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Davenport University has received a five-year, $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to train and educate the nation’s next generation of cybersecurity experts as part of their CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service program.

U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Doug Jones (D-AL) introduced the School Safety Clearinghouse Act, which would establish a federally-funded and housed information clearinghouse detailing best practices for school security and design.

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan announced the new DHS Strategic Framework for Combating Terrorism and Targeted Violence

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced nearly $60 million in federal grant funding to eight projects in seven states to test the safe integration of automated driving systems (ADS) on U.S. roadways.

Responders with the San Jacinto River Fleet Unified Command, TX used a drone to conduct initial damage assessments of the I-10 bridge that at least two barges struck.  

Ecuador is pushing to pass a privacy law after the massive data breach that affected more than 20 million individuals.

The Detroit’s Board of Police Commissioners approved a policy for police to use facial recognition technology.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and former tech entrepreneur, wrote to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and South Korean company Suprema HQ, following separate but alarming incidents that impacted both entities and exposed Americans’ personal, permanently identifiable data.

A new video from the group Sandy Hook Promise shows school kids dealing with the threat of gun violence in everyday life.

With about 400,000 residents, New Orleans (NOLA) is the most populous city in the State of Louisiana. The city is world-renowned for its jazz music, Creole an Cajun cuisines, and lively festivals like Mardi Gras.