NEC Facial Recognition Used to Catch Impostors at DC Airport (Multi-Video)
On only the third day using its new cutting-edge facial comparison biometric system, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) intercepted an...
6-Times Deported Alien Accused of Homeless LA Murders (Multi-Video)
By Andrew R. Arthur, Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)
According to the Huffington Post, Ramon Escobar is a 47-year-old Salvadoran.
He is also a "convicted felon who has been repeatedly deported from the United States, ...
SpotterRF Goes for Hat Trick in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Learn More, Video)
SpotterRF, the leader in low cost compact surveillance radar (CSR), and an 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Two Consecutive Years in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company's 3D-500, the First Full Dome...
OJJDP New Int’l Child Kidnapping Guide for Law Enforce & Resources
The Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has published new guidelines to help law enforcement prevent and respond to cases of international kidnapping of a...
Shots Fired at Kaiser Hospital? Suspect in Custody (Multi-Video)
By Tracy Bloom, Chip Yost, Steve Kuzj and Mark Kono, KTLA5
A suspect has been arrested after allegedly firing shots in the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Downey Tuesday, in an incident that...
IDEMIA Excels in S&T Biometric Tech Rally with OneLook Face/Iris System
Balancing speed and security at checkpoints, like airports, is essential to ensuring safe, reliable travel.
Many of these checkpoints are increasingly using biometric technology to improve speed and reliability, and while recent...
TSA Orders New CT Checkpoint Baggage Screening Systems (Video)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded a contract option, valued at approximately $2.8 million under the TSA Accessible Property Screening System (APSS) program, to Integrated Defense and Security Solutions (IDSS).
Under the option exercise,...
PureActiv Video Analytics to Aid CBP in Mobile Video Surveillance Solution
The Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is taking delivery of multiple mobile versions of the PureActiv wide area video surveillance software suite, from PureTech Systems, a competitor in the 2018...
UK Border Force Deploys Resolve Handheld HAZMAT Detection System
The UK Border Force is now using the Resolve handheld Raman system, a Gold Award Winner in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, from Agilent Technologies.
Providing a revolutionary new capability...
Seeking Harbor/Port Security Techs to Detect & Track Swimmers & Divers
By John Keller, Military & Aerospace Electronics
U.S. military researchers are reaching out to industry to find relative mature harbor and port security technologies able to detect and track swimmers and divers violating security perimeters in...
