New Cubic Detector Design Delivers 360-Degree Coverage so Responders Can Locate and Measure Radioactive Sources with Confidence. (Courtesy of FLIR Systems)

FLIR Launches New identiFINDER R425, Next-Gen Handheld RID

FLIR Systems, an AST 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Winner for Three Consecutive Years and a Finalist in the 2019 'ASTORS', has announced the launch of the new FLIR identiFINDER® R425, the next-generation...
A gunman opened fire at an off-campus “Twerk or Treat” costume party celebrating Texas A&M University-Commerce Homecoming, leaving two people dead and 14 injured before he escaped in the ensuing chaos, a sheriff said Sunday. (Courtesy of YouTube)

Manhunt for Gunman who Stormed College Party Killing Two (Video)

October 27, 2019 – In Breaking News – Dallas News The parking lot outside the Party Venue near Greenville was littered Sunday with signs of the panic of the night before. Halloween masks...
“Every day facial recognition technologies help law enforcement to generate leads in cases, such as homicide, rape, armed robbery and other violent crime, as well as for non-enforcement reasons, including identifying elderly persons stricken with dementia, finding lost and missing children, identifying homeless persons with mental illness and identifying deceased persons,” explains Carl Szabo, Vice President and General Counsel of NetChoice.

Group Defends Facial Recognition Use by Police in Massachusetts

Law enforcement agencies across the country use facial recognition technology to generate leads in criminal cases. Not surprisingly, most Americans approve of this use of technology. Surveys show that a majority of Americans (55%)...
Collect, Connect to and Chase Evidence and Leads from Your Mobile Device with New NICE Investigate Mobile - See for yourself at IACP 2019, Booth #4815.

NICE Investigate Unveils New Mobile App to Improve Incident Response

NICE, a Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner for Three Consecutive Years in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, and a Finalist in the 2019 'ASTORS', has enhanced the NICE Investigate Digital Evidence...
The funds will be used to develop school threat assessment teams and pursue technological solutions to improve reporting of suspicious activity in and around schools, as well as implement or improve school safety measures, such as coordination with law enforcement, the use of metal detectors, locks, lighting and other deterrent measures, and more.

DOJ Awards $85.3M in Grants to Bolster School Security Measures

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded more than $85.3 million to address school security and violence, which includes funding to educate and train students and faculty, plus support first responders...
El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Ishmael (Courtesy of the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office)

Hero Down: El Dorado Sheriff’s Deputy Shot & Killed in Line of Duty

An El Dorado County Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed early Wednesday morning while responding to a call for service in the area of Sand Ridge Road in Somerset, Ca, the...
The FLIR MUVE C360 is a time-saving, game-changer for emergency responders, industrial safety officers, and environmental monitoring experts.

FLIR MUVE™ C360 Selected as a Finalist in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

FLIR Systems, a Winner of the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program for Three Consecutive Years, is pleased to announce the FLIR MUVE™ C360 has been selected as a Finalist in...
HSI and Border Patrol will continue to protect children from being smuggled, as well as aggressively target, identify and stop criminal organizations from generating false documents and exploiting innocent children (Courtesy of CBP by Jerry Glaser)

ICE HSI & USBP ID More than 200 ‘Fraudulent Families’ in Last 6 months

Unrelated illegal aliens, falsely posing as families from Central and South America, continue to fraudulently circumvent U.S. immigration laws so they will be quickly released into the United States after turning...
Life is short: love selflessly, be compassionate, teach to inspire & give to those in need. If we #LiveLikeAubrey, together, we will make the world a better place. (Courtesy of The Aubrey Foundation)

‘Purple for Pappas 5K’ Honors Fallen Teacher #LiveLikeAubrey

Updated October 21, 2019 – Hometown News – Newspaper Media Group Harrison Kaye remembers his first day of sixth grade. It was 2006, and he had to adjust to moving to a new...
“So many of our MISSING KIDS are found simply because someone identified them from a picture.” - John Walsh, NCMEC Co-Founder. Use the power of social media to help bring #MISSING children home. Visit: missingkids.org/gethelpnow/search and share a poster of a missing child from your area. (Courtesy of NCMEC)

NCMEC & John F. Clark Honored in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Multi-Video)

American Security Today is pleased to announce the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipline, has been nominated in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program. The National Center for...