Mark43 Pandemic Preparedness Package Competes in 2020 ‘ASTORS’

Mark43, a leading cloud-based public safety software company, is pleased to announce the Mark43 Pandemic Preparedness Package has been nominated to compete for Best COVID-19 Communications Solution, in the 2020 'ASTORS'...
Peggy Lammers, a married mother of three adult children, who was settling the estate of her parents in the Richmond and Middlesex County (Virginia) areas, was found murdered inside her family’s vacation home on Stove Point in Deltaville, Virginia. If you have any information please call 804-261-1044, or email tips to http://tips.fbi.gov.

NEW VIDEO: FBI Seeks Information on 2017 Murder of ‘Peggy’ Lammers

On July 11, 2017, Margaret “Peggy” Thornton Lammers was found deceased inside her family’s vacation home on Stove Point in Deltaville, Virginia. The FBI is asking for cooperation from the public regarding...
Bad actors are targeting governments, schools, and other public institutions with extra venom. Ransomware is proving to be such a problem for the public sector primarily because of the rise of third-party cloud channels: social media tools, messaging apps, and collaboration platforms.

To Defeat Ransomware Threats, Public Sector Must Secure Cloud Channels

Guest Editorial by Otavio Freire, President, CTO and Co-Founder, SafeGuard Cyber Most organizations will suffer at least one ransomware attack in any given year. The average attack creates costs of over $730,000....
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...