Some interesting GIS news from different parts of the world:
New Technology Generates Database on Spill Damage by Sarah Wheaton, May 4, 2010, The New York Times (registration required)
China Information Security Ups Guidance, May 10, 2010, The Street
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Crime Mapping Frederick County GIS
A social map of the Gulf oil spill May 10, 2010, Robert L. Mitchell, Reality Check, ComputerWorld
Flood control projects under way locally May 09, 2010, by Neil Young, Mohave Valley News