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Only about half of the violent crimes and a third of the property crimes that occur in the United States each year are reported to police. And most of the crimes that are reported don’t result in the arrest, charging and prosecution of a suspect, according to government statistics.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) opened registration for its annual public policy conference, SIA GovSummit. 

House lawmakers in Idaho rejected legislation allowing FBI background checks on some state employees.

The Government of Canada will invest in world-class, state-of-the-art weather-prediction information technology and radar modernization.

Cities big and small are making their way into the smart realm, putting sensors on everything from street lights to sensors, buildings to connected cars, and thus, making themselves “smart.”

Analyzing the background of security leaders across the corporate security and risk management landscape, it is not surprising to see that a significant percentage of them have come from the public sector.

Highlighting the challenges brought on by and the need to address violent extremism and radicalization in prisons, the United Nations has unveiled a new manual that offers practical advice on managing violent extremist prisoners, disengaging them from violence and facilitating their social reintegration upon release.

Citizen satisfaction with the federal government reached a four-year high at the end of 2016, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

Counterfeit goods, software piracy and the theft of trade secrets cost the American economy as much as $600 billion a year.