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    • In every emergency there is too much at stake to be delayed at the gate. SOS Silent, a Multi- 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is saving lives, money and time.
      Access Control & Identification

      SOS Emergency Gate Access Sensors to Compete in 7th ‘ASTORS’ Awards

      Ben Smith, CTO with Netwitness, explains How Distributed Workforces and Decentralized Security Policies Leave Government Networks Vulnerable sase
      Corporate Facilities

      How SASE Adoption Today – Can Resolve Tomorrow’s Threats

      D.C. Air National Guard F-16s were scrambled on Sunday from Maryland -- causing a sonic boom heard throughout large portions of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area -- to investigate what the North American Aerospace Defense Command called an "unresponsive" Cessna business jet that had entered a restricted area over the nation's capital and ultimately crashed into a forest area of southwest Virginia. (Courtesy of YouTube)
      Access Control & Identification

      DC Sonic Boom: What Happened with Crashed Plane over Nation’s Capital

      The New Rajant Sparrow is an IP67 Kinetic Mesh® network device ideally suited for use in industrial IoT applications and light-duty vehicles.
      Communications

      Rajant Sparrow for Heavy-Duty & Light-Duty Vehicle Applications

      NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell
      Crisis Responders

      NYPD Comm Sewell to Address 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Banquet Ceremony

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      In every emergency there is too much at stake to be delayed at the gate. SOS Silent, a Multi- 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is saving lives, money and time.
      Access Control & Identification

      SOS Emergency Gate Access Sensors to Compete in 7th ‘ASTORS’ Awards

      RADDOG 2LE offers law enforcement agencies an exceptional combination of advanced performance features and remarkable affordability.
      Access Control & Identification

      RAD Unleashes RADDOG the New Robotic Dog for Law Enforcement

      D.C. Air National Guard F-16s were scrambled on Sunday from Maryland -- causing a sonic boom heard throughout large portions of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area -- to investigate what the North American Aerospace Defense Command called an "unresponsive" Cessna business jet that had entered a restricted area over the nation's capital and ultimately crashed into a forest area of southwest Virginia. (Courtesy of YouTube)
      Access Control & Identification

      DC Sonic Boom: What Happened with Crashed Plane over Nation’s Capital

      The New Rajant Sparrow is an IP67 Kinetic Mesh® network device ideally suited for use in industrial IoT applications and light-duty vehicles.
      Communications

      Rajant Sparrow for Heavy-Duty & Light-Duty Vehicle Applications

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      Ben Smith, CTO with Netwitness, explains How Distributed Workforces and Decentralized Security Policies Leave Government Networks Vulnerable sase
      Corporate Facilities

      How SASE Adoption Today – Can Resolve Tomorrow’s Threats

      The New Rajant Sparrow is an IP67 Kinetic Mesh® network device ideally suited for use in industrial IoT applications and light-duty vehicles.
      Communications

      Rajant Sparrow for Heavy-Duty & Light-Duty Vehicle Applications

      Fūsus delivers the industry's only completely technology-agnostic RTCC platform used by law enforcement agencies as the backbone of their public safety and criminal intelligence operations.
      Campus Security

      Fūsus Competes in Fourth ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

      Josh Stephens, BackBox CTO
      Corporate Facilities

      BackBox Launches Cisco CIS Benchmark Automation Templates

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      In every emergency there is too much at stake to be delayed at the gate. SOS Silent, a Multi- 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is saving lives, money and time.
      Access Control & Identification

      SOS Emergency Gate Access Sensors to Compete in 7th ‘ASTORS’ Awards

      Ben Smith, CTO with Netwitness, explains How Distributed Workforces and Decentralized Security Policies Leave Government Networks Vulnerable sase
      Corporate Facilities

      How SASE Adoption Today – Can Resolve Tomorrow’s Threats

      RADDOG 2LE offers law enforcement agencies an exceptional combination of advanced performance features and remarkable affordability.
      Access Control & Identification

      RAD Unleashes RADDOG the New Robotic Dog for Law Enforcement

      D.C. Air National Guard F-16s were scrambled on Sunday from Maryland -- causing a sonic boom heard throughout large portions of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area -- to investigate what the North American Aerospace Defense Command called an "unresponsive" Cessna business jet that had entered a restricted area over the nation's capital and ultimately crashed into a forest area of southwest Virginia. (Courtesy of YouTube)
      Access Control & Identification

      DC Sonic Boom: What Happened with Crashed Plane over Nation’s Capital

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      RADDOG 2LE offers law enforcement agencies an exceptional combination of advanced performance features and remarkable affordability.
      Access Control & Identification

      RAD Unleashes RADDOG the New Robotic Dog for Law Enforcement

      D.C. Air National Guard F-16s were scrambled on Sunday from Maryland -- causing a sonic boom heard throughout large portions of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area -- to investigate what the North American Aerospace Defense Command called an "unresponsive" Cessna business jet that had entered a restricted area over the nation's capital and ultimately crashed into a forest area of southwest Virginia. (Courtesy of YouTube)
      Access Control & Identification

      DC Sonic Boom: What Happened with Crashed Plane over Nation’s Capital

      As healthcare workers report higher violence incidents at their workplaces, Athena Security's Concealed Weapons Detection Systems have been widely employed at Healthcare Facilities to safeguard patients, staff, and visitors.
      Access Control & Identification

      Athena Weapons Detection Returns to Compete in 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

