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Global Terror Database Leverages Big Data to Improve Information Sharing

From the tragic Boston Marathon Bombings in spring 2013 to the July 7th 2005 London Bombings, terrorist attacks continue to highlight the importance of...

GovComm’s Eagle & Hawk Series Speed Dome Cameras Added to FDOT APL

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has added GovComm’s ITS Eagle & Hawk series speed dome (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras to its Approved Product List (APL). These GovComm...

Legislation to Enhance Airport Security Introduced in the House

Two bipartisan bills to enhance airport security measures and ensure funding is spent in a cost-effective manner by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have...

Major Gaps in Airport Employee Screening Threaten Homeland Security

After several high profile security breaches involving airport personnel smuggling firearms onto commercial flights after bypassing security, lawmakers are discussing ways to bolster access...

AQAP Cleric: Kill All Who Insult Muhammad, Calls for Waves of Attacks Against West

In a 8:29-minute audio message by one of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s (AQAP) top clerics, Ibrahim Al Rubaish, released Friday via Twitter...

Analysis – Yemen is Going Downhill Rapidly. A Secure Jihad Launch Pad?

Of the more than 70 Al Qaeda franchises, the Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been one of the most effective....

White House: To Support Police, Fund DHS

The White House on Thursday invoked the death of two New York City police officers late last month while arguing that congressional Republicans should...

EU Ministers Propose Tougher Counterterrorism Measures

European Union Justice and Interior Ministers are discussing ways to strengthen information sharing and border control, among other measures to crack down on terrorism....

London Needs ‘Tens Of Millions’ For Security Following Paris Attacks

London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said the British government must spend tens of millions in order to prepare the capital for incidents...

Our Overreaction to Terrorist Attacks Like Paris Is Only Making Things Worse

I am troubled by what the Paris terror attacks say about our country’s continuing failure to properly understand terrorist methodologies and formulate more effective...

Jindal Warns of Islamic ‘Colonization,’ ‘Invasion’ of US

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Family Research Council’s “Washington Watch,” host Tony Perkins asked guest Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) to revisit remarks he made...

Munich Airport Selects Morpho’s CTX 9800 EDS for Hold Baggage Screening

Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, announced a contract with the District Government of Upper Bavaria for the deployment of its high-speed CTX...

Avineon, Inc. Awarded EAGLE II Contract

Avineon, Inc., a global provider of information technology, geospatial, and engineering support services, has been awarded an Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions II...

9/11-Era Security Unveiled for Latest NYC Terror Trial

Bigger names in global terrorism have been tried in New York's federal courts before but there has never been this kind of security all...

IG Slams TSA’s Needless Concealment of Security Shortcomings at JFK Airport

In what Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (DHS IG) John Roth believes is an attempt to conceal negative information from the public,...

New Technical Brief on Explosion, Fireball and Pool Fire Threats from Ignited Crude Oil

In a follow-up to AristaTek’s January 2014 technical brief, Toxic Consequences of Smoke Plumes from Crude Oil Fires, that was prepared in response to...
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