2019 Nat’l Drug Threat Assessment Includes New Gang Section
DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon has announced the annual report outlining strategic review of threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit...
US Marshals, ICE Arrest Salvadoran Terrorist in Carson City
Federal Marshals from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Fugitive Task Force, assisted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, arrested Rene Antonio “Scrapy” Hernandez-Mejia, a Salvadoran national wanted in El...
Super Bowl LIV Security & Bill Bratton on Verizon’s $80M Ramp Up
Public safety agencies have been planning for years to ensure the stadium, associated sites and events leading up to Super Bowl LIV are protected and connected, in a collaboration that requires...
$123M in Super Bowl Fakes Seized Ahead of the Big Game
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which was recognized in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a massive,...
New FLIR Fido® X4 Receives ASTM E2520-15 Performance Certification
FLIR Systems, a Winner in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Four Consecutive Years, is pleased to announce that the FLIR Fido® X4 premium handheld explosives trace detector (ETD)...
The Amazing Things Technology ‘Will Never Do’ Celebrated at Super Bowl
A heartfelt commercial focusing on what 5G technology will never do, replace the bravery and dedication of first responders, was featured during Super Bowl LIV by Verizon.
First responders communities have been...
US Raising the Bar for Global Security with New Travel Restrictions
President Donald J. Trump has signed a proclamation, which places new, tailored visa restrictions on six countries that failed to meet a series of security criteria, demonstrating that they could be...
Suspect in Wartime Sexual Violence Abuse Removed by ICE
Francisco Cuxum Alvarado, aka Francisco Cuxun-Alvarado, 64, a Guatemalan national wanted for his role in sexual violence targeting indigenous women in the 1980s, was removed to his native country by U.S....
Everbridge Mobile Alerts to Protect Today’s Kansas City Victory Parade
Everbridge, a global leader in critical event management, and a Winner in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Three Consecutive Years, is pleased to report that Everbridge will power...
Thanks to Citizen’s Tip Two Would-Be Mass Shooters Behind Bars
By the FBI
Elizabeth Lecron and Vincent Armstrong were obsessed with mass shooters.
The Toledo, Ohio, couple immersed themselves in online subculture dedicated to the topic.
In 2018, they traveled to Columbine High School...
