DHS grant funding provides support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack.

$1.6B Available in DHS Homeland Security Preparedness Grants

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has announced $1.6 billion for eight Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) preparedness grant programs to provide critical funding to help state and local officials prepare...
The FirstLane swing door speed gate, Nominated in the 2022 'ASTORS' Awards Program, offers unbeatable value for money whilst ensuring safety and quality have not been compromised.

Automatic Systems Sponsors Sixth Consecutive ‘ASTORS’ Program

American Security Today (AST) is pleased to announce that Automatic Systems America, a world leader in the automation of secure entrance control, designs and manufactures pedestrian, vehicle, and passenger access systems,...
Dedrone solutions are used by the governments of four G-7 nations, nine U.S. federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, and internationally by more than 65 critical infrastructure sites, 20 airports, 50 correctional facilities, and 30+ Government agencies.

2022 ‘ASTORS’ Nominee Dedrone Expands Executive Leadership Team

Dedrone, a market leader in smart airspace security, and a 2021 Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winner for Best Airport/Aviation Security Solution, is strengthening it's leadership with the appointment of Balaji Tamirisa...
The Naval Postgraduate School is teaming up with Microsoft to explore how rapidly evolving commercial technologies can solve operational challenges faced by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, by conducting research in several areas, including the use of gaming, exercising, modeling, and simulation to assist operational commanders in their decision-making processes; digital enterprise and field experimentation; delivery solutions for education to the fleet; and operational uses for cloud-enhanced networks and edge solutions. (Courtesy of Naval Postgraduate School)

NPS and Microsoft Bringing Emerging Technologies to U.S. Navy Fleet

May 2, 2022 – In Breaking News – Naval Postgraduate School The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is teaming up with Microsoft to explore how rapidly evolving commercial technologies can solve operational challenges faced...
A feeding frenzy took place after a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945 during World War II. Some 900 American sailors were stranded in shark-infested waters, where an estimated 50 men a day were ripped apart by the sharks. It was the largest shark attack in US history. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy and the National Archives)

Navy Honors 13 USS Indianapolis Sailors Lost during World War II

By Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs The United States Navy has officially changed the status of 13 Sailors lost when the USS Indianapolis (CA 35) was sunk in 1945 from “unaccounted for”...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work along the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma, Arizona. (Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Border District by James Woods)

DHS Proceeds with Border Barrier Projects Using Wall Appropriations

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which was honored for Excellence in Homeland Security in the 2021 'ASTORS' Awards Program, has been authorized to move forward with projects in the San...
"We join with all American families who remember and mourn the passing of their loved ones while serving in uniform," explains Teri Caserta - Brandon Caserta Foundation President and Co-Author of the Brandon Act. (Courtesy of Teri Caserta and the Brandon Caserta Foundation)

Memorial Day Should Honor All Active Service Members Who Have Died

The Brandon Caserta Foundation (BCF), a non-partisan 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established to address military deaths by suicide, issued this message on Memorial Day, which is observed the last Monday in May,...
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Archer Named Head of Operations at NEC National Security Systems (NSS)

American Security Today is delighted to congratulate Kimberly Archer on her new role as Head of Operations for NEC National Security Systems (NEC NSS), the PLATINUM Industry Sponsor of the 2022...
ATI Systems designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs reliable emergency warning and mass notification systems for community, campus, industrial, and military markets. Get covered by the world’s most trusted Mass notification system today.

ATI Systems Returns as a Premier Sponsor of 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Acoustic Technology, Inc. (ATI Systems), a world leader of reliable emergency warning and notification systems for the campus, community, industrial, and military markets, and Platinum Award Winner for Five Consecutive Years...
If you’re looking to maximize the utility of your security tools, then integrating your access control and video security might be the solution. Here, we will discuss some of the major benefits of integrating access control and video security.

Why Integrated Access Control & Video is Important for Your Business

Guest Editorial by Marian Domingo 54% of businesses have already invested in mobile access control, or plan to within the next 3 years. If you have a cloud-based access control system, there...