Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced $61.2 million in Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funding to support state and local efforts to prevent terrorism, threats and hazards to the state.
Researchers at the University of California, Davis will develop the nation’s first program to train healthcare professionals to help their patients reduce firearm-related injury and death.
As municipalities continue to harden their frontline defenses against attacks on their IT infrastructure, one area that should not be overlooked are public-private partnerships, as these are prime targets for criminals and others.
In southwestern communities near the U.S.-Mexico border, there were nearly 230 instances of local police deploying advanced technology: facial-recognition software, cellphone-tracking “sting ray” towers, real-time crime centers, license-plate cameras, gunshot-detecting acoustic-surveillance devices, drones and spy planes, says a news report.
Minnesota State Rep. Bob Vogel announced school districts throughout Minnesota are receiving a combined $30 million from the state to fund safety initiatives.
A new California law mandates that security staff at schools, regardless of whether they are employed full-time or part-time, will have to undergo training.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced $71.6 million in new funding to enhance safety in schools and improve student access to mental health resources.
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