Articles Tagged with ''public safety''

Security leaders who protect public facilities and events should employ a mix of access control, surveillance and crowd monitoring to secure public gatherings, according to a recent information session from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Elena Gottreich has been named the City of Chicago's new Deputy Mayor of Public Safety.

The U.S. Senate passed a gun violence bill, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades.

Ronnell Higgins has been promoted to the role of Associate Vice President for Public Safety and Community Engagement at Yale University.

United States defense contractor L3Harris is in talks with NSO Group, a blacklisted Israeli spyware company, to purchase the firm’s spyware tools. 

The Community Security Service, a nonprofit that trains Jewish communities in proactive security, promotes a security-minded culture in houses of worship.

DHS Intel is designed to deliver and share timely intelligence information with law enforcement and first responders across the country.

Due to recent mass shootings and other tragic events, DHS has issued a national terrorism alert and expects the threat environment to become more dynamic. 

Nine Axon AI Ethics Board members resigned following Axon's announcement last week that it will build drones equipped with Tasers and real-time surveillance to tackle mass shootings. 

A press conference held by the Texas Department of Public Safety discussed the timeline of events during the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which claimed the lives of 19 students and two teachers.