Whether it’s a natural disaster, an incident at a major event, or an active shooter or terrorist attack, situations inevitably arise where a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional task force is required to immediately respond. The question is, is your city and county ready for the next emergency situation that comes along?

Fūsus Real-Time Crime Center in the Cloud Nominated in 2021 ‘ASTORS’

Fūsus, a company capable of extracting and unifying live video and data feeds from virtually any source, to create a central hub for enhanced situational awareness and investigative capabilities of Law...

10 Disaster Preparedness Tips Every Public Safety Department Should Use

By Sahil Merchant, Chief Strategy Officer at Fūsus Whether it’s a natural disaster, an incident at a major event, or an active shooter or terrorist attack, situations inevitably arise where a multi-agency,...
PureActiv™ is an automated outdoor surveillance system that addresses critical security threats to safeguard lives, facilities, and other high-value assets.

PureActiv AI Deep Learning Video Analytics Compete in 2021 ‘ASTORS’

PureActiv AI Deep Learning Geo-spatial Video Analytics from PureTech Systems, a 2020 Multi-'ASTORS' Award Winner, has been Nominated in Six categories in the 2021 'ASTORS' Awards Program. PureTech Systems delivers a fully integrated...
The number of homicides is approaching those seen in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which prompted the passage of the 1994 Crime Bill that allowed cities to hire 100,000 more police officers, allocated nearly $10 billion for new prisons and created a federal three strikes provision mandating life in prison without the possibility of parole for anyone convicted of at least three serious violent felonies or drug trafficking.

Mass Shootings, Homicide Rates, Gun Sales Hit Highest Levels Since 1990s

September 4, 2021 – In Breaking News – Yahoo News Londan Hill was sitting at the kitchen table in a family friend's Cleveland-area home when two bullets ripped through the wall, piercing his neck. He staggered...
"Media produced by AQ, ISIS, and their affiliates and branches which reference the 9/11 attacks likely reinforce [homegrown violent extremists'] anti-US sentiments and contributes to their radicalization by serving as a reminder of past success in targeting the United States," the bulletin says.

Terrorist Messages to Exploit 9/11 Anniv & Cancer Dangers Remain

September 3, 2021 – In Breaking News – CNN US intelligence officials are anticipating foreign terrorist organizations will seek to exploit the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and "probably the US withdrawal from...
Community health workers (CHWs)—also known as community health representatives and health promoters—provide critical services to communities disproportionately impacted by public health threats including COVID-19. (Courtesy of the CDC)

CDC Awards $300M in Funding to Support Community Health Workers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which was recognized for "Excellence in Public Safety" in the 2020 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program for it's work on COVID-19 Efforts to...
John Julias, Biosecurity Program Manager at Draper exclusively outlines for American Security Today (AST), the growing importance of biothreat detection for professionals who work in port security, law enforcement and military security.

Biothreat Dangers for Port Security, Law Enforcement and Military

Major infectious diseases, like COVID-19, often go undetected until they spread. Spotting the problem in a community isn’t easy, in part because infectious disease detection, which is the foundation for surveillance...
SIMS Software gathered a touching collection of deeply personal vignettes, each capturing their contributors’ unique experiences in their own words, as we remember and pay tribute to all those we lost as a result of September 11, 2001. (Courtesy of SIMS Software)

Remembering 9/11: Vignettes from Security Leaders Past and Present

By SIMS Software, a Premiere Sponsor of the 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program As we approach the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, we thought a different and more far-reaching use...
AI-powered risk intelligence accelerates the entire critical event management process by filtering through massive amounts of data to give you the information you need, when you need it most.

Onsolve Returns to Compete in Fourth Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

Onsolve, a Double Award Winner in the 2020 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, and a leading critical event management provider for enterprises, small-to-medium sized organizations, and government entities, is pleased to...
E-Request digitally transforms how emergency communications centers (ECCs) receive and process 911 audio evidence requests and share incident information with district attorneys, police investigators and other key stakeholders.

NICE Public Safety E-Request Nominated in 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

NICE Public Safety, a Double Platinum 2020 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program Winner, is pleased to announce their new E-Request has been nominated to compete in the 2021 'ASTORS' Awards Program. As...