The Bottom Line:

The violent situation in Portland for the past 57 straight days continues with violent anarchists rioting on the streets as federal law enforcement officers work diligently and honorably to enforce federal law; they do so by defending federal property and the lives of their fellow officers.

In response to nightly attempts to raze and damage the Hatfield Federal Courthouse, DHS made the decision earlier this week to put up a stronger fence around the building’s perimeter.

While more secure fencing has kept much of the criminal violence away from the courthouse building, it has now become a consistent target of the rioters, who try to tear it down and breach it using ropes, saws, and power tools.

Rioters have also tried to set the fence on fire.

As federal officers left the building to respond to attacks on the fence, night after night they have been met by rioters with hard projectiles, mortar style fireworks and lasers that can cause permanent blindness.

Reports on the ground also indicate that rioters’ laser attacks have increased in intensity.

(For 56 consecutive nights, Portland protesters have faced off in often violent clashes with local police, and more recently, federal agents. Courtesy of CBC News and YouTube. Posted Jul 26, 2020.)

Below is a snapshot of the lawless destruction and violence of the past several weeks that Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and its subcomponents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Federal Protective Service (FPS), each of which agency has been recognized in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Excellence in Homeland Security, have faced:

July 24-25, 2020 

• Demonstrators started to gather around 8 p.m. local time on July 24^th and reached around 1,000 by 9 p.m.

  • By 10 p.m. crowd size was estimated to be somewhere around 3,000 to 4,000 people.

• At around 10:15 local time a rioter was arrested for trespassing after climbing over the fence protecting the Hatfield Federal Courthouse perimeter.

• At around 10:45 p.m. local time rioters began to aggressively rock the fence back and forth in an effort to topple it.

  • At 10:58 p.m. the first mortar-style firework of the evening was fired at the courthouse.

  • The rioters continued to attack on the fence, forcing federal officers to issue multiple warnings to cease.

  • Rioters responded to the warnings by throwing a flare into the fence’s perimeter.

  • Rioters then started to use saws to take down the fence, while others disabled several security cameras by shooting them with paintball guns.

• At 11:18 p.m. local time federal officers were forced to leave the courthouse building in response to rioters’ attacks on the property.

  • As they did, they were once again attacked with lasers, as has been the case previous nights.

  • Around this time, rioters began to attack the fence with power tools.

  • Around this time, reports indicated that other groups of rioters were starting fires in the vicinity of the courthouse.

• At 11:32 p.m. local time rioters began to drive a car toward the fence protecting the courthouse as large mortar fireworks were fired at the building.

  • In response, federal officers were forced to leave the building in order to repel the rioters.

  • While officers stood at the fence, rioters attempted to set it on fire.

• At 11:49 p.m. local time the first Molotov cocktails of the evening were thrown at the courthouse.

  • Minutes later, rioters continued their efforts to saw through the fence, this time at the courthouse’s loading dock.

PPB has seen a number of people purporting to be “media” or “press” who are not in recent weeks. This is concerning and takes away from legitimate media efforts. https://t.co/mAfxHwyASj

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 26, 2020

• At 12:15 a.m. local time, July 25^th, federal officers began to sustain multiple injuries, one requiring medical attention after taking a direct hit from a commercial grade firework.

  • At 12:33 a.m. another federal officer was hit with a mortar firework.

  • Around this time, officers were also assaulted with objects filled with unknown liquids being hurled over the fence.

• As of 12:45 a.m. local time the crowd size was approximately 2,000 individuals.

  • At 12:50 federal officers declared an unlawful assembly and warned the crowd to cease the violence and disperse.

  • Rioters responded with more laser attacks, renewed efforts to set the fence on fire, and assaulting officers with projectiles.

  • Minutes later, one officer was struck with a frozen water bottle.

• At 1:31 a.m. local time rioters attached rope to the fence and attempted to pull down the fences, as they have tried every night since it was erected.

• At 2:15 a.m. local time rioters fed a fire previously lit in the courthouse vicinity with wood and accelerants.

• Shortly thereafter, following 3 hours of sustained assault by violent anarchists, federal officers were forced to go outside of the fence perimeter to repel the crowd.

  • During this effort, a federal officer was struck in the head with a mortar firework.

• At 2:40 a.m. local time the Portland Police declared an unlawful assembly.

