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Arcules Honored with Benchmark Innovation Award for Hybrid VMS Solution with Technology Partner Milestone Systems

Arcules has announced today that the Arcules-XProtect Hybrid VMS Solution has been selected as the winner in the Service-based Solutions category of the 2020 Benchmark Innovation awards.

Dunbar Security Solutions Acquires Manned Security Assets from Trust Security Services Inc.

Dunbar Security Solutions has finalized a deal to acquire assets from Trust Security Services, Inc. to provide manned security services in Washington, D.C.

Air Force One Nearly Hit by Drone

Air Force One Nearly Hit by Drone

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.

Interagency Issues Advisory on Use of Technology to Detect and Mitigate Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The Advisory has been issued at a time when the commercial demand for UAS detection and mitigation is high, but the authority to use those capabilities is far from clear.

Passengers Left More Than $900,000 Behind at TSA Security Checkpoints

Passengers Left More Than $900,000 Behind at TSA Security Checkpoints

The Transportation Security Administration collected $926,030.44 in unclaimed money that passengers left behind at airport security checkpoints during fiscal 2019, including $18,899.09 in foreign currency.

ICE Homeland Security Investigations Nabs Smuggled Counterfeit Goods

On July 15, 2020, Hang “Henry” Chen, an employee of CBK, CBK International, and Silicon Electronics, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Donato to four months incarceration with three-years supervised release, a $75,000 fine, and restitution up to $137,000.

BriefCam Appoints Gil Briman as CEO

Veteran executive to lead company’s next phase of growth and innovation



AMG Expands Engineering Group Introduces Vice President of Engineering

AMG pleased to announce that Ziyu Yan has joined the company as vice president of engineering and will form part of the management team leading AMG’s engineering efforts.

Rigaku Introduces New X-ray Diffraction System with Intelligent Workflow Automation

Rigaku Corp. is announcing the release of a new X-ray diffractometer system with integrated sample-changing automation.

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