Body-Worn Police Cameras: Separating Fact from Fiction
By Michael White and James Coldren, ICMA, PM Magazine
Since mid-2014, a number of police killings of residents has produced public outrage, civil disorder, and strong antipolice sentiment, especially among minority residents.
In...
Funding #1 Barrier of Local Gov’ts Reaching High Level of Cybersecurity
The inability to pay competitive salaries, insufficient cyber security staff, and a general lack of funding presents serious barriers to local governments achieving the highest levels of cybersecurity, according to a...
NASA Selects Black Swift sUAS for Volcano Monitoring (Multi-Video)
NASA has awarded Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO, the contract to develop and deliver a purpose-built scientific platform to explore volcanoes in order to...
L3 Achieves On-Time Delivery of First USAF KC-10 CLS Aircraft
L3 Technologies has delivered the first KC-10 aircraft under the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) contractor logistics support (CLS) contract.
The on-time delivery is a significant milestone for the USAF KC-10 CLS program.
L3’s...
DC ISIS Sympathizer Bought AK-47, Threatened to Attack Police Station
Clark Calloway, 38, of Washington, D.C., has been arrested and charged with two federal firearms offenses after allegedly seeking and illegally purchasing a fully automatic AK-rifle 47 and ammunition, announced U.S....
CBP Officers Seize More than $1M in Drugs in 24 Hrs (Learn More, Video)
During a 24-hour period at ports of entry along the California border with Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a total of 368 pounds of narcotics valued at more...
USFF Updates Navy LiveSafe’s Smartphone App Features (Video)
U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) introduced a series of new features within the Navy's LiveSafe smartphone application during the second phase of a six-month pilot program.
Organizational changes to the homepage, links...
2016 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Awards (Video)
Local Leaders Honored at FBI Headquarters
FBI Director James Comey formally recognized 58 individuals and organizations from around the country for their efforts to build stronger, safer, and more cohesive communities.
“This is...
NJ Man Slashed Family Dog & Planned ISIS Bomb Plot in NYC (Video)
A Point Pleasant, New Jersey, man will appear in federal court today to face allegations that he planned to construct and use a pressure cooker bomb in support of the Islamic...
Americans Think Russia is More Dangerous Now than During Cold War
In 2012, when then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney suggested that Russia was one of the U.S.’s top geopolitical adversary, most scoffed at the idea, including then-president Barack Obama who noted that the...
