DHS Is Calling For Ways Of Improvement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a request for information, stating that it wants businesses to present it with their most cutting-edge...
UK Metropolitan police Embracing New Technologies
Body-worn cameras, laptops, smartphones and mobile working -all those things sounded like science fiction to the Metropolitan police officers not long time ago. But...
Toxic Materials Disposal in Israel – New Developments
The Israeli Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority is now in charge of toxic materials monitoring and threat assessment, responsibilities previously held by the Environmental...
Siren Warning Tests in the U.S
The Indiana Division of Homeland Security will conduct siren tests as part of a statewide tornado drill.
Two tests will be initiated by the National...
New Graduate program – Fire Sciences: cooperation between Israel Fire and...
Haifa University will feature a new graduate program, Fire Sciences, in cooperation with the Israeli Fire and Rescue Authority.
The Authority considered establishing its own...
Police want right to see medical records without consent
Police want new and expanded rights to access medical records and other confidential data without an individual's consent, a senior police chief has told...
Small UAS sold freely: major risk
"This is a threat many worldwide prefer not to deal with," say Israeli experts in response to the incident in which a drone landed...
Confronting Spontaneous Terrorist Attacks
A prominent feature of many terrorist attacks in recent months by Islamic radicals is their independent, spontaneous, unplanned nature – sometimes called the work...
Airport Body Scanners Fail To Provide Security
Since 2008, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has spent $160 million on scanners to identify passengers which may be carrying weapons. These scanners, however,...
Video Analytics As Power Multiplier For Security Services
As time passes, Video Analytics capabilities in investigations carried out by security services turn from a luxury to necessity. Citizens expect the government to...
Safe City Technologies Will Secure US Presidential Inauguration
Various measures will be involved in the securing of the upcoming US Presidential inauguration event, turning Washington, DC into a platform for Safe City...
17 International Teams Competed in the DARPA Robotics Challenge
DARPA’s Robotics Challenge (DRC) took place on December 20-21, pitting 17 teams against one another in a series of eight physical challenges. According to...
New Broadband Network to Enhance First Responders Communication
A nationwide broadband network for public safety communication between first responders will be built across the USA. Communications giant, AT&T, has been hired by...
Voice Recognition Technology to Be Based on AI
The U.S. Coast Guard receives more than 200 false distress calls a year over its Very High Frequency (VHF) radio channel 16—the mariner’s “911,”—and...
Local Police Use Advanced Surveillance Technology
Once reserved for Federal agencies like the National Security Agency, local police departments are now using high-end surveillance technology. The police have recently incorporated...
Advanced tech saves
US military taps advanced technology to save lives.
The U.S. Southern Command’s Science, Technology and Experimentation division showed off GeoSHAPE. This tool would have been...
New system for airport security checkpoints
L-3 Communications introduced ClearScan – a new high-throughput explosives detection system (EDS) for screening cabin bags at leading airports worldwide. The system uses Computed...
Technology Steps In to Aid Response In Active Shooter Scenarios
Active shooter scenarios require a swift and precise response from law enforcement and emergency services to minimise casualties and to save as many lives...
Boston Marathon Bomber Ordered To Pay $101 Millions To Victims
Twenty two year old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bomber, has been ordered to pay more than $101 million in reparations to his victims....
McAfee: US Government Technologically “Illiterate”
The infamous John McAfee has lambasted the US government as being so technologically “illiterate” and so incompetent at protecting the country’s digital assets that...
Former USAG: Snowden Performed A “Public Service”
Edward Snowden, the infamous NSA whistleblower, has found an unlikely supporter in former US Attorney General Eric Holder, who has said that Snowden performed...
New System Will Improve Injured Officer Safety
First police agency in the US is to use a new technology which many say could be the difference between life and death. The...
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Researchers Trace Years of GPS Disruptions to a Suspected Space-Based Source
GPS and other satellite navigation systems have become essential infrastructure for aviation, maritime transport, communications, and critical timing networks. When these signals are disrupted,...
