False Claims Act Case Settled re: Defective Bullet Proof Vests

Richard C. Davis, the founder and former president and CEO of Michigan-based Second Chance Body Armor, Inc., agreed to resolve claims under the False Claims Act in connection with his role...
How can we evaluate how good the polygraph is, and how much better new tools may be? IARPA will be launching the Credibility Assessment Standardized Evaluation (CASE) Challenge to address this critical question, and is holding a Participant’s Day for the CASE —prize challenge.

IARPA Challenge Proposal Day for Polygraph Eval Improvements

Knowing when someone is telling the truth plays a critical role in law enforcement and national security events, to include criminal investigations, screening new employees before hiring, and interviewing potential sources...
Fusion of Face Recognition Algorithms (FOFRA) Prize Challenge

IARPA Prize Challenge Seeks AI Face Recognition Solution

Can you leverage the data outputs of multiple face recognition algorithms to improve overall accuracy? There is a large literature on biometric fusion intended to improve accuracy via fusion of multiple modalities...
U.S. infrastructure, especially its 3,323 airports and 5,000 paved runways, increases the country’s competitiveness and improves the traveling public’s quality of life.

$659.8M in Infrastructure Grants Awarded to 390 Airports in 47 States

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $659.8 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement...
An emergency response incident commander should be well-versed on how to respond to all hazards, including the intricacies of radiological and nuclear incidents. Because the hazards associated with radiological or nuclear (rad/nuc) incidents are uniquely challenging to convey accurately to first responders, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has developed a solution in the form of the Radiological Operations Support Specialist (ROSS) Program. In the field, the ROSS makes recommendations, interprets models, and analyzes data for that incident commander.

S&T Supports Radiation Preparedness with RadResponder (Multi-Video)

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident on March 11, 2011 resulted in public misconception that radioactive fallout would impact the west coast of the United States. State and local emergency managers...
The focus of the Program is the upgrade, test and integration of NATO's command and control (C2) systems and underlying communication network to enable effective information exchanges between various NATO and national missile defense systems.

Industry Giants Join to Provide NATO Alliance with Battlespace Intel System

The increasing threat posed by the proliferation of ballistic missiles in the vicinity of the south-east border of the Alliance has been, and remains a driver in NATO’s development and deployment...
If you have information on Ramon Raudel Campos Murillo's whereabouts, please contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2ICE or www.ICE.gov/tips.

ICE Seeks Info on MS-13 Associate Wanted on Sex Trafficking Charges

A known associate of the brutal international gang MS-13 is at-large and wanted for his role in operating an interstate prostitution ring, which also included the trafficking of a documented minor. Ramon...
Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios

DEA Probe Leads to 2nd Congressman charged in Drug Trafficking & Weapons

DEA and the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office have announced that charges have been filed in New York federal court against Honduran congressman Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios and, in a separate indictment,...
Sikorsky celebrated the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency for a June 2018 life-saving achievement in Inverness with a Sikorsky S-92® helicopter (Courtesy of Mike Gibson)

Heroic Lifesaving Efforts Honored: MCA & HM Coastguard (See Video)

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, celebrated 35 years of partnership with the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) and honored recent heroic lifesaving efforts of the MCA. A recognition ceremony was held at...
In Remembrance of U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Nole E. Remagen (Courtesy of the USSS and Twitter)

President & First Lady Trump Mourn Fallen Secret Service Agent (Video)

By Noah Gray, CNN A United States Secret Service agent died after suffering a stroke while supporting President Donald Trump's trip to Scotland over the weekend, the Secret Service said Wednesday. The 42-year-old...