbaum, ARM of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center focuses on protecting privacy over the Internet.

This white paper address the risk and liability issues cities and counties will encounter as they deliver more services electronically. It addresses issues such as Internet privacy and security, technology obsolescence, and the digital divide are now being recognized and have become strategic components in the decision-making process of electronic service delivery.

This paper by Robert A. Thetford, J.D., Institute for Criminal Justice Education, Montgomery, AL, was included in the November 2001 PERI Symposium "Community Response to the Threat of Terrorism."

This paper by Randy Land, Electronic Communications Coordinator, and John Krusemark, Network Security Engineer, City of Scottsdale, AZ was presented in a February 2002 PERI Symposium entitled "Safe and Secure: Cybersecurity and Local Government." The paper addresses important issues including network infrastructure, physical access, and policy and process issues.

This paper by Kevin Novak, E-government Manager, Montgomery County, MD was included in a February 2002 PERI Symposium entitled "Safe and Secure: CyberSecurity and Local Government."

This paper by Michael Armstrong, Chief Information Officer, City of Des Moines, IA was included in a February 2002 PERI Symposium entitled "Safe and Secure: CyberSecurity and Local Government."

This paper by Dr. Costis Toregas, President, Public Technology, Inc. (PTI), Washington, DC, was presented during the February 2002 PERI Symposium "Safe and Secure: CyberSecurity and Local Government."

This paper by Ira Feuer, Chief Information Security Officer, and Judi Zito, E-government Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Miami-Dade County, FL was presented during a February 2002 PERI symposium entitled "Safe and Secure: CyberSecurity and Local Government."

This paper by Michael Armstrong, Chief Information Officer, City of Des Moines, IA was included in a February 2002 PERI Symposium entitled "Safe and Secure: CyberSecurity and Local Government."

This report is based on a workshop held in Washington DC in 2003 that sought to bring a cross-industry perspective to the use of prior indicators or signals to improve safety. Sponsors of the project were the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and PERI.