First Responders

Disaster response under conditions of lack of conventional communication or internet networking, requires more traditional solutions.   A citywide communications exercise was recently held by...

Barely a few days after a government crackdown on a spyware manufacturer, comes the startling revelation that law enforcement agencies have been purchasing commercial...

The New York police unit in charge of collecting intelligence among local Muslims was shut down. The New York Police Department shut down a special unit operating...

There is a growing worldwide opposition to the use of systems that scan car number plates. According to HLS News Wire, the Boston Police Department...

What's in that room? Students from Arizona University assist fire fighters, police officers or soldiers and help them find out * All using a...

The US has been harnessing IoT technologies in attempt to advance a wide array of Smart City applications as well as in response to...

The London Metropolitan police want to use Tasers. This has created a lively debate about the use of this non-lethal weapon. One argument in favor...

A revolutionary wireless electroshock weapon is in the process of issue by the US Patent Office. The device is defined as a non-lethal weapon...

Though unmanned aerial vehicles have proliferated in recent years, the US federal government still tightly controls their use. For example, drones must stay within...

Efforts are intensifying to keep the most deadly and powerful sniper rifles on the market out of the hands of terrorists to protect Illinois...

A group of three nanosatellites that will fly on a controlled formation flying for the first time will be launched at the end of...

The Dubai police force has acquired new hoverbikes for its staff. The police version developed with the Russian company Hoversurf uses that company's recently...

Criminal justice experts at Washington State University (WSU) are developing innovative technology to improve police–community relations, officer training and public safety. Researchers in the new...

Are the laws regarding unmanned aircraft systems unsuitable for the current circumstances? US Federal agencies have asked Congress to change laws that prevent law enforcement...

Airborne law enforcement officers have to be attentive to multiple information sources at the same time, a task that requires clear and accurate displays. Next-generation...

A new vest will help law enforcement and military agencies search for nuclear material without being noticed. “The idea was pretty simple — we...

The Winter Olympics will take place in South Korea during February, and the country is planning to deploy 10,000 police officers in and around...

Balancing line speed and security at the airport is essential to ensuring safe, reliable travel. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology...

EDGE (Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment), the product of a joint effort by the U.S. Army and the Department of Homeland Security intended to train...

A new security screening technique currently being tested in the US is designed to scan large crowds and spot hidden explosives and suicide vests....

Facial recognition technologies are not new. However, what about identifying the actual identity of people under disguise? Researchers from the University of Cambridge are...

A Chinese unmanned, amphibious aircraft to transport supplies to islands and to be used in military applications with special sensors is ready for operations....