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,...
CARD is a centralized location of chemical information for threat materials that can be used simultaneously from multiple locations, as a tool for assisting federal law enforcement with interdiction, prosecution, and reduction of drug proliferation.

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 is the First to enable their customers to leverage both U.S. and E.U. government-provided drone remote identification standards, commonly known as Remote ID, to identify drones.

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...
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) reminding all people traveling on commercial vessels to wear a mask in accordance with a recent White House executive order and requirements of ‘ASTORS’ Award Recognized CDC. (Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)

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...
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized 25 pounds of meth on Christmas.

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...
SAFMS and SAFMS-T systems provide autonomous scheduled and on-demand flights that transmit the real-time HD and thermal data needed to protect both airmen and assets against airborne, ground, and potentially water-based threats in all environments. 

Travis Air Force Base First to Deploy Drone-Based Security Operations

The 60th Air Mobility Wing, 60th Security Forces Squadron, in collaboration with Easy Aerial, a commercial provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions, has launched the first automated drone-based perimeter security system for...
With the increasing strain on public services in response to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the professional firefighters, EMTs and emergency service professionals that make up High Rise Escape Systems, believe it is irresponsible to believe emergency services will be obtainable, timely and equipped to provide rescue from multi-story buildings, Air Traffic Control (ATC) towers or other critical infrastructure environments.

Access to Emergency Self-Evacuation is Critical for Multi-Story Buildings

First responder deaths related to COVID-19 are up this year, and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) reports 22* confirmed on-duty firefighter deaths attributed to COVID-19, making it the leading cause of...
It’s important to counter companies such as DJI, a Chinese-owned drone behemoth headquartered in Shenzhen, China, which dominates the American drone market with nearly two-thirds share in the United States and Canada.

Chinese Drones Are Spying on Americans

December 20, 2020 – In Breaking News – Yahoo News The U.S. government at the federal, state, and local levels is using Chinese drones that the Chinese Communist Party is exploiting for espionage. That...
While not ostensibly targeting officials from any specific country, the new law would probably impact US agencies, such as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which maintains a robust presence in Mexico.

Mexico Strips Diplomatic Immunity from DEA Agents

December 14, 2020 – In Breaking News – The Guardian Mexico’s congress has approved a new national security law restricting the activities of foreign law enforcement officers, in a move which critics say will...