      Based on the mass volume of cargo containers entering the country annually, concealed CWP agents within maritime cargo shipments pose the highest risk of chemical weapons entering the United States, according to Dr. Sabatino Nacson, CTO of Teknoscan Systems Inc.
      Access Control & Identification

      Sampling and Analysis of Chemical Threat in Maritime Cargo Containers

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      In every emergency there is too much at stake to be delayed at the gate. SOS Silent, a Multi- 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is saving lives, money and time.
      Access Control & Identification

      SOS Emergency Gate Access Sensors to Compete in 7th ‘ASTORS’ Awards

      Ben Smith, CTO with Netwitness, explains How Distributed Workforces and Decentralized Security Policies Leave Government Networks Vulnerable sase
      Corporate Facilities

      How SASE Adoption Today – Can Resolve Tomorrow’s Threats

      RADDOG 2LE offers law enforcement agencies an exceptional combination of advanced performance features and remarkable affordability.
      Access Control & Identification

      RAD Unleashes RADDOG the New Robotic Dog for Law Enforcement

      D.C. Air National Guard F-16s were scrambled on Sunday from Maryland -- causing a sonic boom heard throughout large portions of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area -- to investigate what the North American Aerospace Defense Command called an "unresponsive" Cessna business jet that had entered a restricted area over the nation's capital and ultimately crashed into a forest area of southwest Virginia. (Courtesy of YouTube)
      Access Control & Identification

      DC Sonic Boom: What Happened with Crashed Plane over Nation’s Capital

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Opioid misuse remains at epidemic levels in the United States, and to address this issue DEA will host its 23rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide. (Stock image courtesy of DEA)
Access Control & Identification

Career Offender in the U.S. Illegally Sentenced to 10 Yrs in...

Tammy Waitt - October 26, 2022
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Officers seized 43 firearms, $300,000, four ounces of methamphetamine, one kilogram of cocaine, and two kilograms of fentanyl. According to the DEA, this image shows a potentially lethal amount of fentanyl. As little as 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be fatal. One kilogram of fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 people. This image shows a potentially lethal amount of fentanyl. (Courtesy DEA)
Crisis Responders

21 Members of Multi-State Fentanyl, Meth & Coke Trafficking Ring Arrested

Tammy Waitt - August 8, 2022
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Campus Security

Fighting the Threat We Cannot See

Tammy Waitt - May 2, 2022
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TeknoScan’s advanced sampling and analyzing technologies rapidly and reliably detect and identify organic compounds such as explosives, drugs and other target substances.
Campus Security

Trace Chemical Detection for Sniffing Drugs & Weapons in School Lockers

Tammy Waitt - November 13, 2021
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Unknown or unexpected contact with a synthetic opioid such as fentanyl or a related compound presents a safety hazard for first responders if they are not prepared with the proper protective equipment (PPE). Reliable detection is one way the DHS S&T is working to protect the nation’s first responders as they deal with the crisis on the front lines, and standards play a key role in ensuring the integrity of such vital detection equipment.
Campus Security

Protecting First Responders with New Fentanyl Detection Standards

Tammy Waitt - October 26, 2021
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“Working alongside our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, as well as specialists in prevention, treatment, and education, we are raising awareness to make our communities safer,” said DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans. “We will help empower individuals, families, and communities to do their part to help reduce the demand for drugs and get help for those who need it.”
Crisis Responders

DEA Rolls Out New Initiative Focusing on Opioids Top Drug Threats

Tammy Waitt - February 24, 2021
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Examples of counterfeit pills seized by DEA (inset camouflaged as Oxycodone Hydrochloride 30 mg which is supplied by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. (Courtesy of DEA)
Border

Counterfeit Fentanyl-Laced RX Pills from Mexico are Killing Americans

Tammy Waitt - November 4, 2019
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(Courtesy of the DEA)
Border

Five Estonians Charged for Plot to Import Carfentanil & Fentanyl into...

Tammy Waitt - May 10, 2019
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Reports of "serious harm" in patients dependent on opioid painkillers who suddenly stop taking the medication, or rapidly decrease the dose, have prompted a drug safety communication issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Disaster Prevention

FDA Warns of Dangers with Abrupt Discontinuation of Opioids

Tammy Waitt - April 22, 2019
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The Trump administration has announced a new competition with interagency backing to reward private citizens who develop new tools and technologies t0 help identify illicit opioids trafficked through international mail. (Courtesy of YouTube)
Campus Security

DHS Launches $1.5M Challenge to Detect Illicit Opioids Entering the US

Tammy Waitt - February 28, 2019
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In every emergency there is too much at stake to be delayed at the gate. SOS Silent, a Multi- 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is saving lives, money and time.

SOS Emergency Gate Access Sensors to Compete in 7th ‘ASTORS’ Awards

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Ben Smith, CTO with Netwitness, explains How Distributed Workforces and Decentralized Security Policies Leave Government Networks Vulnerable sase

How SASE Adoption Today – Can Resolve Tomorrow’s Threats

June 10, 2023
D.C. Air National Guard F-16s were scrambled on Sunday from Maryland -- causing a sonic boom heard throughout large portions of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area -- to investigate what the North American Aerospace Defense Command called an "unresponsive" Cessna business jet that had entered a restricted area over the nation's capital and ultimately crashed into a forest area of southwest Virginia. (Courtesy of YouTube)

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