• At 2:58 a.m. local time reports indicate that rioters had set traps to puncture tires at the vehicle egresses at the Edith Green Federal Building.

• There were at least 6 injuries to federal officers reported through the course of the night’s violence.

  • There were no reports of injuries to rioters or protestors.

• DHS officers conducted 1 arrest during the night’s violence.

(Fencing surrounding a federal courthouse in Portland was pulled down on Saturday night as police fired tear gas to disperse protesters on the 59th night of unrest. Courtesy of Global News and YouTube. Posted on Jul 26, 2020.)

July 23-24, 2020

• By 9:15 p.m. local time over 1500 protestors had peacefully assembled near the Hatfield Federal Courthouse.

• Around 10:49 p.m. local time the attack on federal property and officers began when the rioters began to use lasers that can cause permanent blindness against federal officers in the courthouse.

• At 11:33 p.m. local time the crowd began to throw trash over the fence protecting the courthouse.

  • At 11:38 p.m. local time federal officers arrived at the scene and immediately came under heavy laser attack.

• At 11:45 p.m. local time it was reported that the first fireworks were launched at the courthouse.

• At 11:49 p.m. rioters attempted to climb the fence, despite repeated warnings not to do so.

  • Laser attacks continued against the courthouse and officers.

• Shortly after midnight local time rioters set fire to trash that had been thrown over the fence earlier in the evening.

  • Some rioters then threw objects over the fence and used leaf blowers to increase the spread of the flames.

  • The rioters persisted with their mortar-style firework attacks.

• Around 12:30 a.m. local time law enforcement officers were forced to use pepper balls as rioters began to rock the fence aggressively despite the officers’ repeated warnings to cease.

  • Minutes later at 12:39 a.m., rioters started tying rope to the fence in an effort to tear it down.

  • The rioters then began using tools such as hacksaws and bolt cutters in an effort to tear down the fence.

  • When federal officers exited the courthouse building in response to the attempted destruction of the fence, they were immediately assailed with hard projectiles, mortar-style fireworks and lasers.

PPB Officers had several aerial fireworks thrown at them throughout the night. This is criminal and dangerous. https://t.co/4l2alxWTaC

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 26, 2020

• After officers had reentered the courthouse building, violent anarchists began attaching multiple ropes to the fence in an effort to pull it down while others continued to try to raze the fence with tools.

• Around 1:10 a.m. local time rioters breached a door of the fence. When federal officers responded to the breach, they were once again attacked with mortar-style fireworks. Other rioters continued their attempts to push over the fence and lift the jersey barrier.

• At 1:24 a.m. local time the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) tweeted that there was “violent and unlawful behavior occurring outside the Federal Courthouse” and warned people to “Stay out of the area.”

• At 1:26 a.m. local time federal officers had to go outside of the fence in order to repel the rioters and thereby protect the courthouse and personnel inside.

  • As they entered the street they were immediately assailed with mortar-style fireworks and hard projectiles.

  • Around this time, knives that were previously thrown over the fence at federal officers were recovered.

• At 2 a.m. local time PPB finally declared a riot and urged people to leave the area. A total of three fence panels had been torn down by rioters.

• At 5:20 a.m. local time there were still fires in the vicinity of the courthouse.

• At 5:30 a.m. local time violent opportunists were observed attempting to take down additional fence panels.

  • Pepper balls were deployed but protesters successfully breached the fence.

• At 5:50 a.m. local time officers deployed to extinguish a fire that had been started by the crowd and were assaulted yet again with fireworks and projectiles.

  • The officers moved back inside the building.

• DHS officers conducted 7 total arrests resulting from the night’s violence.

• One injury to a DHS officer has been reported; and no injuries to protestors or rioters have been reported.

(Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about the surge in federal agents to U.S. cities and criticism of the federal government’s involvement in Portland. Courtesy of CBS This Morning and YouTube. Posted on Jul 23, 2020.)

July 22-23, 2020

• Around dusk the crowd started to gather.

• It quickly grew to over 2,000 individuals and spilled into the two city parks adjacent to the Federal Center and Justice Center.

• Around 10:30 p.m. local time, rioters started to launch mortar-style fireworks over the fence at the federal courthouse and officers.

• Rioters also started to attack the fence surrounding the courthouse.

