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ShotSpotter Missions to Compete in 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

Tammy Waitt - August 10, 2020

ShotSpotter®, a Twice Recognized Winner in the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, having had the company's Gunshot Detection System Nominated in the 2020...

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Physical Security

With SOS activated gates, critical moments are saved in reaching emergency events, and saving lives.

SOS Emergency Gate Access Sensors Return to Compete in...

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - August 4, 2020

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Comprehensive video analytics is a key component to further optimizing surveillance camera investments and enabling new and expanded use cases for video – by deploying analytics at the edge, users have greater flexibility in how they implement and utilize video analytics.

BriefCam’s Taking Innovation to the ‘Edge’ with AXIS Communication’s...

Critical Infrastructure Tammy Waitt - August 2, 2020

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Detect and localize radiation sources generated by manmade devices such as nuclear weapons, improvised nuclear devices (INDs) or radiological dispersal devices (RDDs) with the Thermo Scientific™ RadEye™ PRD for border guards, customs agents, special forces and counter terrorism teams to outfit them with high-performance detection for any scenario.

Improved & Redesigned Wearable RAD Detectors for First Responders

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - August 2, 2020

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Government Security

ShotSpotter Missions to Compete in 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

Campus Security Tammy Waitt - August 10, 2020

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It's been a violent year so far in Minneapolis - 288 people shot along with 41 homicides, nearly doubling the number of homicides last year.

Surging Crime in Minneapolis – Police Offers Tips to...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - August 10, 2020

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Pfc. Brandon Scott Rosecrans, 27, was killed in May by a 28-year-old man from Killeen, Texas, according to police.

Texas Man Charged with Murder in Death of Fort...

Government Security Tammy Waitt - August 10, 2020

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IT Security

Securing the Future: Technical Due Diligence in the Age...

Corporate Facilities Tammy Waitt - August 4, 2020

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AmpliVox Megaphones & PAs for Emergency & Public Announcements

Campus Security Tammy Waitt - August 3, 2020

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Regroup Mass Notification

Necessary in Emergencies, Useful Every Day- Regroup Mass Notification

Campus Security Tammy Waitt - August 3, 2020

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Port Security

Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Joseph Rivera, a search and rescue swimmer looking out of a US Navy MH-60 Seahawk, helped conduct the search and rescue relief operations. (Courtesy of 15th MEU by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Binion and Twitter)

Missing Marines, Sailor Presumed Dead: Search Ends (Multi-Video)

Aerospace Tammy Waitt - August 2, 2020

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Detect and localize radiation sources generated by manmade devices such as nuclear weapons, improvised nuclear devices (INDs) or radiological dispersal devices (RDDs) with the Thermo Scientific™ RadEye™ PRD for border guards, customs agents, special forces and counter terrorism teams to outfit them with high-performance detection for any scenario.

Improved & Redesigned Wearable RAD Detectors for First Responders

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - August 2, 2020

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Allied Universal’s security team provided crucial intelligence to the U.S. Marshals, which led to the successful capture of Gerald Fitzgerald Hunter, 54, who was #1 on the Most Wanted of the DEA’s St. Louis Strike Force’s West Central Region, for his role in the illegal trafficking of Fentanyl. (Courtesy of the DEA)

Allied Universal Aids US Marshals in Capture of Most...

Border Tammy Waitt - July 30, 2020

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