Government Security

Federal funds will help fight terrorism

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:51:00 +0000

Department of Homeland Security sets guidelines for $1.3 billion in preparedness grants

Pigs on police cars: Just laugh it off, some Vermonters say

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:31:00 +0000

Pigs on police cars: Just laugh it off, some Vermonters say

Governments' Lighter Side

Pigs on police cars? Inmates pull a fast one on police

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000

Who put the pig image in official state police seal?

Governments' Lighter Side

Columbus, Ohio, centralizes building security

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:21:00 +0000

Central office connects security cameras, access control systems

Department of Justice sues Utah over immigration

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:11:00 +0000

Jennifer Grzeskowiak

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Utah to block immigration law HB 497, claiming that several of the provisions are preempted by federal law.

California city cracks down on prostitution

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:29:00 +0000

Jennifer Grzeskowiak

Escondido, Calif., is taking action against massage establishments and therapists using their certification for prostitution and human trafficking.

A piece of terrible history

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:25:00 +0000

David Crabtree, a staff member of Winter Park, Fla.-based Architects Design Group (ADG), took this photo of a 14.5-foot, 2,500 pound steel beam from Tower No. 2 of the World Trade Center in New York that now stands as a memorial in front of the Sarasota, Fla., Police Department headquarters.

Madison, Wis., police captain discusses crowd control

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:58:00 +0000

The American City & County Podcast

Capt. Tom Snyder, who oversees the Madison, Wis., Police Department's Special Events Team, talks about the way Madison handles protests and large crowds, and its preference to avoid confrontation.

Audio File:

tom-snyder-20111101.mp3

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:17:00 +0000

For the eighth year in a row, October has been declared National Cyber Security Awareness Month, a time to educate the public on how to protect themselves online.

Local governments mark 9/11, on alert against threat (w/ related video)

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:23:00 +0000

This weekend will mark the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and as law enforcement is on heightened alert against a possible terrorist attack, local governments across the nation plan to observe the anniversary.