NEC Iris Recognition Technology Ranks First in NIST Accuracy Testing
NEC Corporation, the Platinum Award Winner in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Biometric Recognition System, has announced that its iris recognition technology achieved the highest matching accuracy evaluation in the recent...
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...
Showdown at Border: US Officials say Border Crossing is Full (Multi-Video)
By William La Jeunesse, Travis Fedschun, Fox News
U.S. immigration officials said Sunday that the San Diego border crossing where hundreds of Central American immigrants intended to apply for asylum was closed...
NEC’s New EVA Solution a Hit at connect:ID 2018 (Multi-Video)
NEC Corporation of America (NEC), the Platinum Award Winner in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Biometric Recognition System, introduced its new Enterprise Video Analytics solution (NEC EVATM) for video surveillance (real-time...
DHS & TSA Seek New Innovators of Explosives Screening & Detection
DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are seeking innovative solutions from startups to enhance security screening, through a brand new solicitation under S&T’s Silicon Valley...
DOJ Doubles Immigration Judges for SW Border Crisis (Multi-Video)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced the dedication of additional prosecutors to handle the prosecutions of improper entry, illegal reentry, and alien smuggling cases, and additional immigration judges to handle the...
Key to Protecting First Responders in the Opioid Epidemic (Must-See Video)
By Dr. Michael Frunzi and Pauline Leary, Ph.D.
The opioid epidemic has rapidly emerged not only as a massive public health emergency but also as a significant national security threat.
Foreign manufacture and cross-border...
CBP’s AMO Detects Vessel with Over a Ton of Cocaine (Learn More, Video)
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) P-3 Airborne Early Warning aircraft crew was conducting operations in international waters off the coast of Costa Rica and detected a...
DHS on CBP April Southwest Border Migration Numbers
On May 4, Department of Homeland Security Press Secretary Tyler Q. Houlton released the following statement on U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Southwest Border Migration numbers for April:
"The recently released...
Gang Forced Victims into Sex with Dozens of Men a Day (Learn More)
Following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York, four individuals have been extradited from Mexico to the United States to face sex...
