OJP Awards 83M to Protect Children & Increase Public Safety (Multi-Video)
The Office of Justice Programs has awarded $82.6 million in Fiscal Year 2017 grant funding to support state, local and tribal jurisdictions’ efforts to protect children and respond to juvenile victimization.
OJP’s...
Police Arrest Suspect in a Series of Bomb Threats & Cyberstalking
A Waltham, MA, man was arrested Thursday night on charges that he conducted an extensive cyberstalking campaign against his former roommate, a 24-year-old woman who was residing in Massachusetts at the...
DHS S&T Sponsors Advanced Trace Detection Systems Dev’t Industry Day
DHS S&T is sponsoring a two-day technical industry meeting in the area of trace explosive detection capabilities for use in the Homeland Security Enterprise.
Explosives trace detection is frequently used as a...
Coast Guard Activates Option for McMurdo Emergency Beacons
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has activated its first option year on its contract with McMurdo, a competitor in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards, for up to 16,000 FastFind® 220...
Maritime Arresting Technologies Competes in ‘ASTORS’ Awards
Maritime Arresting Technologies is pleased to announce that the company's Stingray Unmanned Underwater Vessel (UUV) Interceptor Net has been nominated to compete in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program.
Maritime Arresting Technologies was recognized...
Stories of Heroism & Sacrifice Emerge as Trumps Visit Las Vegas (Videos)
The President and First Lady visit with the brave heroes of Las Vegas
On Wednesday morning, President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, to...
USNS Comfort Responds to Hosp Generator Failure in PR (Multi-Video)
The Mercy-class Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, received five critical patients around 8 p.m. Oct. 4, from Ryder Memorial Hospital in Humacao,...
SWN Direct Competes in ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards (Video)
When it comes to increasing public safety and homeland security, the success of your response plan to emergency events - whether they are natural or man-made - depends on your ability...
BORSTAR Helping PR Get Back into Service (Learn More, Multi-Video)
Another 15-member Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) and Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) team arrived in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, yesterday to augment teams already in the field that continue...
Triage: How We Can Change 911 and Save Lives (Learn More, Multi-Video)
By Amir Elichai, Founder & CEO of Reporty Homeland Security
There are 240 million calls made to 911 each year.
Of these 240 million calls, it’s estimated that around 50% of those are misdialed.
For...