  • In response, federal officers warned the perpetrators to stop their attempts to damage federal property.

  • Instead, rioters threw garbage and other objects over the fence in response.

  • Reports indicated that ball bearings were also being shot against the fence and at the officers inside the perimeter.

• Consistent with tactics employed in previous nights, rioters attacked federal officers’ eyes with lasers – which can cause permanent blindness.

• Around 10:30 p.m. local time, rioters attempted to push over the fence while rioters also started to throw flaming objects over it.

  • Mortar-style fireworks continued to be launched at federal property and officers as well.

• At around 11:15 p.m. local time, DHS officers continued to urge those present from attempting to damage or breach the fence.

• At 11:45 p.m. local time, DHS officers moved out to defend the fence from rioters and were immediately attacked with lasers.

  • Rioters continued to throw rocks and commercial grade fireworks.

  • They also began to launch a caustic substance resembling paint at officers inside the perimeter of the fence.

• Throughout this time, DHS officers continued to repeatedly warn the crowd against attacking the fence or entering federal property.

  • Firework mortars continued to be launched by the violent anarchists with one exploding in the entryway of the federal courthouse.

These are photographs of damage sustained at the Nike Store after a crowd marched on MLK Boulevard. One of the graffiti tags incites arson. pic.twitter.com/dkJHO9zxEi

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 26, 2020

• At 12:01 a.m. local time, the doors of the Edith Green Federal building were vandalized.

• At 12:30 a.m. local time, Portland Police Bureau (PPB) declared an unlawful and riotous assembly.

  • Both PPB and Federal law enforcement began to make warnings about the riot declaration.

• During the 1 am hour, multiple Molotov cocktails were thrown over the fence at the courthouse as rioters continued to attack officers with mortar-style fireworks and lasers.

• Around this time, a fire also started inside the fence and rioters made two more separate attempts to tear down the fence while conducting heavy laser attacks against federal officers.

• During the evening’s violence one CBP officer suffered a chemical burn resulting from a caustic substance thrown by rioters, another suffered a possible broken toe, one suffered a severe blow to his face from a hard object.

  • FPS reported nine new injuries to officers as well.

• 9 total arrests were conducted by DHS officers.

July 21-22, 2020

• Around 7 p.m. local time a rioter attacked the Hatfield Federal Courthouse.

• There were well over 1,000 protestors gathered at the courthouse by 9:30; no DHS action was taken at that time as the crowd remained peaceful.

  • Despite a no-fly zone around the courthouse, a drone was spotted in use.

• Around 10:20 p.m. local time, however, violent anarchists began their nightly assault of the courthouse.

  • Rioters began to barricade the front of the courthouse and assaulted officers inside of the courthouse with lasers – which can cause permanent blindness.

• After repeated attacks from rioters, the plywood covering doors at the front of the courthouse began to buckle.

• A group of rioters also vandalized the south entrance to the courthouse with spray paint.

• In response to the rioters’ assault, federal officers were forced to leave the building in order to repel the mob.

• When they did so, they were immediately assaulted with lasers and a variety of other objects designed to inflict harm.

• Crowd control measures were deployed to try and redirect the large amount of people in the courthouse vicinity.

  • Rioters responded by using cars to block movement on the street.

Crowd continuing to throw large rocks, bottles, fireworks and other explosives at officers. pic.twitter.com/3gTGJUonUt

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 26, 2020

• Rioters then began using wooden boards to block the main courthouse entrance with officers inside.

• They also hurled projectiles at the front of the courthouse and charged the doors.

• There were also reports of individuals with baseball bats and a shopping cart full of bricks in front of the courthouse.

• DHS officers tried to direct the crowd away from the courthouse and were once again attacked by lasers.

• Around midnight rioters attempted to set the courthouse on fire, as they have done numerous times before.

• They also threw smoke bombs into the flames causing the interior of the courthouse to fill with smoke.

• In response, a team of federal officers was forced to leave the building, taking one individual into custody.

  • When they did, a rioter threw a bag filled with hard objects at officers.

• Around 12:40 a.m. local time violent extremists attempted to set trash bags on fire in the vicinity of the courthouse.

• They then then began using old fencing and road blocks as a barrier at the front door and fired commercial grade fireworks at federal forces.

• Two Molotov cocktails were also thrown near the courthouse.

