Achieving Maximum Intelligibility in Mass Notification Systems
During major emergencies and disasters, accurate and timely voice warnings to all affected people are among the most important factors to successfully protect lives, contain property damage and minimize community impact.
A...
26 Arrested in SE Washington Child Predator Sting (Learn More, Video)
A multiagency law enforcement operation in Washington’s tri-cities area targeting individuals intending to sexually exploit children resulted in the arrest of 26 suspects, including five individuals with access to children at...
Transforming Public Safety, VA 1st to Opt-In to FirstNet, (Learn More, Video)
Virginia is making history, as Governor Terry McAuliffe signed a letter accepting the FirstNet and AT&T* plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the Commonwealth's public safety community.
Virginia will be the first state in...
Did Amazon’s Alexa Call The Cops During A Domestic Dispute?
By Ellie Hall and Blake Montgomery, BuzzFeed News
Police in New Mexico say an Alexa virtual assistant device contacted authorities during a domestic dispute earlier this month, but Amazon said on Monday...
Combat Veteran Killed Wife, NY State Trooper, Police Say (Multi-Video)
By Avi Selk and Alex Horton, The Washington Post
A U.S. Army soldier killed his wife and a New York state trooper outside the infantryman’s home near Fort Drum on Sunday night, according to police.
Justin Dean Walters, a...
Man Guilty of Terror Charges & Plot to Murder US Judge (Learn More)
Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 39, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support or resources to terrorists and one count of solicitation to commit a crime...
CBP Launches Mobile App for Prospective Agents & Officers (Video)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the launch of CBP Jobs, a new mobile app for prospective agents and officers to track their progress through the hiring process.
CBP Jobs offers...
Radware Petya/Petrwrap Evolving Malware Endemic Update
By Daniel Smith, ERT Security Researcher for Radware
On June 27, 2017, a global ransomware campaign targeting computers around the world with a new ransomware variant referred to as NotPetya (also in use -...
Agilent Acquires Raman Spectroscopy Innovator, Cobalt Light Sys (Video)
Agilent Technologies has acquired Cobalt Light Systems, a competitor in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, and a provider of highly differentiated Raman spectroscopic instruments for the pharmaceutical industry, applied markets,...
FRA Releases Environmental Review for Hudson Tunnel Project (Video)
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement review (DEIS) for the Hudson Tunnel Project, completing the review in 14 months from...
