DEA collected and destroyed close to one million pounds—nearly 475 tons—of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs, making it the most successful event in DEA history & bringing the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall of 2010 to 9,964,714 pounds, or 4,982 tons.

DEA Hits Record High 15th Nat’l Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at...
Police in Michigan are searching for the remains of Kimberly King, 12, who disappeared in 1979.

Police Search for ‘Burial Site’ of Serial Killler’s Young Victims (Multi-Video)

By Lucia I. Suarez Sang, Fox News The body of a young girl who disappeared nearly 40 years ago -- and the remains of perhaps four other victims -- could be uncovered...

NIST Improving Rolled Fingerprint Technology (Learn More, Videos)

Fingerprint capture technology has advanced to the point where high-quality rolled prints soon might be obtained without the manual assistance of a trained device operator, according to a new report issued...

Marshals Arrest 148 Fugitives in 10th Annual ‘Operation Justice’ (Videos)

Throughout the  month of April, the U.S. Marshals Service honored and recognized victims of crime by conducting “Operation Justice 2018.” The month-long enforcement initiative involved 16 law enforcement agencies from Maricopa and...
OSINT, the collection and analysis of publicly available data in an intelligence context, remains the most overlooked and underutilized tool in the security tool box.

Hiding in Plain Sight: Open Source Intel & The Security Professional

Guest Editorial By Frank Figliuzzi, COO of ETS Risk Management, Inc. and former FBI Assistant Director for counterintelligence If security leaders would use social media as much in their professional lives as they do in...
Disease cases from mosquito, tick, and flea bites more than tripled in the US from 2004 to 2016. (Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))

CDC: Illnesses from Mosquito, Tick & Flea Bites Triple in US (Multi-Video)

Illnesses from mosquito, tick, and flea bites have tripled in the U.S., with more than 640,000 cases reported during the 13 years from 2004 through 2016. Nine new germs spread by mosquitoes...
The skills gap in the aviation maintenance industry is reaching crisis proportions (Courtesy of the Aviation Institute)

Bipartisan House Bill Takes Aim at Aviation Maintenance Skills Gap (Learn More, Videos)

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation on May 8th to address one of the most pressing challenges facing the U.S. aviation industry: the chronic technician shortage. The bill sponsored by Reps....
Israel’s Police force select Siklu’s interference free wireless links to secure the Gay Pride Parade in the City of Jerusalem

Israel Police Secure Public Events with Siklu’s mmWave Solutions

Siklu, the market leader in mmWave wireless solutions, and Platinum Award Winner for Best Wireless Broadband Solution in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has been selected by Israel Police as their...
DHS is committed to staying a step ahead of our enemies, and an informed and vigilant public remains one of the Department’s greatest assets in protecting the homeland.

DHS New NTAS Bulletin: A Vigilant ‘YOU’ is One of Our Greatest Assets

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen has reissued the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin pertaining to the terror threat to the U.S. homeland. After carefully considering the current threat environment,...

LowCam® VI110 Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (See in Action)

Advanced Detection Technology, a Winner in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company’s LowCam® VI110 has been nominated to compete in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program. Since 2003, Advanced...