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Facing fierce opposition from lawmakers, flight crews and airlines, the TSA has dropped its proposal to allow passengers to carry small knives, souvenir bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes.

The behavioral detection screening program has 2,800 employees and no comprehensive training program, leaving many in Washington to wonder whether the program should be expanded.

Plans to move visitor screening to Ellis Island have been called off due to disagreements over security procedure with the Department of the Interior, local law enforcement and politicians.

According to research by Unisys Corporation , a majority of Americans are concerned about data breaches involving large organizations, but are evenly mixed on whether legislation should require private businesses to share cyber attack information with the government.

A Wisconsin town is allowing police officers to ticket an alleged bully's parents for a municipal code violation, which could come with a fine of more than $100.

Violent crime rose in the United States in 2012 for the first time in six years, led by an increase in major crimes in large cities.

The 5-4 majority agreed that taking a DNA cheek swab is akin to fingerprinting or photographing, but the dissenting justices saw it as a major change in police powers.

A lack of databases and publicly available information keeps communities in the dark regarding potentially hazardous chemicals such as ammonium nitrate.

MBR-related malware reports increased 30 percent in the first quarter, and McAfee Labs note a resurgence in social media worms as well.

Steve Yarnell has been the VP of Jets Security for 16 years, directing security at the team complex, at all games and during all team camps.