Public Safety
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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced. -
The proposed legislation would require public agencies to delete any footage their license-plate-reader cameras, such as those sold by Flock Safety, collect within 72 hours.
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1.
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Joplin, Springfield and Branson have agreed to a set of procedures that will standardize how outdoor storm-warning sirens are activated and tested.
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Roseville, Calif., has invested in time-saving mobile technology that links paramedics in the field with cardiologists.
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Reporters were shown the mall’s underground operations center, along with its corps of bomb-sniffing dogs, its officer-training exercises and security at its hardened loading dock.
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In response to the rise of large-scale attacks in public places, a goal is to place tourniquets in malls, ballparks and universities.
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DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson also called on Congress not to let his department’s funding expire this week.
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Legal experts say federal law hasn't caught up with the technology, and civil liberties advocates argue that drones can lead to pervasive searches violating innocent people's privacy.
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Administration officials have lauded Clancy for helping to implement multiple short-term improvements to prevent breaches.
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The White House has sought to craft a message that will prevent so-called foreign fighters from flocking to the Islamic State, as well as homegrown attacks like those that have hit Europe in recent weeks.
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Speaking at an NYPD-sponsored conference, counterterrorism experts said the country also faces immediate threats from lone-wolf terror attacks.
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A WMD measure is making its way through the New Mexico Senate.
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The White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection highlighted the state of increasing cyberthreats and news of cooperation that spans sectors in the form of an information-sharing order.
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The city’s Emergency Management Agency has overhauled its operations to address the problems it encountered.
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Months after three people in Texas were diagnosed with Ebola, several lawmakers proposed ways to prepare the state for the next disease-related emergency.
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Congress risks shutting down the Homeland Security Department on Feb. 28 unless new money is approved.
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A new office charged with analyzing and integrating cybersecurity threat data collected by regional intelligence agencies aims to do for cybersecurity what the National Counterterrorism Center did for terrorism.
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David Craig Pearson is working to explain why some long-steady Texas towns have lately begun to shake.
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A bill before the state legislature could have cellphone users help pay for 911 systems to upgrade in the digital age.
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While many coastal communities in the Florida area have been spared a catastrophic spike in flood insurance rates, local city leaders say they’re preparing for the worst over the long haul.
