Florida Navy Bases Prepare for Irma (Emerg Contact Info & More)

Navy installations throughout Florida are preparing for heavy weather as Hurricane Irma approaches South Florida. Commander, Navy Region Southeast, Rear Adm. Bette Bolivar, directed the evacuation of non-essential personnel and family members...

GPS III Sat Completes Test Simulating Strenuous Launch (Multi-Video)

Launch is the most strenuous part of a satellite's life. To survive the extreme sound wave pressure and pounding vibrations generated by more than 700,000 lbs. of thundering rocket thrust, spacecraft need...

GTL Mobile IQ, ‘Blended Approach’ in ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

In recent years, technologies for managing and detecting cellular signals have made their way into correctional facilities, some going so far as to claim to be “the” solution for eradicating contraband...

Iris ID to Demo OPALi Handheld Mobile Biometric Enrollment & ID Devices

Iris ID, a 2016 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Winner for Best Facial/Iris Recognition Solution, today announced two lightweight handheld mobile devices integrated with the OPALi™(opal-eye) iris recognition camera module. These handheld mobile...

Text-to-911 Trailblazer BVCOG, Deploys NICE Text Recording Solution

NICE, a 2016 'ASTORS' Platinum Award Winner and a competitor in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has announced today that the Brazos Valley Council of Governments' (BVCOG) seven 9-1-1 centers are deploying NICE Inform to...

WH Urges for Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Law (Learn More)

By Katie Bo Williams, The Hill The nation’s top law enforcement leader and top spy on Monday urged Senate and House leadership to permanently renew a widely used but controversial U.S. surveillance law...

Spectracom New VersaPNT in ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Learn More, Video)

Spectracom is pleased to announce the company's New VersaPNT has been nominated to compete in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program. Debuting at AUSA on October 9, 2017, VersaPNT is the...

Ultra Electronics Unveils HyperSpike Portable AHD (See in Action, Video)

Ultra Electronics USSI has unveiled the new HyperSpike® HS-10 portable acoustic hailing device with superior voice intelligibility. With its unique HyperSpike technology, the cost-effective HS-10 delivers long-range commands and piercing alert tones...

Raytheon Supports NOAA Toolkit Critical to Hurricane Warning (Video)

Raytheon will continue its support for NOAA's Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System program that ingests and analyzes weather data, creating useful visualizations for forecasters and distributing time-sensitive weather statements such as...

LRAD: The Communication System of Choice for Public Safety (Learn Why)

LRAD, the two-time 2016 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Platinum Award Winner for Best Long Range Acoustic Hailing System and Best Mass Notification System, and a competitor in the 2017 'ASTORS' Awards, has received...