TSA Administrator Pekoske (Image courtesy of the TSA)

Pekoske: TSA Advances Security & Innovation In 2017 (Multi-Video)

By the TSA At TSA, 2017 was marked not only by record traveling numbers – 771.5 million (771,556,886) passengers traveled securely through 440 federalized airports – but also by significant security enhancements...
Demo of EOD Robot prototype by DHS S&T’s First Responders Group and Israel National Police at New Jersey State Police (New Brunswick, NJ Nov 2017. Image courtesy of DHS S&T)

Israel & US: Partners in Science & Tech (Learn More, Multi-Video)

International cooperation in science, technology, and innovation promotes security, prevents and reduces risks of manmade and natural hazards, and enhances resilience. As the research and development (R&D) arm of the Department of...
connect:ID is an innovative international conference and a free global exhibition that together focus on all aspects of identity technologies and the opportunities for their management in both the physical and digital worlds.

connect:ID Enters into New Strategic Partnerships with Leading Orgs

Science Media Partners (SMP) and the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA), organizers of connect:ID 2018, have announced a series of new strategic partnerships with world-leading associations from across the identity...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions

DOJ Threatens ‘Sanctuary’ Cities with Subpoenas (Learn More, Multi-Video)

The Department of Justice (DOJ) today sent the attached letters to 23 jurisdictions, demanding the production of documents that could show whether each jurisdiction is unlawfully restricting information sharing by its...
Multimodal Biometric Technology Deployed in the Emirates Airline Terminals, Streamlining Security in the World’s Busiest International Passenger Airport, Without Compromising Protection

Princeton Identity Access500e Iris Readers Installed at Dubai Airport

Princeton Identity has announced the deployment of its Access500e™  identity management kiosk module within the Dubai International Airport (DXB). The Princeton Identity solution identifies DXB travelers within one to two seconds, reducing time...

FBI: NC Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-State Dog Fighting Ring (Learn More)

A Moore County man pled guilty to federal dog fighting and conspiracy charges yesterday, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin and Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Wood of the...
Bruce Arlie Harvey

Ex-Internet Crimes Against Children Det Sentenced for Child Sex Crimes

A former Virginia detective with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, who was most recently assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, was sentenced Thursday in the U.S. District Court...
Alfonso Robles, New CBP Director of Field Operations for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands

Alfonso Robles Returns to the Helm of CBP’s San Juan Field Operations

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on Thursday the designation of Alfonso Robles as Director of Field Operations for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. “I am very grateful for...
FDNY using the patient-tracking technology FLING to capture photos of the ‘injured’. (Image courtesy of the United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center)

DHS S&T 2017 Joint Grand Central Station Critical Incident Exercise

In the early hours of October 29, 2017, over 200 first responders participated in a critical incident exercise and technology assessment conducted by DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) in partnership...

White House Proposes Path to Citizenship for 1.8M (Multi-Video)

The White House has released a framework on immigration reform and border security yesterday to support Congress’ effort in the coming weeks to reach a bipartisan compromise. The framework lays out in...