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The contentious proposal to reinstate the assault weapons ban has been postponed, but measures to extend background checks to private gun sales and fund school security improvements have been voted through to the Senate. 

Nearly half of gun owners now say they keep firearms in their possession for security purposes, according to findings by the Pew Research Center.

Cyberattacks got top billing on the list of security threats facing the U.S.

 The ASIS New York City Chapter has selected Patrick Timlin, CEO of MSA Security, as the 2013 Person of the Year.

A federal judge has ruled that DHS must release two safety reports it conducted in the 2000s evaluating the radiation safety of body-scanning machines.

A federal appeals court has placed restrictions on officers' authority to search laptop computers at U.S. border inspections.  

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in school.

An undercover agent with a fake explosive device in his pants was able to pass through two security checkpoints at the Newark, New Jersey airport, says a New York Post report.

Japan, Australia and the U.S. are the best countries for cloud computing, according to a new report. 

62 percent of workplace violence involved Maryland healthcare workers in 2010, despite the fact that these workers only make up 16 percent of the state's workforce.