The new automated Federal Protective Service Threat Assessment Report (TAR), developed in conjunction between Argonne National Laboratory and the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service (FPS), is a revolutionary, human-in-the-loop, machine learning (ML) based threat assessment process that significantly enhances understanding of vulnerability and threat assessments, as well as the optimization of countermeasure recommendations.

Federal Protective Police a Finalist in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Protective Service (FPS), is pleased to announce the FPS Threat Assessment Report has been selected as a Finalist in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program. If...
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Coast Guard Seeks Assist, Hoax Maydays Endanger Lives

The United States Coast Guard and local rescue crews responded to a report that a small boat, carrying a man and three children, had capsized off the coast of Maine on...
Trump, after all the media ridicule, was correct in saying that potential terrorists have illegally crossed the United States' southern border. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif of Somalia did. And it could happen again. (Courtesy of the Edmonton Police Service)

First Illegal Border-Crossing Terrorist is On Trial, Did You Know (Multi-Video)

October 15, 2019 – In Breaking News – The Federalist Many who have professionally worried, as did former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, that violent jihadists might illegally cross the United...
New Easy and Affordable MobileDetect Field Test Enables Law Enforcement to Detect Gun Shot Residue Immediately with Smartphone-based Technology

DetectaChem Unveils New Weapon in Fight Against Gun Violence

DetectaChem, a global leader in handheld explosive and drug threat detection technology, and a twice nominated new finalist in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is providing a new weapon...
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AST 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Luncheon Featured Special Event at ISC East

American Security Today's 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Luncheon Featured Special Event at ISC East November 20, 2019, 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM Room 1A05 Language: English American Security Today (AST) is the New Face...
Firefighter Greg Garza, 49, a 17-year veteran with SAFD, was hit by a van while on scene at an electrical call. Garza, 49, succumbed to his injuries. A memorial account for Garza has been set up at Generations FCU. Anyone wishing to donate should reference the "Greg Garza Memorial Account." (Courtesy of the SAFD)

Hero Down: SAFD Fallen Firefighter Garza ‘Died doing what he Loved’

October 15, 2019 – In Breaking News – My San Antonio All that the San Antonio Fire Department asked for were prayers after one of its own died Tuesday after he was...
Border Patrol Agent Robert Hotten died in the line of duty last Sunday while attempting to locate a group of suspected illegal aliens who had tripped a border ground sensor.

Hero Down: Border Patrol Agent Dies Responding to AZ Border Sensor

October 7, 2019 – In Breaking News – AZ Central A U.S. Border Patrol agent died Sunday after responding to a triggered sensor at a remote part of the Arizona border east...
Hugo Villanueva-Morales, 29, (at left), and Javier Alatorre, 23, (Courtesy of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department)

Judge Gave KCK Shooting Suspect Probation Instead of 9 Yrs in Prison

October 9, 2019 – In Breaking News – The Kansas City Star More than a year before Hugo Villanueva-Morales allegedly walked into a packed Kansas City, Kansas, bar and began shooting, a Leavenworth judge had...
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Critical Shortage of Blood Platelets in NJ; Donors Urgently Needed (Video)

Vitalant, the nationwide, blood collection organization, is facing a critical shortage of blood platelets in New Jersey, and donors are needed immediately. Platelets are primarily used in treating cancer, trauma, transplant, heart,...
Annually, an estimated 11, 650 civilian fire injuries occur from 7,200 residential building fires resulting in injuries. (Courtesy of the USFA)

2018 U.S. Firefighter Fatalities Report Now Available from USFA

The 2018 U.S. Fire Administration's annual report on firefighter fatalities in the United States is now available. The report continues a series of annual studies began in 1986 by the USFA of...