The number of homicides is approaching those seen in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which prompted the passage of the 1994 Crime Bill that allowed cities to hire 100,000 more police officers, allocated nearly $10 billion for new prisons and created a federal three strikes provision mandating life in prison without the possibility of parole for anyone convicted of at least three serious violent felonies or drug trafficking.

Mass Shootings, Homicide Rates, Gun Sales Hit Highest Levels Since 1990s

September 4, 2021 – In Breaking News – Yahoo News Londan Hill was sitting at the kitchen table in a family friend's Cleveland-area home when two bullets ripped through the wall, piercing his neck. He staggered...
"Media produced by AQ, ISIS, and their affiliates and branches which reference the 9/11 attacks likely reinforce [homegrown violent extremists'] anti-US sentiments and contributes to their radicalization by serving as a reminder of past success in targeting the United States," the bulletin says.

Terrorist Messages to Exploit 9/11 Anniv & Cancer Dangers Remain

September 3, 2021 – In Breaking News – CNN US intelligence officials are anticipating foreign terrorist organizations will seek to exploit the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and "probably the US withdrawal from...

Rave Mobile COVID Recovery Solution Nominated in 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Rave Mobile Safety, a leading critical communication platform and Multi-Award Winner in the 2020 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the Rave Coronavirus Recovery Solution, is one of...
SIMS Software gathered a touching collection of deeply personal vignettes, each capturing their contributors’ unique experiences in their own words, as we remember and pay tribute to all those we lost as a result of September 11, 2001. (Courtesy of SIMS Software)

Remembering 9/11: Vignettes from Security Leaders Past and Present

By SIMS Software, a Premiere Sponsor of the 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program As we approach the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, we thought a different and more far-reaching use...
AI-powered risk intelligence accelerates the entire critical event management process by filtering through massive amounts of data to give you the information you need, when you need it most.

Onsolve Returns to Compete in Fourth Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

Onsolve, a Double Award Winner in the 2020 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, and a leading critical event management provider for enterprises, small-to-medium sized organizations, and government entities, is pleased to...
E-Request digitally transforms how emergency communications centers (ECCs) receive and process 911 audio evidence requests and share incident information with district attorneys, police investigators and other key stakeholders.

NICE Public Safety E-Request Nominated in 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

NICE Public Safety, a Double Platinum 2020 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program Winner, is pleased to announce their new E-Request has been nominated to compete in the 2021 'ASTORS' Awards Program. As...
OnSolve

What’s Next to Recover? Bolster Your Resiliency Against These 5 Trends

Guest OpEd by Matt Bradley, Vice President of Global Security Solutions at OnSolve More than halfway through 2021, many of the challenges that caught us off guard last year continue to linger,...
Every day, people across the US struggle to communicate their location to 911, wasting crucial minutes (or hours) when peoples lives are at risk. what3words enables shortened response times for first responders to remote or unknown locations across Mark43’s customer network

Mark43 & Partner Bring Precision & Accuracy to Computer-Aided Dispatch

Mark43, a leading cloud-native public safety software company, and 2020 Platinum 'ASTORS' Award Winner, is partnering with innovative location technology what3words, to offer public safety officials a more granular way to...
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HSI Seeks Aid Identifying Disabled Child Victims in Southern California

Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which have been Nominated in the the 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, are seeking the public’s assistance to identify potential victims of a...
With the integration of the Natural Disaster and Emergency Management (NDEM) Expo, the show is moving even further into our reader's wheelhouse! Your ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon registration includes complimentary attendee access to both ISC East - and NDEM!

Natural Disaster & Emergency Mgmt (NDEM) Expo Joins ISC East in NYC

ISC East the leading event for the Northeast’s security and public safety community, and home of the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Luncheon, is colocating with the inaugural Natural Disaster and...