TSA Prepares for ‘Return to Travel’ with Airport Security Hiring (Videos)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is launching recruitment and hiring efforts nationwide in anticipation of a busy summer travel season this year.
After the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced air travel, the TSA...
Free S&T Suite Helps Protect Critical Infrastructure from GPS Spoofing
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), which was Recognized with Three Platinum 'Excellence in Homeland Security' and One 'Excellence in Public Safety' Awards in the 2020...
FLIR Launches Upgraded FLIR identiFINDER R440 (See in Action)
FLIR Systems, who was recently recognized a Winner in their Fifth Consecutive ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, has launched the upgraded FLIR identiFINDER® R440, the next-generation of its field-trusted premium handheld radiation detection system.
The...
Hanging by a Thread-Risks & Rewards of Long Line Helicopter Rescues
Guest OpEd by Ed Viesturs
The Mount Everest spring climbing season is looming and experts, like Alan Arnette, are predicting record crowds – made up from a mix of mountaineering skill levels...
LiteEye SHIELD Launched: New Next-Generation of Counter UAS Defense
Liteye Systems, a Double Platinum Award Winner in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Solution and Best Intrusion Detection & Prevention Solution, has launched the new Liteye SHIELD,...
DHS S&T Chemical Security Analysis Center Awarded 2020 ‘ASTORS’
Imagine that in the course of an investigation, law enforcement officers suspect the presence of a clandestine laboratory processing illicit drugs.
Upon the execution of a search warrant, these officers discover a...
Dedrone Named First Competitor in 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program
Drones are becoming more and more prevalent, with productive drone being increasingly used for everything from delivering medical supplies to hard-to-reach places, to insurance agents surveying roof damage.
The recent regulations in...
U.S. Coast Guard Enforcing Maritime ‘Wear a Mask’ Orders
In response to the new Executive Order (13998) issued by the President, Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel that requires masks be worn on all “public maritime vessels, including...
BriefCam Experts Share their 2021 Video Analytics Predictions & Trends
BriefCam, the industry’s leading provider of Video Content Analytics and VIDEO SYNOPSIS® solutions, and the 2020 Platinum 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Best Video Analytics, weighs in on the video analytics industry...
Christmas Meth Smuggling Attempt Foiled by Border Patrol Canine
A brazen attempt to smuggle 25 pounds of methamphetamine through the Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 78 near Blythe, California, on Christmas Day was foiled by a U.S. Customs and Border...