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Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced awards totaling more than $20 million to 106 state, city, tribal and municipal law enforcement agencies to establish and enhance law enforcement body-worn camera programs across the U.S.

Climate change is likely to pose a significant national security challenge for the U.S. over the next two decades by heightening social and political tensions, threatening the stability of some countries and increasing human health risks, according to a government report released September 21.

After two years of decline, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation increased 3.9 percent in 2015 when compared with 2014 data.

Government officials have favorable expectations for the benefits and value that smart cities solutions will deliver.

There's a talent gap growing in the cybersecurity and security leadership fields. Could an increased campaign for stronger science, technology, engineering and math education help to close it? 

Brigadier General Gregory J. Touhill was named the government's first federal cybersecurity chief.

Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General of the UK’s Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has argued that the British public’s decision to leave the European Union would necessitate a significant a shift in UK national strategy and has called for a new Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR).

Following the announcement that Federal prisoners would no longer be held in privately run facilities, the Department of Homeland Security is reviewing the use of private companies in managing immigration and customs enforcement detention centers. 

The data-collection project is meant to generate data on traffic patterns, weather, humidity and overall citywide health. 

A new study reveals that 81 percent of Feds say their agency is using big data analytics for cybersecurity in some capacity.