In September 2021, the Marine Corps suspended ACV operations in unprotected waters while it worked to resolve the towing issues that were identified in several after-action reports from the field. (Courtesy of the USMC and YouTube)

USMC ACV’s Return to Unrestricted Operations Following Tragic Accident

Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) are set to return to unrestricted waterborne operations thanks to the development of a new tow rope solution designed to address previous issues with the...
Kathryn Coulter Mitchell, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary for the Science and Technology Directorate

How and Why to Partner with DHS S&T in 2022 (Multi-Video)

By Kathryn Coulter Mitchell, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary for the Science and Technology Directorate The start of a new year is a perfect opportunity to reflect on...
The growing prominence of the general hacking community and foreign government-led cyberattacks is forcing the public sector to re-evaluate its security posture

External Threats Now Greatest Cyber Security Concern for Public Sector

SolarWinds, a Triple 'ASTORS' Award Winner in the 2021 AST Homeland Security Awards Program, has released the findings of their seventh Public Sector Cybersecurity Survey Report. This survey includes responses from 400...
Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen

DOJ Adds New Unit Dedicated to Combatting Domestic Terrorism

The Department of Justice’s National Security Division is creating a new unit, dedicated to combatting domestic terrorism, as attacks, threats, and associated cases continue to grow. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...
Just like we invest in our roads and bridges, we must invest in our UAV airspace and treat it like any other piece of infrastructure that must be monitored and maintained.

Learn Why Digitizing the Airspace is Vital to Safely Advancing Air Mobility

Guest Editorial by Adam Robertson, Fortem Technologies founder and CTO Some people say I have my head in the clouds. They're right, and I'm in good company. Advances in UAV technology have made...
Register today for this free, live webinar featuring Cyempive solutions that preemptively eliminate threats and financially guarantee those solutions with unique Cyber SLAs to be met within seconds or minutes. 

A World Where Threat of Cyberattack is Eliminated: Free Webinar Jan 27th

Cyemptive Technologies, an award-winning provider of cybersecurity solutions, and Double 'ASTORS' Award Winner in the 2021 AST Homeland Security Awards Program, will host the webinar on “Imagine a World Where the...
Detroit 911 Center operates 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year, serving 639,000 city residents within a 143 square mile area, and responding to over a million police, fire and emergency medical calls from the public annually. (Courtesy of the Detroit Fire Department Communications Division)

Detroit 911 Improving Citizen and Community Services with NICE Inform

The City of Detroit 911 communications center will deploy NICE Inform Elite, a Multiple Award Winner in the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, to digitally transform processes around tracking performance...
Steven Alston Jr., a Magruder High school student is charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot a 15-year-old boy inside one of the school's bathrooms just after noon on Friday with a ‘ghost gun’. Alston, an 11th grader, was charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/violent crime, possession of a dangerous weapon on school property, and possession of a firearm by a minor. (Courtesy of YouTube)

17yo MD Student Arrested for Ghost Gun School Shooting (Video)

A 17-year-old Magruder High School Student is in custody following a shooting at the school on Friday, January 21, 2022. At approximately 1 p.m., Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) were called to...
The newly-designed Cyber Resilience Center created in partnership between the Port of Los Angeles and IBM, builds upon technology infrastructure by improving the quality, quantity, and speed of cyber information sharing among Port stakeholders and leveraging the CRC’s security model to create a more inclusive maritime community. (Courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles and YouTube)

Port of Los Angeles & IBM Launch New Cyber Resilience Center

The Port of Los Angeles has introduced its new first-of-its-kind Cyber Resilience Center (CRC), a state-of-the-art port community cyber defense solution created to improve the cybersecurity readiness of the Port and...
Sr. Business Development Manager, Vertical Markets at Allied Universal Kevin Francis, and Northeast Regional Director of HELIAUS® Technology Matthew Garrison, accept one of Three 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards at the 2021 'ASTORS' Awards Luncheon at ISC East

HELIAUS® Recognized as Integral Workforce Management Solution

Allied Universal, a leading security and facility services company, and Triple Award Winner in the 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company's proprietary HELIAUS® platform was...