• At 1:39 a.m. local time, rioters ripped plywood off the front of the Courthouse and were able to expose the glass underneath.

• One rioter immediately started to break the glass under the cover of yet another laser attack from the mob.

• Later, rioters were able to tear down an entire panel of plywood protecting the building and proceeded to use part of the city’s abandoned fence from the park to attempt to block federal officers from exiting the building.

• When officers left the building in response, rioters responded by firing commercial grade fireworks at the officers.

• Rioters also destroyed a camera outside of the Edith Green Federal building, rendering it inoperable.

• One FPS officer suffered chemical burns from the fireworks that were being used during one of the many attacks

• There were 5 arrests conducted by DHS.

(Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler gets caught in the crossfire in another night of violence protests. Courtesy of Fox News and YouTube. Posted on Jul 23, 2020.)

• Violent anarchists barricaded federal officers inside the Hatfield Federal Courthouse using materials harvested by dismantling nearby security fencing.

  • Violent anarchists then launched commercial grade fireworks at the building, attempting to injure or kill federal officers.

• Violent anarchists attempted to blind federal officers by targeting their eyes with laser weapons.

• Violent anarchists launched projectiles at federal officers including commercial grade fireworks and bags of paint.

• Violent anarchists used dismantled security fencing to repeatedly bang against federal property attempting to breach it.

• Violent anarchists again set fire to the base of what used to host the City of Portland’s Elk statue, continuing multiple nights of fire at this site.

• Violent anarchists published personal lodging and rental details of DHS employees on social media, detailing exact locations including entrance and exit points of lodging, harassing rental and lodging staff, and asking individuals to acquire tools for attacks.

• Violent anarchists expanded riots beyond federal property to residential areas, also setting fire to the Portland Police Association.

July 15, 2020

• Violent anarchists doxed members of federal law enforcement.

• Violent anarchists attempted to damage the Hatfield Courthouse by throwing objects at it and spray painting it. Numerous fireworks were also lit.

• Violent anarchists trespassed on federal property and destroyed a card reader at the Justice Center.

July 14, 2020

• Violent anarchists set a container of liquid on fire at the Terry Schrunk Plaza.

• Violent anarchists jumped a fence and attempted to breach the Edith Green Federal Building.

• Violent anarchists assaulted federal law enforcement officers with cans and other hard objects while they attempted to unblock the entrance of the Edith Green Federal Building.

July 13, 2020

• Violent anarchists released personal information of federal law enforcement officers to the public, publishing names of those in Portland.

• Violent anarchists continued to assault law enforcement officers with lasers, slingshots and fireworks.

  • Others were armed with sledge hammers, tasers, and stun guns, and dragged flaming debris into the scene.

July 12, 2020

• Six violent anarchists were detained and cited.

• A mob of 300 refused to comply with directions not to trespass on federal property.

• Another mob of 200 individuals armed with sledgehammers, tasers and/or stun guns, gathered in Chapman Park across from the Hatfield Courthouse.

• Violent anarchists launched fireworks, threw fecal matter and large objects, and pointed lasers at federal law enforcement officers.

• Violent anarchists deployed a plywood blockade while graffitiing the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Federal Building, before firing wrist rockets at the facility.

• When an arrest team was deployed to apprehend a rioter who encroached on a police barrier and refused to leave, they were assaulted by violent anarchists.

• A rioter trespassed on the steps of the Hatfield Courthouse and was confronted by federal law enforcement Officers, then swallowed a large amount of narcotics. Law enforcement called medical services after the individual started to convulse.

• Despite more orders to stay off of federal property and to cease unlawful activity, FPS was forced to push back violent anarchists.

  • The Portland Police Bureau declared the mob an unlawful assembly.

July 11, 2020

• DHS law enforcement officers supported local police to help a violent anarchist who overdosed.

• Four violent anarchists were arrested, including one who attempted to assault an officer with a hammer.

• Violent anarchists sieged the barricade of the courthouse and tried to damage it with a large hammer.

• A law enforcement officer was assaulted with blows from a hammer.

  • Violent anarchists fought officers while they were arresting those responsible.

July 10, 2020

• Crowds of approximately 300 violent anarchists vandalized federal property and cameras with spray paint, blocked roadways, and assaulted law enforcement officers.

• Three were arrested for Assault on a Federal Officer.

