TERRABLOCK Brings Defense Expertise to Civilian Security (Video)

Five years in the making, HESCO® body armor is launching a new range of unique rapid deploy security barriers, integrating earth-filled vehicle barriers & climb resistant weld mesh panels, capable of combatting today's...

‘Check Yes for Safety’ of Government Facilities, Joe Oliveri

By Joe Oliveri, Vice President, General Manager, Johnson Controls’ Building Technologies & Solutions, North America Being prepared is your best defense when it comes to the safety of your government facility. Although every...

Sharp INTELLOS A-UGV in ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards (Video)

Sharp Electronics Corporation is pleased to announce that the Sharp INTELLOS Automated Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV) has been nominated in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards competition. The Sharp INTELLOS™ A-UGV is a multi-terrain, mobile sensor,...

Hitachi Breath-Alcohol Detection Device with Facial Recognition

Hitachi has developed a prototype system for a new breath-alcohol detection device equipped with facial recognition, and verification field tests with (Hitachi Capital Auto Lease.) Hitachi has been pursuing research to increase...

Five New Powerful Tools to Combat Agroterrorism & FADs (Learn More)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Plum Island Animal Disease Center scientists recently filed five patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Additionally, they...

CBP Adds Global Entry Enrollment on Arrival at 5 Int’l Airports (Video)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched Enrollment on Arrival at the following five international airports for conditionally-approved Global Entry applicants to complete their interview, the final step of the Global Entry enrollment...

New DNA Tech Creates Digital ‘Sketch’ of Terrorists’ Faces (Video)

By Allison Barrie, Fox News Bad news for criminals who are trying to remain hidden, nameless and faceless. New technology can predict what a terrorist’s face looks like from less than a drop...

CBP & NEC Test Facial Recognition at Dulles Int’l Airport (Multi-Video)

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has initiated a pilot test of NEC Corporation of America's, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) NeoFace® Express device and cloud-based NeoFace matching as key facial recognition components of...

Local US Police Force to Use Mobile Fingerprint Scanners (Learn More)

By Planet Biometrics Local law enforcement officers in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania  have started using new mobile fingerprint identification scanners to help identify people who cannot provide ID during traffic stops. District Attorney David Freed made...

HID Global Acquires Arjo Systems to Expand Its Gov’t ID Business

HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, has acquired Arjo Systems SAS, a provider of physical and digital identity solutions for secure government ID applications.  Arjo Systems gives HID...