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Brian O'Hara has been named the new Chief of Police of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) in Minnesota.

Former CIA senior officer Linda Criblez has joined the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency as the Homeland Security Division’s Chief of Intelligence.

Jeff Hansen, Director of Community Safety for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, will serve as Chair of the FEMA National Advisory Council.

Lookout data reveals that the risk of mobile phishing and device vulnerability within U.S. government agencies has increased since 2021.

Security executives, government security leaders and their direct reports will connect this fall in Washington, D.C. for the 2022 SECURITY 500 Conference.

Police from Devon and Cornwall, England leveraged their geographical information system (GIS) software to enhance safety during the G7 Summit.

The City of Cleveland’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) incorporated video wall technology from Haivision to enhance threat intelligence monitoring and sharing.

New York City will increase police presence, security cameras, and mental health interventions on the MTA subway system.

Hassan Naveed has been named the Executive Director of the New York City Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes (OPHC).

Check out this AMA video podcast episode, where Joel Dunning, Partner and Government Planning Group Leader at Wold Architects and Engineers, talks security buy-in; overt vs. covert security; and more.