• Violent anarchists attempted to ambush Portland Police Department PD during their shift change, but a DHS team was deployed and able to prevent any attacks.

July 9, 2020

• Violent anarchists attacked DHS law enforcement officers while apprehending a subject who was wanted for property damage.

• A violent anarchist graffitied the Hatfield courthouse.

• An unidentified subject fired several shots from a gun into the air from the rear seat of a passing white SUV.

July 8, 2020

• Approximately 200 violent anarchists attacked DHS law enforcement officers while apprehending a subject who was wanted for property damage.

• One arrest was made after three law enforcement officers were injured.

• Law enforcement officers’ personal information was publicly exposed, including FPS, ICE, and CBP personnel.

• Violent anarchists continued to attack officers with lasers.

July 7, 2020

• Violent anarchists held a “Night of Rage,” in which a 400-500-person protest devolved into riots, assaulting law enforcement officers and federal property.

• Approximately 200 violent anarchists began pursuing law enforcement officers to disrupt enforcement actions, assaulting them with rocks and bottles.

• Around 150 violent anarchists in front of the Justice Center began attacking personnel with lasers and peppered the area with fireworks.

• Three violent anarchists were arrested for attacking law enforcement.

July 6, 2020

• Violent anarchists attempted to cause vision damage to personnel with lasers.

  • Five arrests were made for assaulting law enforcement.

July 5, 2020

• A hostile crowd of about 250 violent anarchists returned to the vicinity of Hatfield Courthouse to vandalize and attack numerous facilities and police, while failing to comply with dispersal order.

• Violent anarchists surrounded and blocked law enforcement from the area as extremists proceeded to attack police with thrown projectiles and large mortar style fireworks.

• Two Portland Police Bureau officers were injured by the crowd (possible concussion).

• Portland Police Bureau took five into custody for directing lasers against aircraft.

• Violent anarchists set fires in front of Hatfield Courthouse and Chapman park.

• At the entrance of Hatfield Courthouse, Violent Anarchists fired large fireworks and threw other dangerous objects toward the entrance and the personnel protecting it.

• The mob was pushed completely out of the area of Hatfield Courthouse; FPS made two arrests during push.

• Portland Police made multiple arrests and found a loaded weapon on one subject.

• Two more violent anarchists were arrested, and one was found to be carrying what appears to be a pipe bomb.

• Violent anarchists assaulted construction crews by targeting them with fireworks while they repaired Hatfield Building.

• A joint team had to be deployed to create buffer between violent anarchists and construction crew to protect construction workers.

July 4, 2020

• Around 1,000 violent anarchists spray painted, threw rocks, and shot fireworks (including mortar style fireworks) at the Hatfield Courthouse.

  • They also destroyed a security camera at the facility.

  • A CBP team supporting FPS at the courthouse arrested suspects from the graffiti and camera vandalism incidents.

  • The mob continued to throw rocks and paint-filled balloons, while attempting to breach the doors.

  • Teams were forced to utilize crowd control measures for safety.

• Multiple individuals were seen carrying rifles, including the driver of a vehicle who attempted to strike a Portland Police Bureau officer with his car in front of the Hatfield Courthouse.

July 3, 2020

• After ongoing riots around the Hatfield Courthouse, crowds were dispersed only to make a return later into the night.

• Violent Anarchists broke the front window of the Hatfield U.S. Courthouse and shot fireworks into the building.

• Violent anarchists firebombed the building. Federal law enforcement extinguished the fire.

July 2, 2020

• Violent anarchists broke a front window to the Hatfield Courthouse and attempted to enter the building.

• Violent anarchists refused orders to vacate the Hatfield Courthouse area, and instead launched fireworks and threw objects at officers, while attempting to cause eye damage with lasers.

  • One explosive firework was shot into the courthouse.

• FPS law enforcement officers were forced to utilized crowd control measures for safety.

(U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan, and Federal Protective Service Deputy Director of Operations Richard Cline will conduct a press conference to address violence, chaos, and anarchy in Portland, Oregon. Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and YouTube. Posted on 21, 2020.)

July 1, 2020

• Violent anarchists graffitied new plywood covering the windows at the Hatfield Courthouse and ripped down plywood on the other side of the building.

• A group of over 200 violent anarchists blocked access to the building and proceeded to launch aerial fireworks at federal property.

