Homeland Security
US Coast Guard Beyond the Border Perspectives
April 11 by IDGA EditorRDML Michael Parks presents the USCG 'Beyond the Border Perspective' at IDGA's Border Management Summit - North. Watch the full 20 minute presentation, discussing 'Ship Rider', shared awareness, sea...
Border Security Technologies: A Virtual Tour with Industry Partners
April 11 by IDGA EditorTake a virtual tour of some of the latest technologies in the Border Security arena. Featuring demonstrations with CSPEED, Innovative Signal Analysis, and The Mariner Group - see how technology is e...
Inspector Cote of the RCMP on the Border Integrity Strategy
April 11 by IDGA EditorInspector Serge Cote, Officer in Charge of the Windsor Detachment, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), discussing the in-sync US-Canadian Border programs and the way in which this collaboration...
Border Trade and Security Update - Border Trade Alliance
April 11 by IDGA EditorNelson Balido, President of the Border Trade Alliance, presents a border trade and security update at IDGA's Border Management Summit - North, March 2013. Watch the full 20 minute presentation he...
Tougher Mexican Border Security is Part of New Immigration Plan
April 11 by Mike O'BrienA greatly improved system of surveillance along the U.S.-Mexico border, plus a high rate of apprehensions of people trying to cross it will be key components in a landmark immigration bill that&rsqu...
Defense Installation Access Control (DIAC): Live Presentation
April 10 by IDGA EditorLTC Mark DiCarlo, Identity Services Division, DMDC, OSD - presents on the Defense Installation Access Control (DIAC): IMESA at the Biometrics for National Security and Law Enforcement Summit, Januar...
Update from Border Patrol Sector Chiefs
April 05 by IDGA EditorWatch this full video presentation from IDGA's Border Management Conference & Technology Expo. Featuring John Smietana, JR, Chief Patrol Agent, Big Bend Sector, Rodolfo Karisch, Chief Patrol Agent,...
Cyber Attacks Knocked U.S. Bank Websites Offline for 249 Hours in Past Six Weeks
April 03 by Mike O'BrienThe websites of major U.S. banks have gone offline for 249 hours in the past six weeks due to unrelenting cyber attacks, a new study has revealed. The attacks, which began last November, have esca...
U.N. Approves First-Ever Worldwide Arms Treaty
April 02 by Mike O'BrienIn a landmark decision, the U.N. General Assembly approved on Tuesday the first-ever treaty on the global arms trade, placing new rules on the sale of conventional arms to governments and groups tha...
Maritime Homeland Security: Securing Our Coastal Borders
April 01 by Mike O'BrienThe U.S. Coast Guard last week partnered with the Department of Homeland Security’s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), law enforcement and other first responders to deploy nuclear det...
EXCLUSIVE: Secret Service's Deputy Director on the Fight Against Transnational Crime
March 31 by A.T. SmithAs the Number Two in the U.S. Secret Service, A.T. Smith has been at the forefront of efforts to counter transnational organized crime. Here, the agency’s Deputy Director gives a fascinating i...
Senators Watch as Border Patrol Agents Catch Illegal Immigrant
March 29 by Mike O'BrienA group of U.S. senators pressing for immigration reform got to see some real-life border security in Arizona on Thursday. As the senators toured the border in Nogales they witnessed a young woman...