U.S. Sailors assigned to Fleet Surgical Team Three, led by Lt. j.g. Candice Carter (right) and Lt. Collen Casey (left), discuss the evaluation and care of a simulated patient in the Intensive Care Unit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during a mass casualty drill. Sailors assigned to Fleet Surgical Team Three, USS America, USNS Mercy, and Naval Medical Center San Diego participated in the drill to increase operational readiness. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist First Class Sean P. Lenahan)

Transforming Navy Healthcare for Sailors, Marines & Their Families

Accenture Federal Services (AFS) has been awarded a contract to provide program and project management support to the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) for transformational analytics, and data...
NICE’s advanced solutions will provide FAA with capabilities that enable faster incident response and provide greater visibility into incident data helping improve transportation safety

NICE to Modernize FAA Incident Debriefing in Over 770 Sites Globally

Every day the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Traffic Organization provides service to more than 44,000 flights and 2.7 million airline passengers across more than 29 million square miles of airspace. To...
A Workplace Violence Prevention Plan is a key component in the awareness, identification, and early intervention of threats or incidents of workplace violence.

Workplace Violence Prevention Training: Is It Worth the Gamble?

Does your organization have a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan that is comprehensive and updated regularly? If not, organizationally you are taking a gamble on both the safety of your employees and the...
71 Pages of In Depth Coverage Dedicated to Homeland Security Professionals, Federal, State & Local Law Enforcement Officers & Public Safety Professionals!

AST Releases Latest Interactive Magazine Publication (Multi-Video)

American Security Today’s August 2019 *Fully Interactive* Magazine is now live! New Featured OpEd Guest Editorial and Articles Include: Meet Bill Bratton at 'ASTORS' 2019 Awards Prestention Luncheon at ISC East in...

Inmate Manhunt for TN Warden’s Rapist/Killer Ends in Arrest (Video)

August 11, 2019 – In Breaking News – CNN An inmate who escaped from a Tennessee prison has been taken into custody, Tennessee Bureau of Investigations (TBI) confirmed Sunday afternoon. The Tennessee Department...
ShotSpotter, which helps law enforcement officials identify, locate and deter gun violence, and a 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce ShotSpotter has been nominated to compete in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program from AST.

NYU Audit Determines ShotSpotter Offers Solid Audio Privacy Protection

ShotSpotter, a leader in solutions that help law enforcement officials identify, locate and deter gun violence, a 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, and a returning competitor in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’...
An intrusion detection platform with covert, integrated fiber optics, can alert security immediately should someone cross a secure doorway in less than 5 seconds, allowing for rapid containment of the incident. (Courtesy of Cleveland Electric Labs)

Multi-Layer Intrusion Detection Using Fiber Optic Technologies (Videos)

By Alan Seymour, President of Cleveland Electric Laboratories, 2018 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Best Intrusion Detection & Prevention Solution From data centers to zoos, there are levels of protection necessary today to...
A gunman armed with a rifle opened fire in an El Paso shopping area packed with as many as 3,000 people during the busy back-to-school season, leaving 20 dead and more than two dozen injured, as shoppers ran for their lives. (Courtesy of YouTube)

9 Dead in Dayton, Second US Mass Shooting Within 24 Hrs (Multi-Video)

August 4, 2019 – In Breaking News – NWI .com and AP A gunman wearing body armor and carrying extra magazines opened fire in a popular nightlife area of Dayton, Ohio, killing...
Drones have emerged as an important and effective tool in responding to emergencies and disasters and NYS DHSES, like many government agencies across the country, has developed a program to use drones for public safety/emergency response purposes. (Courtesy of YouTube)

NYS DHSES UAS Training Program Competes in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

The New York State (NYS) Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) is pleased to announce the New York State Unmanned Aircraft Systems/Drone Training Program has been nominated to compete...
Critical events happen every day: severe weather, workplace violence, active shooters, terrorism, IT and power outages & more. Together, NC4 & Everbridge is an end-to-end threat assessment, incident communications & mgmt platform reducing critical incident ‘time to know’ thru remediation-all from a single pane of glass, for gov’t, enterprise, community.

2018 ‘ASTORS’ Double Award Winning Everbridge Acquires NC4 (Videos)

Everbridge, a global leader in critical event management software that helps keep people safe and businesses running, and a Double Award Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has announced the acquisition of NC4,...