June 30, 2020

• Violent anarchists ripped down plywood covering the windows at the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Building, before breaking the windows.

June 25, 2020

• Violent anarchists vandalized an FPS camera at the Hatfield Courthouse.

• Violent anarchists breached the fence of the Justice Center, adjacent to the courthouse.

June 20, 2020

• Among a group of over400 protesters marching in front of the Pioneer Courthouse, violent anarchists attempted to cause eye damage to officers with commercial grade lasers.

• Violent anarchists graffitied the Gus J. Solomon Courthouse.

June 17, 2020

• Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.

June 13, 2020

• Violent anarchists destroyed the card reader at the Hatfield Courthouse by ripping it off its mount.

• Violent anarchists destroyed the fence at the Hatfield Courthouse.

• Violent anarchists threw metal pipes at the Hatfield Courthouse, causing Portland Police to issue a disbursal warning for unlawful assembly.

June 11, 2020

• Violent anarchists dismantled a section of the fence protecting the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Federal Building.

June 10, 2020

• Violent anarchists removed the entire fence around Hatfield Courthouse and graffitied its front columns.

• Violent anarchists attempted to remove wooden barriers from a window on the Hatfield Courthouse.

June 8, 2020

• Violent anarchists broke a window at the Hatfield Courthouse while pelting the building with objects.

• Violent anarchists cut a hole in the fence surrounding Hatfield Courthouse.

June 7, 2020

• Violent anarchists damaged and breached the fence around the Hatfield Courthouse.

• Portland Police were forced to deploy crowd control spray to disperse a crowd that was throwing animal seed at officers.

June 6, 2020

• Violent anarchists destroyed fencing surrounding federal property.

June 2, 2020

• Violent anarchists graffitied the U.S. Custom House.

June 1, 2020

• Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.

• Violent anarchists graffitied Terry Schrunk Plaza.

• Violent anarchists graffitied The Pioneer Courthouse.

• Violent anarchists graffitied The Gus J Solomon Courthouse.

May 30, 2020

• Violent anarchists graffitied the BPA Building.

• Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.

• Violent anarchists graffitied the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Building.

• Violent anarchists graffitied the Terry Schrunk Plaza.

• Violent anarchists graffitied the 911 Federal Building.

• Violent anarchists graffitied the Pioneer Courthouse.

• Violent anarchists graffitied the Gus J. Solomon Courthouse.

May 29, 2020

• Violent anarchists broke a front window at the Hatfield Courthouse.

• Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.

• Overall, the cost of damages on federal property done by the violent mob this first night was estimated at $5,000.

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The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.

American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State and local levels of government as well as firms allied to government.

American Security Today brings forward a fresh compelling look and read with our customized digital publications that hold readers eyes throughout the story with cutting edge editorial that provides solutions to their challenges.

Harness the Power of the Web – with our 100% Mobile Friendly Publications

The AST Digital Publications is distributed to over 75,000 qualified government and homeland security professionals in federal, state and local levels.

‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’

AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.

Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.

These experts are from Government at the federal, state and local level as well as from private firms allied to government.

AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.

AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.

Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.

To learn more about the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, please go to the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Championship Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2019 ‘A Year in Review’.

The ‘ASTORS’ Champion Edition is published annually and includes a review of the ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firms products and services, includes video interviews and more.

It is your Go-To source throughout the year for ‘The Best of 2019 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today, and can satisfy your agency’s and organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.

From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware and Networking Security – Just to name a few), the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION will have what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitgate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.

It also includes featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

Federal Protective Service Honored in the 2019 ASTORS’ Awards Program 

Federal Protective Service in Collaboration with the Argonne National Laboratory

• Best Big Data Analytics Solution

• Federal Protective Service Threat Assessment Report

• The Federal Protective Service Threat Assessment Report (TAR) is an automated, human-in-the-loop, machine learning (ML) new threat and vulnerability assessment framework that has significant, long-term impact for FPS and the greater national security community. 

• The Federal Protective Service was also recognized in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

(Learn More about the Federal Protective Police and YouTube.)

For more information about the ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, or advertising opportunities with American Security Today, please contact Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

AST strives to meet a 3 STAR trustworthiness rating, based on the following criteria:

• Provides named sources
• Reported by more than one notable outlet
• Includes supporting video, direct statements, or photos

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