Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt announces cases that charge more than 300 individuals, including more than 50 doctors and more than 20 healthcare executives, with fraud schemes involving more than six billion dollars in alleged health care fraud and millions of prescription opioid doses. (Courtesy of YouTube)

National Fraud & Opioid Takedown Results in 345 Defendants Charged

A historic nationwide enforcement action involving 345 charged defendants across 51 federal districts, including more than 100 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, was announced on Wednesday by Acting Assistant...
Digital assistants, fitness trackers, home security devices, thermostats, remote-controlled robots, gaming systems, and talking stuffed animals … What these things all have in common is that they send and receive data. But do you know where it is going?

FBI ‘Drive-By’ Hacking Threat Just Got Real: Why You Should Be Concerned

October 7, 2020 – In Breaking News – Forbes Warnings that our IoT devices might be spying on us are nothing new—remember the smart speaker fiasco last year? But at least we expect those devices...
Providers can sign up to enroll in the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care Program, through a partnership with CVS and Walgreens to secure the COVID-19 vaccine and provide on-site vaccination to residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF) nationwide with no out-of-pocket costs.

COVID Vaccine Partnership to Protect Vulnerable Americans in Long-Term Care Facilities Nationwide

Operation Warp Speed (OWS) is a partnership among components of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Defense (DOD), engaging with private firms and other federal...
MobileDetect COVID-19 Smartphone Testing Kits use portable lab technology with Mobile App Result Reporting to provide safe, confident results in minutes, not days, for a wide variety of testing applications.

DetectaChem Aids Safe Return to Campus with Rapid COVID-19 Testing

DetectaChem, a Returning Competitor to the 2020 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company's MobileDetect Bio (MD-Bio) BCC19 COVID-19 tests are being successfully deployed by prestigious colleges and universities...
The Interagency Security Committee (ISC) was created following the Oklahoma City bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building to address continuing government-wide security for federal facilities.

FedRMPTP Named a Finalist in 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Risk Management Process Training Program (FedRMPTP), has been selected as a Finalist in...
Discover the only tactical incident collaboration solution for planned and unplanned events.

Rave Collaborate Launches to Provide Tactical Incident Collaboration

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), a Multiple Award Winner in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, nominated in three categories in the 2020 'ASTORS' Awards, has launched Rave Collaborate™, a new...
This Nov. 10, 2020 virtual officer safety and wellness workshop is designed to assist agencies with beginning or enhancing their local initiatives to keep officers safe, mentally and physically healthy, and emotionally resilient. Conference attendance is free. (Courtesy of Julian Wan on Unsplash)

NLEOMF ‘Destination Zero’ Nov. 10th Virtual Officer Safety & Wellness Event

The Destination Zero Officer Safety and Wellness Conference, taking place this year on November 10, 2020, is the preeminent bi-annual gathering of law enforcement officials who are dedicated to improving the...
Security Expert Roderick Jones, Founder of Concentric Advisors offers tips in advance of the election, and recommends employers conduct an internal crisis action plan for the elections to include a communication structure, an indications and warning mechanism, and contingency plans.

What to Do, and What to Expect in Preparation for Post-Election Unrest

With the election just days away, American fears and concerns are quickly rising around election and post-election violence. In fact, a recent poll in one state shows that 9 out of 10 voters are...
The Ohio Attorney General's Office said 157 men were arrested on charges of soliciting and other crimes in Franklin, Cuyahoga and Lucas Counties. (Courtesy of YouTube)

US Marshals Recover 45 Missing Kids, 109 Trafficking Survivors Rescued

Forty-five missing children were recovered in Ohio by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), which was recognized in the 2019 'ASTORS' Awards Program for Excellence in Public Safety, as part of an...
Haines Security

CERTIFICATION TRAINING TO ABATE TERRORISM AVAILABLE

My brother built his house.  He borrowed a back-hoe and dug the hole.  He set the foundation and built his house from the ground up.  I looked at him and said,...