Pure explosive molecules enable training and assessment of canine teams, multiple sensor-based detection technologies, and security operations protocols.

New TA-SPOT & HM-SPOT Non-Detonable Explosive Training Aids

Canine detection training requires multiple initial and ongoing maintenance interactions with the pure substances to ensure proper altering in operational environments. However, pure TATP and HMTD are too unstable for real environmental...
Unless we have a comprehensive approach bringing a variety of disciplines to the table the “plug a hole” approach will cost lives. (Image courtesy of YouTube)

One More Town, One More Family, One More Angel, One More Funeral

Op-Ed By Doug Haines, Owner and CEO of Haines Security Solutions, and Winner of the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards for Best Homeland Security Education One more active shooter incident, just a different town,...
MD police Medal of Valor winner Cpl. Mujahid A. Ramazziddin was shot and killed Wed while intervening in a domestic violence dispute. Ramazziddin was a 14-year veteran of the dept, a veteran of the Marine Corps and a father of four children.

MD Officer Shot & Killed is 2nd Cop Murdered in 12 Hours (Multi-Video)

By Kathleen Joyce, Elizabeth Zwirz Fox News      A Maryland police Medal of Valor winner was shot and killed Wednesday while intervening in a domestic violence dispute, officials said, making him the...
Mobile Police Officer Justin Billa

Police Officer Shot Dead by Murder Suspect During Standoff (Video)

By Andrew Buncombe, The Independent A police officer in Alabama has been shot and killed after a stand-off with a murder suspect, who also lost his life in the incident. Officer Justin Billa, a former officer of...
Alwin Chen, a student at Clarksburg High School in Montgomery County — had previously brought the same handgun to school and had compiled a “list of grievances against students in the school.

Weapons Cache at Home of MD Teen Who Brought Gun to School (Video)

By Dan Morse, The Washington Post Police in Maryland found an AR-15 styled rifle, a shotgun, two handguns, ammunition and a tactical vest in the home of an 18-year-old honor roll student...

ICE Seeks Help to ID Victims in Asst Principle Child Exploitation Case

Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are seeking the public’s aid to identify possible additional victims in an ongoing child sexual exploitation investigation involving...

Bronx Jihadist Wannabe Pleads Guilty to Terror Charges

Sajmir Alimehmeti, aka, Abdul Qawii, 24, of the Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and to...
Preliminary studies suggest that medical drones may make a life-saving difference in providing emergency care to cardiac arrest patients, especially those in a rural setting.

Transforming Cardiac Emerg Care with AED Drone Delivery (Multi-Video)

By the U.S. Fire Administration Can medical drones reduce the time to cardiac treatment by getting an automated external defibrillator (AED) into the hands of a bystander? Preliminary studies suggest that drones may make...

SDS Proud to Protect University Students (Learn More, Videos)

Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), the Platinum Award Winner for Best Gunshot Detection Solution in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has been selected by a 20,000 student University in the Southeast, for...
Operation Community Shield (Image courtesy of ICE)

3 MS-13 Members Get Prison for Murder (Learn More, Multi-Video)

Three members of the notorious MS-13 (La Mara Salvatrucha) gang were sentenced Feb. 15 following an investigation and subsequent arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...