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2024 American Security Today’s Homeland Security, Public Safety & Government Excellence Awards Program!

Early Entry Discount Closes April 26th, 2024

To Compete in the 2024 ‘ASTORS’ Awards – Go to ‘View Categories‘ – ‘Nominate Vendor‘ – or ‘Goverment Nominees‘ Below at Right.

Important dates:

January 1st — Official Opening for Entries

April 26th — Early Entry Discount Closes

July — AST ‘ASTORS’ Entry Firms Preview Edition Magazine Published

September 27th — Official Entry Closing

October — AST ‘ASTORS’ Finalists Edition Magazine Published

November — ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners to be Honored at the 2024 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Presentation Luncheon in New York City.

TBD AST 2024 ‘Champions Edition Magazine’ to be published.

Welcome to the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards & Excellence in Government Awards Program

Mike Madsen, Publisher, American Security Today
Mike Madsen, Publisher, American Security Today

American Security Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards, the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, now entering its Ninth Year, recognizes industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.

The highlight of the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is the ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony & Banquet Luncheon, an exclusive event featured at of ISC East, the Northeast’s largest security industry event.

(Front row, left to right) TENAVEL THOMAS, CBP Port Director of NY/NEWARK Commissioner Keechant Sewell; Commissioner Bill Bratton, Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems (NSS). (Back row, left to right) State Fire Administrator James Cable, NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control, DHS ES; Jim Robell, President and CEO of Fortior Solutions; Regina Lombardo, Chief Security Officer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Former ATF Director, and Steven Dettelbach, current Director of the ATF enjoying the 2023 'ASTORS' Homeland Security and Government Excellence Awards Ceremony in New York City on November 16th, 2023.
(Front row, left to right) TENAVEL THOMAS, CBP Port Director of NY/NEWARK Commissioner Keechant Sewell; Commissioner Bill Bratton, Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems (NSS). (Back row, left to right) State Fire Administrator James Cable, NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control, DHS ES; Jim Robell, President and CEO of Fortior Solutions; Regina Lombardo, Chief Security Officer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Former ATF Director, and Steven Dettelbach, current Director of the ATF enjoying the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security and Government Excellence Awards Ceremony in New York City on November 16th, 2023.

In 2023, this exclusive sold-out event featured at ISC East, well over two hundred representatives of law enforcement, public safety, and industry leaders came together to honor the selfless service of those who stand on the front lines – and those who stand beside them – providing the capabilities and technologies to create a safer world for future generations.

ATF Director Steven Dettelbach delivers an impassioned keynote address on the epidemic of gun violence by illegal firearms taking place across the United States. Firearm injuries were the leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-19 for the third year in a row he explained, and have doubled in the U.S. from 2021.
ATF DIRECTOR STEVEN DETTELBACH delivers an impassioned keynote address on the epidemic of GUN VIOLENCE BY ILLEGAL GUNS taking place across the United States. Firearm injuries were the LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG CHILDREN for the THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, he explained, and have DOUBLED in the U.S. since 2021.

Comprehensive collaborations between these private and public sectors have led to the development of innovative intelligence and technologies that serve to protect our Nation.

Steven Dettelbach, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms (ATF) and Explosives, delivered the keynote address at the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security and Excellence in Public Safety Awards Ceremony and Banquet Luncheon.

Director Dettelbach spoke with passion on the epidemic of Gun Violence by Illegal Guns taking place across the United States, which results in over 125 deaths daily and impacting generations of families – leaving open chairs at holiday events.

Creative partnerships between private leaders in innovation such as NEC National Security Solutions President Dr. Kathleen Kiernan (at center), and Executive Chairman Bill Bratton of TENEO Risk Advisory (at right), working together with public sector change-makers like CBP Port Director Tenable Thomas for the Port of New York and Newark (at left), lead to ingenious intelligence and technologies that serve to protect our Nation.
Creative partnerships between private leaders in innovation, such as NEC National Security Solutions President Dr. Kathleen Kiernan (at center) and Legendary Police Commissioner and Executive Chairman Bill Bratton of TENEO Risk Advisory (at right), working together with public sector change-makers like CBP Port Director Tenable Thomas for the Port of New York and Newark (at left), lead to ingenious intelligence and technologies that serve to protect our Nation.

Firearm injuries were the leading case of death for children for the third year in a row, he explained, and have doubled in the U.S. since 2021, levels that are simply intolerable.

Director Dettelbach lauded the strong partnerships with Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Policing that ATF has earned and relies upon to reduce violence and spoke with admiration as a former prosecutor on the selfless sense of mission and drive that is universal across the entire First Responder Community.

The prestigious Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program highlights the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.

The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony and Banquet Luncheon provides extraordinary networking opportunities to open dialogs on potential public/private collaborations over a gourmet full-course plated meal. Shown here (back row left tor right) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Canine Advisor Christopher Corneielle, Paul Kumpf CBP’s Deputy Assistant Director Field Operations, Rajant’s VP of Global Marketing Alice DiSanto, Liz Gyuris, and fellow ‘ASTORS’ Awards Champions representing IPVideo Corporation.
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony and Banquet Luncheon provides extraordinary networking opportunities to open dialogs on potential public/private collaborations over a gourmet full-course plated meal. Shown here (back row left tor right) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Canine Advisor Christopher Corneielle, Paul Kumpf CBP’s Deputy Assistant Director Field Operations, Rajant’s VP of Global Marketing Alice DiSanto, Liz Gyuris, and fellow ‘ASTORS’ Awards Champions representing IPVideo Corporation.

The ‘ASTORS’ was specifically designed to honor distinguished government and vendor solutions that deliver enhanced value, benefit, and intelligence to end-users in a variety of government, homeland security, enterprise, and public safety vertical markets.

The 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program was Proudly Sponsored by Platinum Event Sponsor: NEC National Security Systems (NSS)

NEC NSS

And Our RETURNING Premier Sponsors:

ATI Systems, Automatic Systems of America,

Guard Dog AI, IPVideo Corporation, Rajant Corporation, RX Global, SIMS Software, and American Security Today!

AST Offers our Sincere Congratulations to our 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award, Public Safety & Excellence in Government Award Recipients!

To view a complete 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners list, begin here.

View Part 2 Winners GU – M          View Part 3 Winners N – Z

Part 4 Government Excellence           Part 5 Innovation & Leadership

See a few Highlights of the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security, Public Safety & Government Excellence Awards Ceremony and Banquet Luncheon.

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For sponsorship opportunities and more information on the AST 2023 Homeland Security Awards Program
contact
AST Publisher Michael Madsen, via email at mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com or call 732.233.8119.

2023 PLATINUM INDUSTRY SPONSOR of the ‘ASTORS’ Awards

nec nss

RETURNING PREMIER Industry Sponsors of the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

Automatic Systems

See Highlights of the 2024 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon in NYC

2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon in NYC

2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon in NYC