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Ameristar Perimeter Security's Sentinel Wedge Barrier, is one of 9 newly newly added Safety Act Certified Products, for a total of 11 Ameristar SAFETY Act Certified products to date.

Access Control & Identification

Ameristar Achieves SAFETY Act for All Active/Passive Barriers & Bollards

Tammy Waitt - September 16, 2019

Ameristar Perimeter Security, Five-Time Award Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, and a returning competitor in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program,...

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Ameristar Perimeter Security's Sentinel Wedge Barrier, is one of 9 newly newly added Safety Act Certified Products, for a total of 11 Ameristar SAFETY Act Certified products to date.

Ameristar Achieves SAFETY Act for All Active/Passive Barriers &...

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - September 16, 2019

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A 1999 composite sketch handout of the suspected kidnapper (at left), and Timothy David Nelson’s mugshot (at right). (Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Police.)

Fingerprint Tech Helps Solve 1999 Kidnap/Rape of 10 Yr...

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - September 15, 2019

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SpotterRF Competes in 4th Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards with ‘SPOTTERai’

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - September 14, 2019

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Government Security

Ameristar Perimeter Security's Sentinel Wedge Barrier, is one of 9 newly newly added Safety Act Certified Products, for a total of 11 Ameristar SAFETY Act Certified products to date.

Ameristar Achieves SAFETY Act for All Active/Passive Barriers &...

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - September 16, 2019

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Time-lapse photography of a corpse by a undergraduate researcher over the course of 17 months revealed the surprising find that movement occurs in bodies after death which could potentially impact future police investigations. (Courtesy of YouTube)

Dead Bodies Move for Over a Year, Striking Find...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - September 15, 2019

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Combat Vets Transition to HSI HERO’s Battling Child Exploitation...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - September 15, 2019

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IT Security

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DevOps Security: Secrets from the Trenches

Corporate Facilities Tammy Waitt - September 15, 2019

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Combat Vets Transition to HSI HERO’s Battling Child Exploitation...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - September 15, 2019

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Therefore™ information management software enables you to store, manage and process all kinds of business information efficiently, economically and securely throughout your organization.

Canon Returns to Compete in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards with...

Corporate Facilities Tammy Waitt - September 12, 2019

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Port Security

Port Authority Police Department Counter Terrorism /THREAT (Tactical Hardening Response Emergency Activation Team) Unit was established in 2017, to deter, detect and respond to acts of terrorism and disorder. (Courtesy of the PANYNJ)

Port Authority Conducts Full-Scale Emergency Drill at Newark Airport

Airports/Aviation Tammy Waitt - September 15, 2019

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The Smiths Detection ScanVan 100100 PRO is a vehicle mounted X-ray inspection designed to enhance security operations by allowing organizations to deploy a temporary checkpoint in less than 5 minutes.

Smiths Detection a New Competitor in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards...

Airports/Aviation Tammy Waitt - September 12, 2019

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WASP leverages well-understood aerostat technology to elevate network payloads to an advantaged height to enable persistent network connectivity while reducing risk to units conducting retransmission operations. Common applications include extending network communications and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Drone Aviation Returns to Compete in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards...

Aerospace Tammy Waitt - September 12, 2019

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