“Every day facial recognition technologies help law enforcement to generate leads in cases, such as homicide, rape, armed robbery and other violent crime, as well as for non-enforcement reasons, including identifying elderly persons stricken with dementia, finding lost and missing children, identifying homeless persons with mental illness and identifying deceased persons,” explains Carl Szabo, Vice President and General Counsel of NetChoice.

Group Defends Facial Recognition Use by Police in Massachusetts

Law enforcement agencies across the country use facial recognition technology to generate leads in criminal cases. Not surprisingly, most Americans approve of this use of technology. Surveys show that a majority of Americans (55%)...
Collect, Connect to and Chase Evidence and Leads from Your Mobile Device with New NICE Investigate Mobile - See for yourself at IACP 2019, Booth #4815.

NICE Investigate Unveils New Mobile App to Improve Incident Response

NICE, a Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner for Three Consecutive Years in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, and a Finalist in the 2019 'ASTORS', has enhanced the NICE Investigate Digital Evidence...
The funds will be used to develop school threat assessment teams and pursue technological solutions to improve reporting of suspicious activity in and around schools, as well as implement or improve school safety measures, such as coordination with law enforcement, the use of metal detectors, locks, lighting and other deterrent measures, and more.

DOJ Awards $85.3M in Grants to Bolster School Security Measures

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded more than $85.3 million to address school security and violence, which includes funding to educate and train students and faculty, plus support first responders...
El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Ishmael (Courtesy of the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office)

Hero Down: El Dorado Sheriff’s Deputy Shot & Killed in Line of Duty

An El Dorado County Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed early Wednesday morning while responding to a call for service in the area of Sand Ridge Road in Somerset, Ca, the...
The FLIR MUVE C360 is a time-saving, game-changer for emergency responders, industrial safety officers, and environmental monitoring experts.

FLIR MUVE™ C360 Selected as a Finalist in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

FLIR Systems, a Winner of the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program for Three Consecutive Years, is pleased to announce the FLIR MUVE™ C360 has been selected as a Finalist in...
America’s teens report a dramatic increase in their use of vaping devices. DEA is committed to doing all it can to help safely dispose of vaping devices and substances and for the first time, will now accept vaping devices and cartridges at any of its drop off locations during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. (Shutterstock)

DEA Accepting Vaping Devices on National RX Drug Take Back Day

With robust public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), who has been nominated in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, National Prescription Drug...
Red Ribbon week is dedicated to preserving the memory of DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena – a DEA special agent who was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in Mexico by drug traffickers.(Courtesy of the DEA)

#GoRedforRedRibbon, DEA Asks of Communities Nationwide (Videos)

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), is encouraging communities nationwide to Go Red for Red Ribbon – an effort to continue the momentum and promote awareness of the need to prevent drug...
Life is short: love selflessly, be compassionate, teach to inspire & give to those in need. If we #LiveLikeAubrey, together, we will make the world a better place. (Courtesy of The Aubrey Foundation)

‘Purple for Pappas 5K’ Honors Fallen Teacher #LiveLikeAubrey

Updated October 21, 2019 – Hometown News – Newspaper Media Group Harrison Kaye remembers his first day of sixth grade. It was 2006, and he had to adjust to moving to a new...
The U.S. Marshal Service designed 'Operation Invictus Civitas' to initiate a community-based, comprehensive, multi-component strategy being implemented over a two-year period.

246 Arrested in ‘Operation Invictus Civitas’ – ‘Undefeatable Community’

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is praising law enforcement after authorities in the Yakima, Washington area who recently completed a 15 week-long joint federal, state, local and Tribal law enforcement initiative...
“So many of our MISSING KIDS are found simply because someone identified them from a picture.” - John Walsh, NCMEC Co-Founder. Use the power of social media to help bring #MISSING children home. Visit: missingkids.org/gethelpnow/search and share a poster of a missing child from your area. (Courtesy of NCMEC)

NCMEC & John F. Clark Honored in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Multi-Video)

American Security Today is pleased to announce the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipline, has been nominated in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program. The National Center for...