DARPA Advances in Turning Deadly Chemicals into Harmless Dirt (Video)

A DARPA program which is developing a field-deployable system for onsite neutralization of bulk stores of chemical warfare agents (CWA) has successfully demonstrated a novel waterless soil-scrubbing technology that safely neutralized...

HHS Sponsors New Zika Test to Boost Nat’l Testing Capacities (More)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office (HSS) of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has announced an $8.9 million agreement with Siemens Healthineers, a New York-based company...

FLIR PRIMED Educational Resource for Responders (See 1st Videos)

FLIR Systems, Four-Time Winner of the 2016 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, including Top Honors for Best CBRNE Detection System, has launched a new educational resource, FLIR PRIMED (Prepare, Recognize, Input, Monitor, Experience, Decision). FLIR PRIMED...

Drones in Public Safety: ID’g Purposes for Law Enforcement (… More)

Ensuring public safety is a core mission for all professional law enforcement agencies. In pursuit of this mission, law enforcement leverages many different tools, including new and emerging technologies.  One of...

Motorola Solutions Launches Suite of Public Safety Mobile Apps (Videos)

Motorola Solutions is introducing a suite of public safety mobile applications for communication and collaboration, to the companies growing portfolio of integrated software solutions. With the expansion of public safety broadband, interoperable mobile...
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Is My Emergency Notification System Safe from Hacking?

As news of the hacking of the Dallas emergency siren system spreads, "Is My Emergency Notification System Safe from Hacking?" is a question crossing many minds.  A growing number of municipalities,...

AMA & DJI to Host UAS4PublicSafety Flight Training (Multi-Video)

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and DJI, in collaboration with Fly-Robotics, will host an introductory small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) course, called UAS4PublicSafety, open to public safety officials from June...

Chicago Judge Killed: Man Charged with Murder (Learn More, Video)

By Steve Almasy and Mayra Cuevas, CNN A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a prominent Cook County judge, police said Wednesday. Joshua Smith,...

Smarter City Security: Genetec is Mapping the Path to Success (Video)

Securing growing cities is no longer the sole responsibility of law enforcement. Various public organizations, private businesses, architects, city planners, community groups and the public at large, all play a role in...

Would-Be IL ISIS Fighters Wanted to Fly ISIS Flag Atop White House (More)

Joseph D. Jones, also known as “Yusuf Abdulhaqq,” 35, and Edward Schimenti, also known as “Abdul Wali,” 35, both of Zion, Illinois, were arrested today on a federal complaint charging them...