Overdose Deaths Plummet in States Hit Hardest by Drug Crisis (Videos)

For the nearly 20 million Americans battling substance abuse today, the Trump Administration just launched a new website, FindTreatment.gov, designed to help locate the best treatment options tailored to each person’s...
'ASTORS' Award-Winning SWORD - Mobile Based Security providing an IoT Level of Situational Awareness that proactively detects and deters threats as they enter the venue, instantly delivery actionable intelligence to security personnel at the exact moment they need it.

SWORD Returns as Premium Sponsor for 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

With more and more so-called soft targets being attacked around the world, heightened security is needed virtually everywhere. With the ongoing threat of global terrorism or instances of mass shootings or other...
Self-described involuntary celibates, or incels, have been tied to a handful of mass shootings in the past few years. Blaming women and society in general, they feel that their sex-less lives are a direct result of social progress.

Violent Actors in the Periphery of the Incel Movement (Multi-Video)

Guest Editorial Dean C. Alexander and Dominic Lesniewski In December 1989, Marc Lépine, 25, shot and murdered 14 women and injured over a dozen others, the majority women, at an engineering school,...
Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight to be Honored in 2019 ‘ASTORS’

Sheriff Tom Knight, the 10th Sheriff of Sarasota County, has served since January 6, 2009, following a 20 year career with the Florida Highway Patrol where he held the position of...
BPD will be utilizing Mark43’s in-system tools for a variety of functions, including managing investigative cases and evidence such as video, images, audio, and property. (Courtesy of YouTube)

Boston PD Launches Mark43 for Efficient Workflows with Modern Tech

Mark43, a leading cloud-based public safety software provider, and a Finalist in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program announced the Boston Police Department (BPD) has launched Mark43’s cloud-based Records Management System (RMS). BPD will...
Amir Abdelghani, 59, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his part in the conspiracy headed by the Egyptian cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman to target the United Nations, FBI offices and other New York City landmarks. (Courtesy of ICE)

ICE Protects Americans by Deporting Convicted Terrorist to Sudan

Amir Abdelghani, who was convicted in 1996 and sentenced to 30 years in prison for his part in large-scale terrorism plot with nine others headed by the Egyptian cleric Sheikh Omar...
The Kincade fire is devastating California's wine country with strong winds scorching an area nearly twice the size of San Francisco. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles to the south, firefighters are racing to contain another blaze: the Getty Fire, which erupted early Monday morning in Los Angeles. (Courtesy of YouTube)

CA Firefighters Brace for ‘Critical 24-Hr Window’ As Winds Pick Up

October 29, 2019 – In Breaking News – NPR Firefighters knew their respite would not last in Northern California. There, in Sonoma County, the massive Kincade Fire has consumed more than 75,000 acres — well...
The OpEx assessed first responder technologies that addressed the region’s public safety capability gaps to help ready agencies for the World Games 2021 and unexpected natural disasters. S&T also partnered with industry to provide vendors the opportunity to receive operational feedback about their technology from first responders.

Putting Next-Gen Techs in the Hands of Birmingham First Responders

Imagine a hot, balmy day in August as fans gather for the University of Alabama football game day opener at the packed Legion Field Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. Two minutes into...
ASR Alert Systems is a state of the art security technology specializing in the field of threat and medical alert notifications to Law Enforcement, First Responders and those individuals within the building or organization in the event of a crisis.

ASR Alert Systems a New Finalist in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ (See in Action, Video)

ASR Alert Systems, a new competitor in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the ASR Alert System, has been selected as a Finalist. ASR Alert Systems is...
New Cubic Detector Design Delivers 360-Degree Coverage so Responders Can Locate and Measure Radioactive Sources with Confidence. (Courtesy of FLIR Systems)

FLIR Launches New identiFINDER R425, Next-Gen Handheld RID

FLIR Systems, an AST 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Winner for Three Consecutive Years and a Finalist in the 2019 'ASTORS', has announced the launch of the new FLIR identiFINDER® R425, the next-generation...