An increasing number of criminals in Massachusetts are taking action to damage their fingers to order to conceal their identities from law enforcement.

Erasing the Evidence: Massachusetts Sees Spike in Fingerprint Alterations

By Hillary Chabot, The Boston Herald and GOPUSA The number of criminals trying to hide their identities by burning, hacking and mutilating their fingerprints is skyrocketing in the Bay State — and...
Planning makes it possible to manage the entire life cycle of a potential crisis. Strategic and operational planning establishes priorities, identifies expected levels of performance and capability requirements, provides the standard for assessing capabilities and helps stakeholders learn their roles.

FEMA’s New Guide for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released the guide "Planning Considerations: Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks" to aid community partners in planning and preparing for complex coordinated terrorist attack scenarios. The guide highlights the unique...
The DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge explores innovative approaches and new technologies to rapidly map, navigate, and search complex underground environments. DARPA will host the competitors day September 27, 2018, to communicate the vision and timeline of the DARPA SubT Challenge, engage potential competitors, and provide a space for technical and operational exchange. (Courtesy of DARPA)

Win $2M in DARPA’s SubT Challenge, Competitor’s Day 9/27 (See Video)

Underground settings are becoming increasingly relevant to global security and safety. Rising populations and urbanization are requiring military and civilian first responders to perform their duties below ground in human-made tunnels, underground...
In 2017 there were more than 900 cases of international kidnapping of children across 59 countries reported to the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues. Law enforcement agencies play a critical role in the prevention and resolution of international parental kidnapping.

OJJDP New Int’l Child Kidnapping Guide for Law Enforce & Resources

The Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has published new guidelines to help law enforcement prevent and respond to cases of international kidnapping of a...

CDC: Zika Still a Threat & Babies with Zika Need Attention (Multi- Video)

About 1 in 7 babies now 1 year or older who were born to women with Zika virus infection during pregnancy had one or more health problems possibly caused by exposure...
Homegrown terrorism and mass shootings have sadly become everyday news in the US. As a result, the demand for explosives detection dogs as a deterrent against such crimes is on the increase with one major problem: there are not enough dogs to meet the growing need. The AKC Detection Dog Task Force is working to help with this national security issue. (Courtesy of the AKC)

Calling All K9 Teams: US Dog Detect-ion Conf (Learn More, Multi-Video)

The American Kennel Club will host the 2018 AKC US Dog Detection Conference Tuesday, August 28th – Thursday, August 30th, 2018 in Durham, NC to explore solutions to the shortage of domestic dogs for explosives detection...
Canines are trained in environments that simulate where they will work. Here a handler trains a canine on a baggage belt. (Courtesy of the CBP)

Southwest Provides K9 Teams with Mission-Essential Training Aids

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today a new formal partnership arrangement with Southwest Airlines Co. as part of the Donations Acceptance Program. Under this partnership arrangement, Southwest Airlines will provide CBP...
National Preparedness Grants

DHS Grant Allocations for FY18 Preparedness Grants Announced

Every day, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) & the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) take steps to keep our nation safe and ensure that we thrive after disasters occur. Whether we...
Last year, nearly 2.3M cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia were diagnosed in the United States, hitting the highest number ever reported nationwide, and breaking the previous record set in 2016 by more than 200,000 cases, according to the CDC. Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

3 STDs Reach Record High in US, CDC says (Learn More, Multi-Video)

Nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in the United States in 2017, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Learn More about how DHS S&T is working to develop advanced new screening technologies and tools that can find explosives in baggage & more, to improve threat detection capabilities of current X-ray technologies for checked & carry on baggage systems.

DHS S&T to Improve X-Ray Detection with $3.5M in Awards (Multi-Video)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), a  Platinum Award Winner in the 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has awarded a total of nearly $3.5 million in funding...