FRA to Host Rail Symposium on PTC’s Statutory Reqs (Learn More, Video)
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has announced its first-ever positive train control (PTC) symposium.
The symposium will be held on June 15, 2018, in Washington, DC, and...
RTS Deploys Conduent’s New Fleet Management Technology
Regional Transit Service (RTS), in an ongoing effort to make public transportation more efficient and attractive to riders, is upgrading its fleet's onboard hardware and software with technology from Conduent Transportation.
The enhancements will...
DHS S&T Evaluating Drones for Use by Federal Agencies (See How, Video)
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, have proven useful both for the military and the public.
They can be relatively inexpensive devices with a variety of capabilities which includes obtaining...
What Do You Know About Risk Mgmt Process in DOD Facilities?
By Doug Haines, Owner and CEO of Haines Security Solutions
In last month’s edition of American Security Today the lead article was about guidelines for federal buildings and the accompanying training classes, outlined...
FreedomView Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Multi-Video)
Optim LLC is pleased to announce the company’s FreedomView Videoscope Contraband Detection System, has been nominated to compete in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.
The FreedomView Videoscope is currently being utilized by Department...
AIRFENCE Counter UAV Preps for Production with US DoD (Multi-Video)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle's (UAV’s) pose a potential security risk to many environments including Airports, Prisons, Energy Facilities, Government offices, and Military bases.
AIRFENCE has been designed with over 3 years of military...
Facial Recognition to Aid in Border Security this Summer (Multi-Video)
By Russell Brandom, The Verge
The week after the 2016 election, drivers exiting the United States at the Nogales border crossing would have noticed something out of the ordinary.
A new canopy had...
Black Hornet PRS for Army Soldier Borne Sensor Program (Multi-Video)
FLIR Systems, a strong competitor in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has received a $2.6 million United States Army order for delivery of FLIR Black Hornet® Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS).
The units...
High Rise Escape System in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Multi-Video)
High Rise Escape Systems (HRES), a Two-Time Winner in the annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winner, is pleased to announce the company's Guardian Escape System, has been nominated to compete in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’...
FLIR New Products for Border Patrol & Dismounted Warfighters (Videos)
FLIR Systems, a Two-Time Winner in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winner, has launched three new products for use by global militaries and government agencies including border patrol agents.
These products include two...
