US Army Taps Robotic Research for Convoy Autonomy Kits (See Video)
Robotic Research, of Maryland, has been awarded a U.S. Army 3-year, $49.7 million contract to provide Autonomy Kits for large convoy resupply vehicles as part of the Expedient Leader Follower (ExLF)...
FRA to Host Rail Symposium on PTC’s Statutory Reqs (Learn More, Video)
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has announced its first-ever positive train control (PTC) symposium.
The symposium will be held on June 15, 2018, in Washington, DC, and...
1,800 Homes Evacuated as Colorado Wildfire Doubles (Multi-Video)
By Suzannah Gonzales and Lisa Shumaker, Reuters
A Colorado wildfire nearly doubled in size from Saturday to Sunday and prompted hundreds more evacuations as dry and windy conditions were expected to persist, officials...
Woman Used Twitter to Threaten US Agent/US Service Family for ISIS
A Buffalo, Missouri, woman was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for using Twitter to transmit threatening communications against several persons, including two FBI employees and two former members of the...
SUICIDE: A National Epidemic: We Must All Do Something (Learn More)
By Vincent J. McNally, MPS
As a retired FBI Agent, hostage negotiator and Employee Assistance Program Administrator I have seen first-hand the act, prevention and notification, and aftermath of suicide to loved...
SWORD Mobile Scanner in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (See in Action)
Royal Holdings Technologies Corp. (Royal Holdings), is pleased to announce the 'SWORD' has been nominated to compete in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.
The urgent challenge for security personnel to noninvasively scan people in real...
DHS S&T Evaluating Drones for Use by Federal Agencies (See How, Video)
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, have proven useful both for the military and the public.
They can be relatively inexpensive devices with a variety of capabilities which includes obtaining...
What Do You Know About Risk Mgmt Process in DOD Facilities?
By Doug Haines, Owner and CEO of Haines Security Solutions
In last month’s edition of American Security Today the lead article was about guidelines for federal buildings and the accompanying training classes, outlined...
Chicago CFO Canines Ready for the Challenge (Learn More, Multi-Video)
In 2017, more than 89 million people had one or more dogs living in their household. Most dogs know the commands sit, stay, come and hopefully go outside to use the...
Dozens of MS-13 Members Indicted on Murder Charges (Multi-Video)
A 73-count fifth superseding indictment was unsealed on Thursday in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip, New York, charging two dozen members...
