CEP Releases Interactive Map on Extremism & Counter-Extremism
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released new resources on extremism and counter-extremism efforts around the world, expanding to 45 the number of countries profiled in its interactive map.
New countries profiled...
Could Hawaii’s Ballistic Missile Attack False Alarm Have Been Avoided?
An early-morning emergency alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile attack was dispatched to cellphones across Hawaii on January 13, 2018, setting off widespread panic.
It was later determined that the alert...
Navy Installations & Commands to Exercise Force Protection (Video)
Navy installations within the continental United States (CONUS) will conduct Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2018 Jan. 29 - Feb. 9.
Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2018 is a two-part anti-terrorism force protection exercise conducted...
DHS Rolls Out Enhanced Security for Refugees from 11 High-Risk Countries
The Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has announced additional security enhancements and recommendations to strengthen the integrity of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).
These new measures are part of the...
USMS & Our Nation Lose a Legend of the Civil Rights Era (Learn More)
On January 20, 2018, the United States Marshals Service (USMS), and our country, lost a legend of the Civil Rights Era.
Richard Kirkland "Kirk" Bowden shined as an example of a...
FBI Missed Tips in FL Shooting, FL Gov & DOJ Take Action (Multi-Videos)
On January 5, 2018, a person close to Nikolas Cruz contacted the FBI’s Public Access Line (PAL) tipline to report concerns about him.
The caller provided information about Cruz’s gun ownership, desire...
Why Run-Hide-Fight Is Wrong and Two Ways to Fix It (Learn More, Video)
Op-Ed By Doug Haines, Owner and CEO of Haines Security Solutions, and Winner of the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards for Best Homeland Security Education
Throw a can of beans. Throw a chair. Spray...
Award-Winning LRAD Receives $1.M in US Military & State Depart Orders
LRAD Corporation, the Platinum Award Winner for Best Long Range Acoustic Hailing System for Two Years Running in the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is in receipt of $1.0 million in orders that include accessories and...
DHS S&T Analytics are Helping to Secure American Skies (Multi-Video)
Extended stretches of U.S. land borders invite illegal entry on the ground, and our coastlines are often used by non-citizens for unauthorized seaborne entry.
Creative attempts at new illegal activity in these...
Casting a Wider Net: More Effective Weapon Mass Screenings at Events
By Jim Viscardi, Metrasens Vice President of Global Security, a Platinum Award Winner in the 2017 'ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program
Live events at large venues like arenas, stadiums or convention halls...