NYC Subway Terror Bombing Suspect Akayed Ullah Indicted (Multi-Video)
On Wednesday, a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment (the Indictment) against Akayed Ullah, 27, of Brooklyn, New York, in connection with Ullah’s detonation and attempted denotation of a bomb...
C-ALL – The Future of Emergency Communications (Multi-Videos)
By Medium
Public safety communications have not changed much since the first emergency call was made on 30th June 1937 in London.
Back then, the 999 service only operated within 12 miles and...
FBI Chief Wray: Encryption is ‘Urgent Public Safety Issue’ (Multi-Video)
By Olivia Beavers, THE HILL
FBI Director Christopher Wray stated Tuesday that the inability of law enforcement agencies to surpass the strong encryptions on electronic devices poses an “urgent public safety issue.”
Wray said that during the...
IARPA Awards Block MEMS $10.7M to Detect Explosives & Other Threats
Block MEMS, LLC (Block) has been awarded Phase II of the Intelligence Advanced Research Programs Activity (IARPA) Program for the standoff detection of explosives and toxic chemical threats.
Block was chosen for...
Big US Cities Embrace Twin Crime Approach (Learn More, Multi-Video)
By Daniel Trotta, Jonathan Allen, Reuters
Gun violence in major U.S. cities fell in 2017 as police used the latest crime-fighting software combined with a revival of old-fashioned community policing to build...
TCOM Aerostats Ideal for Maritime Surveillance (Learn More, Multi-Video)
Increasing geopolitical tensions in maritime zones worldwide and in the Asia-Pacific regions have created a strategic impetus to consider new surveillance platforms for identifying real and perceived threats as they become...
DHS S&T Seeks Collaborators on Smart Cities Techs (See Video)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and its research and development (R&D) partners have issued a Request for Innovators (RFI) seeking to prototype, test and transition...
Border Patrol Agent Ambushed During Smuggling Attempt (Learn More)
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was knocked off his All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and subsequently hospitalized after being struck with a large rock Saturday night.
On Dec. 30, 2017, at approximately 8:40 P.M., an...
Public Safety Communications in the Far Reaches of Tribal Lands (Video)
An Unparalleled Community needs an Uncommon Network
By Margaret Gutierrez, FirstNet Regional Tribal Government Liaison
The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe refers to the layout of its tribal lands as a checkerboard—with...
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Swirls Northward, Bringing Snow & Bitter Cold (Videos)
By the New York Times
A wintry pummeling of snow, bitter cold and strong winds was battering the East Coast on Thursday as a powerful storm system that dumped ice, sleet and...
