“After many years of dreaming of being in law enforcement, I can finally say I am officially following my dreams,” Weld County Sheriff’s deputy Alexis Hein-Nutz wrote in a 2018 Facebook post after graduating from the jail academy, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputy Hein-Nutz was killed in a hit and run by a man reportedly under the influence at the time of the crash. She was a week away from her 25th birthday. (Courtesy of the Weld County Sheriff's Office)

Illegal Man Arrested After Hit-and-Run that Killed Colorado Sheriff’s Deputy

September 20, 2022 – In Breaking News – FOX NEWS A suspect was arrested Monday in Colorado after allegedly killing a sheriff's deputy in a hit-and-run the day before, according to the Weld County...
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Subcommittee Chair Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced legislation that would reauthorize the Coast Guard for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 on September 8, 2022.  (Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard by PAC Tom Sperduto, and Wikipedia)

Cybersecurity is Front and Center in Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill

September 12, 2022 – In Breaking News – FCW A new bill to reauthorize the Coast Guard service through fiscal year 2023 would task the military branch with developing Artificial Intelligence and...
TSA Administrator David Pekoske

2021 ‘ASTORS’ Government Innovator Confirmed by Senate for Second Term

President Joe Biden nominated David Pekoske in May  for a second term as the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Seventh Administrator, and the U.S. Senate voted to confirm him on Thursday of...
Courtesy of Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI)

#STOPTrackTragedies: Rail Trespass Dangers, Safety Tips & RISC Training

While the number of highway-rail crossing collisions, deaths, and injuries has dropped over the past five decades, it’s still a startling fact that about every three hours in the U.S., a...
Riley the Golden Retriever assisted in the 9/11 search and rescue efforts. He was trained to find live people and helped recover several bodies of firefighters. (Courtesy of YouTube)

9/11 Heroes Worth Remembering: the Dogs who Served (Multi-Video)

September 11, 2022 – In Breaking News – The Times If I told you that there’s a group of people who, for generation after generation, were devoted to being experts in: Lifesaving in...
PureTech Systems, with a Record Six 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Wins, delivers the best open-integration, fully automated Perimeter Intrusion Detection System for protecting borders, infrastructure, and facilities.

PureActiv Best-in-Class Border & Infra-structure Returns in 2022 ‘ASTORS

PureTech Systems, the Winner of Six 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards, is pleased to announce its PureActiv autonomous Intrusion Detection and Video Surveillance Solutions for Critical Infrastructure Perimeter, Maritime, and Border...
New SHIELD-Cyber is a Multi-Domain Defense System, offering an enhanced multilayered solution to address today’s complex drone threats from both RF control and RF silent waypoint navigation. (Courtesy of D-Fend Solutions)

D-Fend Solutions and Liteye Systems Integrate C-UAS in New SHIELD-Cyber

D-Fend Solutions, a leader in radio frequency (RF), cyber-based, counter-drone takeover technology, and a 2021 'ASTORS' Award for Best Persistent Aerial Monitoring Solution,  has announced a system integration between EnforceAir and Liteye...
The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) is slated to receive $1,357,020 in federal funding for two projects to help bolster safety and security at Port Canaveral. Shown here, Cory Dibble, the Canaveral Port Authority Director of Public Safety & Security monitors Port security cameras (Courtesy of CPA)

Port Canaveral Security Upgrades to Receive $1.9M in Federal Funding

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), an agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has awarded $1,941,285 in federal grant funding for several projects at Port Canaveral, under the Port...
TSA officers at Stewart Airport detected this handgun in a traveler’s carry-on bag on Aug. 24th. (Courtesy of the TSA)

TSA Stops Man Boarding Plane with Loaded Gun at NY Stewart Intl Airport

An officer with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which was Recognized with Multiple Awards for Excellence in the 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, prevented a man from carrying his loaded...
Law enforcement professionals are increasingly concerned about rainbow fentanyl getting into the hands of young adults or children, who can mistake the drug for something else, such as candy or a toy, or those who may be willing to try the drug due to its playful coloring. (Courtesy of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ a Growing Concern for Law Enforcement (Multi-Video)

While executing a recent search warrant, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Unit (SIU) deputies found a new form of fentanyl that is considered to be more dangerous and potent than...