DHS Grants Provide Funding for Security Projects (Learn More, Video)

Guest Editorial by Emily Sullivan, PSP In Fiscal Year 2017, the Department of Homeland Security offered more than one billion dollars to states and territories to prevent, secure against, respond to, and...
The existing guidance system will be replaced by a four-tiered advisory system, as a result of a year-long review process

US State Department Unveils New 4-Tiered Travel Advisory System

By Laura Koran, CNN The State Department unveiled Friday a new system for communicating security risks associated with foreign travel in an effort to reduce confusion and protect US citizens abroad. "The Department...

DoD CBRN Selects 908 Devices to Support National Defense Systems

908 Devices has been awarded a 10-year fielded contract through the United States Department of Defense's (DOD) Joint Enterprise-Research, Development, Acquisition, and Production/Procurement (JE-RDAP) omnibus Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle. 908 Devices is...

ICE HSI Produces Radio Opioid Awareness PSA (Learn More, Videos)

On Thursday, Dec. 7, a series of radio based public services announcements (PSA) aimed at raising awareness about opioids were launched throughout upstate New York. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland...
On Nov 13, a US Coast Guard cutter intercepted the vessel, arrested the crew, and recovered over 3,800 pounds of cocaine. All three suspects will face US charges. (Image courtesy of CBP)

CBP Pursues Smugglers in Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible Vessel

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) crew, in coordination with interagency partners, pursued a self-propelled semi-submersible vessel engaged in cocaine smuggling. The AMO crew aboard a P-3...
On Dec 13, Elaine Duke, Deputy DHS Secretary will deliver remarks about DHS’s contributions to combating terrorism, the prevention of the use of WMD and the creation of the Department’s new Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office. Ms. Duke will also participate in a moderated discussion with Jim McDonnell, who will lead the new CWMD Office, and John Walters, Chief Operation Officer of Hudson institute. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy)

DHS on Countering WMD Office & Combating CBRNE Threats (Videos)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has announced the establishment of the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office. The CWMD Office will elevate and streamline DHS efforts to prevent...

US Attorney: Violent Criminals will be Ejected from Jackson MS

Mike Hurst, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, along with the Jackson Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,...
All of the Firearms Pictured Here, Plus Two Sword Canes & More Were Discovered Over the Last Week. See complete lists below.

TSA Finds 86 Firearms in Carryon Bags Last Week (Learn More, Videos)

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents discovered 86 firearms over the last week in carry-on bags around the nation. Of the 86 firearms discovered, 73 were loaded and 24 had a round chambered. Travelers bringing firearms to the checkpoint can be arrested...

NZ Police Partner with SceneDoc for eNotes Proof-of-Concept (Videos)

SceneDoc, public safety's trusted data collection platform, announces today a partnership with New Zealand Police to undertake a Proof of Concept (PoC) leveraging their commerical-off-the-shelf (COTS) eNotes application. 'NZ Police are exploring...
Rishi Bhargava, co-founder and vice president of marketing at Demisto.

Demisto Enterprise Wins Two 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

Demisto, an innovator in Security Automation and Orchestration technology, has won two awards in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program from American Security Today, (AST). The Demisto Enterprise Security Operations Platform...