Legacy investigation methods often depend on expensive, proprietary IT tools to manage sensitive data but there is a better way. New, streamlined IT platforms enable law enforcement agencies to collect, analyze, manage, store, and retrieve data more accurately and efficiently.

LEO’s Needs Better Data Analysis to Stop Tech-Savvy Cybercriminals

Guest Editorial by Jared Pane, Director of Solutions Architecture, Elastic National security isn’t what it used to be. In an era of expansive data creation, hyperconnectivity, artificial intelligence, and state-sponsored cyberattacks, the challenge...
Agencies that are ready to improve their process from every angle also need a robust cloud solution for their digital evidence. Now, you can pair iRecord’s innovative software with a streamlined cloud storage solution. (Courtesy of iRecord)

WSI Technologies a New Competitor in 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

WSI Technologies, a public sector-focused technology solutions provider and parent company of iRecord and Evertel, is pleased to announce its iRecord Cloud offering has been Nominated to Compete in the 2023...
Street scene showing open narcotic usage in Kensington, Philadelphia. CNN reports that nearly 70,000 people in the U.S. died of drug overdoses that involved fentanyl in 2021, almost a four-fold increase over five years. The report states that fentanyl was involved in about 22 deaths per 100,000 people. (Courtesy of Rigaku)

‘ASTORS’ Nominee On Protecting the Homeland from Illicit Opiates

Guest Editorial By Michael Brown, Global Director of Counter-Narcotics Technology at Rigaku Analytical Devices Television dramas would have narcotic smugglers shipping tons of illicit drugs via air, sea, and road while avoiding...
Iva Masinova is wanted by law enforcement authorities in her home country of the Czech Republic for fraud, bodily harm and breach of the public peace, and has been sentenced to incarceration for three years and nine months. (Courtesy of ICE)

ERO Philadelphia Removes Fugitive Noncitizen to the Czech Republic

Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia, from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which has been Honored in the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, removed Iva Masinova, a citizen of...
Before 9/11, Rajant co-founders Robert Schena (at left), and Paul Hellhake (at right) were working on new wireless technology for last-mile communications in the telecom industry.

How the 9/11 Attacks Inspired Rajant to Solve Critical Comms Problems

Guest Editorial by Rajant Corporation Tuesday, September 11, 2001, began like any other day. It was a clear sunrise on the East Coast. Millions of Americans arose and drank their first cup...
Escaped inmate Danilo Cavalcante is shown after being captured on Wednesday. Cavalcante. About 500 law enforcement officers – including members of the Pennsylvania State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which are being Honored in the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, the FBI (which was Recognized in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards,) and the U.S. Marshals (who were Honored in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’) had set up a perimeter in South Coventry Township this week to search for Cavalcante from the ground and the air. (Courtesy of the US Marshals Service Philadelphia)

Escaped PA Killer Planned to Flee to Canada, US Marshal Says (Videos)

September 14, 2023 – In Breaking News – CNN The convicted murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison late last month is once again behind bars, now facing additional charges, after a nearly two-week manhunt...
2023 'ASTORS' Award Competitor SkyDome Manager is a purpose-built airspace monitoring and counter-UAS command and control software. It directly empowers security personnel with 3D airspace awareness, delivering detection, tracking, and mitigation of drone threats.

Fortem Technologies Returns to Compete in 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Fortem Technologies, a leader in airspace security, is pleased to announce its SkyDome® Manager has been Nominated to compete in the 2023 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program. With a mission to keep...
NEC’s New NEC Gateless Entry, one of Three New Product Offerings Nominated to Compete in the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, uses biometric recognition that authenticates large numbers of people to help alleviate congestion at busy entrances, reducing bottlenecks and wait times without affecting the security of a site or event. (Courtesy of NEC)

NEC NSS Returns to Compete in 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

NEC National Security Systems (NEC NSS), a leading provider of biometric identity and artificial intelligence (AI) technology for federal government agencies in defense, intelligence, law enforcement, and homeland security, is pleased...
“NEC understands its responsibility to support organizations on the front lines of caring for the communities we work and live in each day,” shared Ken Wilson, NEC & NEC Foundation of America Vice President. (Courtesy of NEC Foundation)

How NEC is Changing the World with $500K Health and Education Grants

NEC Foundation of America, the charitable giving fund of NEC Corporation of America (NEC), whose subsidiary NEC National Security Systems (NSS) is the Returning Platinum Industry Sponsor for the 2023 'ASTORS'...
A new technology created by the ISC/Argonne/FPS Team, and Nominated in the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, enables federal agencies to take a holistic approach to security to protect their facilities, personnel, and assets against a wide range of threats. (Courtesy of FPS)

FPS, ISC and ANL Team Nominated in 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service (FPS), in partnership with the DHS Interagency Security Committee (ISC) Design-Basis Threat Subcommittee and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), is pleased to announce its...