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Sector Report for Tuesday, 12 July 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 28 June 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 14 June 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Friday, 1 June 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 17 May 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 3 May 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 19 April 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 5 April 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 22 March 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Studying counterterrorism in Israel upsets Cambridge residents
Some residents of Cambridge, Massachusetts are upset that sixteen law enforcement and emergency services officials from the city went to Israel in an Anti Defamation League-sponsored trip to observe Israeli counterterrorism methods; the trip was funded by a local businessman; in a city hall meeting residents expressed discomfort with a privately organized trip for public officials — and with the fact that these officials chose Israel as the place to study counterterrorism tactics; one local resident said that what Israel calls “counterterrorism” is “a mechanism of oppression suited to employment in a police state, a status I do not regard our city as having obtained. At least not yet”
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 8 March 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 22 February 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Foreign orders for Mass.-built bomb-disposal robots
Massachusetts-based robot maker received orders for twenty-seven additional bomb-disposal robots from unnamed international customers; the company has delivered bomb-disposal robots to more than twenty-five countries
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 8 February 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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DHS grant buys gear for Ohio fire department
A DHS grant will allow the Lancaster, Ohio fire department to upgrade aging equipment and purchase a sophisticated new wireless tracking system; the new system will allow commanders to track firefighters on the scene and can send out distress signals if the firefighter becomes trapped or is impaired; the DHS grant covered $57,000 of the total $62,000; another $300,000 DHS grant will pay for a new fire truck to replace an aging truck that dates back to 1983; Lancaster has suffered from budget shortfalls and was forced to lay off firefighters
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The long view
U.S. Reliance on Chinese Drones: A Sector for the Next CHIPS Act?
More and more lawmakers from both parties are beginning to pay attention to the issue of drones and national security. Different bills seek to regulate federal agency procurement and use of certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), or drones. Annie I. Antón and Olivia C. Mauger write that “Building on the bipartisan consensus to enact the 2022 Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science (CHIPS) Act, there is a compelling case that UASs should be a next sector for similar action.”
PEGA Committee Votes on Spyware Recommendations
In July 2021, the Pegasus Project—a consortium of 80 journalists from 17 media organizations in 10 countries—broke the story that several governments were using the Israel-made Pegasus spyware against journalists, activists, politicians, academics, and even heads of state. Responding to the public backlash, the European Parliament set up a committee of inquiry (PEGA committee) to investigate the allegations concerning misuse of spyware on the continent.
Enhanced Community Safety by Reimagining Gunshot Detection
A new gunshot detection system delivers new capabilities that significantly improve the response and management of outdoor shootings. The portable system employs two methods of detection for increased accuracy and reduced false positives.