The U.S. Coast Guard Ready for Rescue Challenge invites you to submit a concept for a solution that helps make a person in the water easier to find. The best solutions will be effective, affordable, and hold the potential for wide adoption by recreational boaters. (Courtesy of the McMurdo Group, an Orolia company)

$255K Ready for Rescue Challenge to Develop New Boater Safety Solutions

As the nation’s maritime first responder, the U.S. Coast Guard is devoted to helping boaters in distress. Within this mission, one critical issue is finding people in the water. Towards that end, the...
The Eagle MVSS from Tactical Micro, featuring PureActiv Video Analytics from PureTech, consists of a complete mobile surveillance platform to aid US Border Patrol agents to track and identify Items of Interest (IOI) along the US southwest border.

PureActiv Video Analytics to Aid CBP in Mobile Video Surveillance Solution

The Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is taking delivery of multiple mobile versions of the PureActiv wide area video surveillance software suite, from PureTech Systems, a competitor in the 2018...
“While I generally enjoy reading fiction, this is a uniquely Washington brand of literature, and his anonymous sources do not lend credibility,” Defense Secretary General James Mattis said of Bob Woodward’s upcoming book.

The Story Bob Woodward Didn’t Tell, and the News that Matters

By the White House The Washington power circuit loves insider baseball—stories that spread gossip, flatter the egos of political operatives, and give pundits new fodder for columns or TV hits. It doesn’t matter...
The TSA 'Quiet Skies' Program has federal air marshals follow and observe certain travelers if their foreign travel histories and other factors raise red flags.

Undercover Air Marshal Explains Quiet Skies to NBC News (Multi-Video)

On Wednesday night, exclusively on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, NBC News correspondent Tom Costello spoke with an undercover Federal Air Marshal who works on the Quiet Skies program. Asked what...
When pursuing Bellevue University’s Security Management degree online or in-class, you will focus on the areas of expertise considered to be critical to management and the security field.

Bellevue University Goes for Hat Trick in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

International and domestic security threats are rapidly evolving resulting in a variety of risks and vulnerabilities for citizens and organizations. This reality has resulted in rapid expansion of careers in security management...
When life threatening incidents occur, all individuals must be alerted and safety protocols quickly implemented and followed. LRAD systems ensure warnings and lifesaving notifications are simultaneously heard and clearly understood, providing superior communication capabilities for crisis situations.

LRAD Goes for 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Trifecta with LRAD 360XL-MID Mobile Kit

LRAD Corporation, a global leader in long range voice broadcast systems, advanced mass notification, and the Platinum Award Winner for Best Long Range Acoustic Hailing System for Two Consecutive Years in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security...
In 2013, Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson uploaded designs for a 3-D-printed gun online, and was told by the Dept of State (DOS) that he was in violation of a law prohibiting the export of guns without a license. After a lengthy legal battle, the DOS settled a lawsuit giving Wilson permission to publish plans to print guns, which he said he will begin doing on Aug. 1.

Are 3D Guns a Credible Threat? (Learn More, Multi-Video)

By Jay Janner, Austin American-State, TNS There seems to be some confusion surrounding the issue of plastic 3D-printable guns. As of this writing in early August, a federal judge in the Western District...
The suspect, Omar Santa Perez, fired 35 rounds and was carrying more than 200 rounds, when fatally shot three people and injured two others before he was shot and killed by police officers Thursday. (Courtesy of the Cincinnati police and Twitter)

3 Dead in Cincinnati Shooting: How Did Shooter Get Gun? (Multi-Video)

By Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cinncinnati .com How could Omar Santa Perez, a person who had a history of petty crime – and possible mental health issues –purchase a gun legally in Ohio? Santa, 29, fatally shot...
More than 7,500 emergency responders, recovery and cleanup workers, and volunteers at the three Sept. 11 crash sites have been diagnosed with various forms of cancer, according to the World Trade Center Health Program, which is administered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sept. 11 Still Killing FBI Agents & First Responders (Learn More, Multi-Video)

By Del Quentin Wilber, The Los Angeles Times FBI Agent Dave LeValley was driving to work in Manhattan when he saw the first jetliner strike the World Trade Center on a bright September...

FBI Seek Aid in Robbery, Suspicious Incidents & FBI Bank Robbers App

Investigators assigned to the FBI Richmond Division’s Central Virginia Violent Crimes Task Force are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the persons associated with a robbery attempt at one local...