John Patrice Hale, sent online threats invoking ISIS, designed to make his internet communications anonymous, which included using Tor and proxy servers.

CA Man Threatens to Kill Sheriff’s Deputies & Others at Courthouse

A South Los Angeles man who made a series of online threats to kill law enforcement personnel and others at the Los Angeles Superior Court’s Inglewood Courthouse, a nearby school, and...
When public safety is on the line, it is vital that authorities, security staff, and other first responders have the ability to clearly communicate with large groups of people in a moment’s notice. AmpliVox

Must-Have Sound Equipment for Outdoor Emergencies (Multi-Video)

By Don Roth In emergency situations, large outdoor spaces are both vitally important and especially challenging. Evacuations bring large, panicked crowds into open areas where lack of direction can quickly turn into chaos. Conventional...
Draper’s FELIX effort aims to develop a suite of lab tools to improve and expedite detection of engineered organisms and overcome current limitations to biodetection.

IARPA Awards Draper Contract to Improve Biodetection Security

Draper has been awarded a three-and-a-half-year $7.8 million contract by IARPA (The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, National Intelligence Directorate) as part of the FELIX Program to research and develop tools to enable...
Over 100 lbs of Fentanyl found in hidden in barrels of iron oxide.

Philadelphia CBP Seizes Nearly $1.7M in Fentanyl Shipped from China

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized 110 pounds of the deadly opioid fentanyl with an estimated $1.7 million street value Monday in Philadelphia. CBP officers from the Area Port of...
Ronald D. Vitiello has been named the Deputy Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) effective immediately upon the retirement of Acting Director of ICE, Tom Homan.

ICE & DEA Look to New Leadership Effective Immediately (Multi-Video)

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen has announced that Ronald D. Vitiello will serve as Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), effective Saturday, June 30. He will...
Demetrius Pitts, an American-born citizen who federal authorities say recently scouted locations in Cleveland to attack people watching Fourth of July fireworks and talked of carrying out additional bombings has been charged with trying to support terrorism.

FBI: Arrest in Alleged July 4 Terror Attack Plot in Cleveland (Multi-Video)

The FBI has arrested a man who plotted to set off a bomb during downtown Cleveland’s Fourth of July parade. Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts, aka Abdur Raheem Rafeeq, aka Salah ad-Deen Osama Waleed,...
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Taking Action Against Workplace Violence (Learn More, Multi-Video)

By Stefanie Valentic, EHS Today On April 3, 2018, 38-year-old Nasim Najafi Aghdam entered YouTube’s headquarters with a semi-automatic pistol and began shooting company employees. The act of workplace violence at the video...
Suspect charged with five murders in Capital Gazette Shooting had waged years-long harassment campaign against newspaper. (Courtesy of YouTube)

MD Shooter Barricaded Door to Kill as Many as Possible (Multi-Video)

By Mark Osborne and Emily Shapiro, ABC News The gunman who opened fire at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland, killing five, barricaded the door to stop people from getting out and...

bizhub SIPRNet Solution in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

Konica Minolta Business Solutions, a Record-Breaking Five-Time Winner of the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce that the bizhub SIPRNet Solution, has been nominated to compete in multiple...
OIG agents suit up for takedown operations in the Largest Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action in Department of Justice History Resulted in 76 Doctors Charged and 84 Opioid Cases Involving More Than 13 Million Illegal Dosages of Opioids

DOJ Fraud Takedown Nets 61 People in Over $2B in Losses (Multi-Video)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex M. Azar III, have announced the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action involving 601 charged defendants...