Mass Shooting Thwarted After Students Report Threats on Snapchat

December 10, 2021 – In Breaking News – NBC News Police in Florida say two students at a Daytona Beach university may have thwarted a mass shooting by reporting concerning messages shared in a Snapchat group...
DART®-MS Launched by Governor of Maryland to Identify Illicit Drugs & Counter Recent Increase in Overdose Deaths

Maryland Police Select IonSense for Instantaneous Illicit Drug Screening

IonSense, a market leader in DART mass spectrometry, and New 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Best CBRNE Detection Solution in the AST 2021 Homeland Security Awards Program, has announced that the company's DART-MS...
One San Francisco Safeway has added metal gates and barricades to its checkout lines to try to prevent theft. The automatic gates are part of 'long-planned security improvements' according to the company. (Courtesy of YouTube)

CA Safeway Adding Barriers to Curtail Shoplifters (Learn More, Multi-Video)

December 8, 2021 – In Breaking News – Fox News A San Francisco grocery store has ramped up measures to prevent shoplifters even after officials promised to crack down on the brazen thieving that's hit...
climate change

S&T National Cooling Solutions Prize Challenge for American Innovators

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new series of prize competitions focused on strengthening nationwide resilience to climate change, and has extended the deadline for submissions for the...
The Dedrone system provides important data on drone activity in monitored airspace as the basis for an effective airspace security concept.

Dedrone & Swisscom Partner Up to Protect Against Dangerous Drones

Dedrone, a market leader in airspace security, and New Platinum 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Best Airport/Aviation Security Solution in the AST 2021 Homeland Security Awards Program, has joined forces with European telecommunications...
When Every Second Counts— Learn Why Rapidly Deploying an Agile Network is Mission-Critical in Public Safety Communications

Rajant Kinetic Mesh® Hawk Wins 2021 Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Award

Rajant Corporation, the inventor of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, is the recipient of a Platinum 2021 American Security Today 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award for Rajant’s Hawk BreadCrumb® as the “Best Wireless...
Teledyne FLIR

Teledyne FLIR Wins $15M Contract for AR to Display Chem-Bio Threats

Teledyne FLIR, the New Multi-Platinum 'ASTORS' Award Winner in the AST 2021 Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Chemical/Biological/Radiation/ Nuclear/Explosive (CBRNE) Detection Solution, has won a development contract worth up to $15.7 million with...
Camden Yards

Liberty Defense to Test Hexwave at Camden Yards Sports Complex

Liberty Defense, a leading technology provider for concealed weapons and threat detection solutions recognized in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Maryland...
mental health

How to Enhance Mental Health Emergency Response Efforts

Guest Editorial by Joel Vetter, Chief of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services, Suffolk County, NY Mental health incidents are increasing in the U.S. According to a January 2021 NHIS Early Release Program...
14-year-old Hana St. Juliana, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin, and 16-year-old Tate Myre, were killed after a fellow student opened fire at their Michigan high school on Nov. 30th, 2021. A fourth student has also died as a result of injuries, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. (Courtesy of YouTube.)

Police Seek Motive in Michigan High School Shooting: What We Know

December 1, 2021 – In Breaking News – CNN School bells were replaced by police sirens Tuesday after a shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School left four students dead. Six other students and a teacher...