Chicago Firefighters Deploy MSA Breakthrough G1 SCBA (Multi-Video)
The Chicago Fire Department (CFD) is deploying an additional 1,100 state-of-the-art G1 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) from Global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety.
The contract was formally awarded in late 2016 and today's deployment...
Tracking Animal Cruelty as Precursor to Other Crimes (Learn More, Video)
By the FBI
Acts of cruelty against animals are now counted alongside felony crimes like arson, burglary, assault, and homicide in the FBI’s expansive criminal database.
On January 1, 2016 the Bureau’s National...
Cuomo Announces $15M Program to Fight MS-13 Gang (Multi-Video)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday, the fourth proposal of his 2018 State of the State agenda - a comprehensive strategy to engage at-risk youth in social and educational programs as...
Amtrak Train Hurtles off Overpass; at Least 6 People Killed (Multi-Video)
By John Bacon and Josh Farley, USA TODAY
An Amtrak train on its inaugural run derailed south of Seattle on Monday, causing multiple deaths and injuries as rail cars plunged off a bridge...
S&T Project Helps Secure First Responder Apps From Cyberattacks
A pilot project funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) resulted in the successful remediation of potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities in mobile applications (apps) used by the nation’s...
Donovan Introduces Bill Targeting Vehicular Terror Attacks (Videos)
Congressman Dan Donovan (NY-11), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, introduced the Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act to better protect the homeland and keep...
MA Man Sentenced for Role in Plot to Behead Cops for ISIS (Multi-Video)
An Everett man was sentenced today to 28 years in prison for conspiring with others to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and kill persons...
7 in Gambino & Bonanno Families Hit with Racketeering Charges (Video)
Following an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York who worked jointly with the FBI and Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD), six members...
GTL Wins ‘ASTORS’ Awards for Corrections Tech (Learn More, Video)
GTL, a leader in corrections technology and inmate communications, recently was awarded two prestigious ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards.
Providing services to over 2 million inmates in more than 2,500 correctional facilities, it...
New Simulator Tool Tests Aircraft Explosive Vulnerabilities (Learn More)
Each day, more than twenty-six thousand commercial flights transport passengers and cargo to destinations around the world.
Several U.S. government agencies work together to secure these flights, including the Department of Homeland...
