The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a $3.5 million purchase order for new compact, portable X-ray technology developed by Smart Imaging Systems, to safely scan for contraband and explosives in vehicles.
Here is a Q&A that answers questions about spoofing the voter. The answers come from Chris Krebbs, CISA director.
The most recent elections is the most secure in the nation’s history. Or, is it? Government officials say it is the most secure ever.
The American Crime Prevention Institute (ACPI) has developed a comprehensive training and education program designed as a vital step in strengthening community trust and respect for law enforcement.
County has worked with San Antonio-based tech company for nearly two years to check in with offenders using an innovative mobile app, now adds more customized features
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing that after more than 15 years since Congress passed the REAL ID Act, all 50 states are now in full compliance issuing these cards, with most states becoming compliant in the last four years.
As he reflected back to 2001, Mitchell said he thinks back to the men and women who he worked alongside at Ground Zero.
The Air Force’s AFWERX innovation arm is investing in real-time facial recognition to secure base perimeters and enhance situational awareness for Air Force security staff.
- By Stephanie Kanowitz
- Aug 27, 2020
As Air Force One was descending to an air base near Washington, D.C. recently, it nearly collided with a small drone, according to several people on board the aircraft. President Trump was aboard the modified Boeing Co. 757 aircraft.
The Government Accounting Office (GAO) is now saying that acting DHS Chad Wolf and his active deputy, Ken Cuccinelli are ineligible to govern the agency to which they were appointed by the Trump administration.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Aug 18, 2020
Our nation’s critical infrastructure serves as the backbone supporting activities at manufacturing plants to elementary schools.
- By John Nemerofsky
- Aug 07, 2020
In the war on illicit drug trafficking today, a law enforcement professional’s greatest allies are speed and accuracy.
Weeks of protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd have placed renewed attention on police body-worn cameras, whose two largest U.S. manufacturers have a significant Seattle presence.
- By Geoff Baker
- Jul 07, 2020
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that $722,400 was awarded through the Florida Defense Support Task Force (FDSTF) Grant Program to three projects to protect military installations across the state.
Security managers, CSOs and other personnel tasked with mitigating risk at an organization are the first link in a long and vitally important chain.
- By William (Bill) Brennan
- Jun 18, 2020
The 2021 must-pass defense policy bill could be a prime vehicle to give the Defense Department and its contractors more time to comply with a governmentwide ban on Huawei and other China-made telecommunications equipment.
- By Lauren C. Williams
- Jun 18, 2020
While access control is an essential consideration for any business, nowhere is it more necessary to maintain real-time oversight of who is on-premise than in a governmental facility — whether at the federal, state or local level.
- By David Helbock
- Jun 18, 2020
There’s a specific paradigm shift in the world of video that might be bigger than the transition from analog to IP more than 15 years ago.
- By Stuart Rawling
- Jun 18, 2020
Amazon’s facial recognition software has been a staple for police departments, using the program to provide identities on cold bases. Prisons and jails in Florida also have been using the platform in its databases, storing thousands of mug shots of anyone who has ever been “behind bars.”
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jun 12, 2020
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore special agents and Maryland law enforcement partners have seized over 14,000 unapproved COVID-19 treatment capsules and several unapproved COVID-19 test kits as part of ongoing Operation Stolen Promise investigations.