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By Bambi Majumdar
 Officers in full tactical gear take defensive positions and carry out coordinated exercises during a drill, including emergency scenarios like a shooter-hostage incident or mass-casualty situations. This was the scene recently as several South Florida law enforcement agencies took part in an emergency training session. Called Heat Shield 2, the new training exercise trained first responders on the latest tools and techniques. The exercises tested regional agency coordination, and response and rescue efforts.
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NMLEA
A manufacturer of personal protective gear (Inflatable PFDs, Flotation Jackets, work vests, breathable waterproof clothing, etc.) FirstWatch Gear has seen an interesting growth period over the last five-plus years. In an interview with General Manager Ross Johnston, hear how the company started, how they adapted to the needs of the community, and some exciting products they are working on right now based on the input they get from the maritime law enforcement and first responder community. "It's all about listening," says Ross, and you can hear the Podcast by clicking here.
Member bonus: Get an extra 5 percent discount off of any FirstWatch gear through our online store, by using the coupon code FW6-18!
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As of this writing, port authorities, terminal operators, shipping companies, cruise lines and other stakeholders throughout the maritime domain are now hard at work considering their strategies for taking advantage of the 2018 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) that was just announced this week. And within this program, there is a unique opportunity for ports to reconsider their approach to one of the top threats to our country, to our economy, and to our maritime lifeline; cyber-attacks. On page 47 of the 2018 PSGP Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO,) "Improving Cybersecurity Capabilities" is highlighted, and in particular, the focus is put on management of cyber risks. But as our community considers their grant applications, similar questions arise across the entire domain when it comes to cybersecurity.
Read the full story here, or listen to "Podcast 5-18: Cybersecurity, RiskSense, and the 2018 Port Security Grant Program" by clicking here.
NMLEA
The Department of Homeland Security released its Port Security Grant Funding Notice of Funding Opportunity on Grants.gov on May 21, 2018, with an application submission deadline of June 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. EDT. So not a lot of time to get everything put together to compete for the $100 million in funding available.
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In case you missed it, you can view a recording of the webinar that we conducted with stakeholders from around the country. You can go to our Webinars and Podcast page at www.nmlea.org/webinars-and-podcasts.
Topics discussed in the webinar include:
What we know about the current environment
What could happen, that no one is telling you
What the federal government will want us to focus on
What factors contribute to successful applications
What makes good grant applications - and what makes bad ones
Why some applications continue to fail
Why you need to get that quote today
What's so important about the Post Award process
How do you manage the award, after the fact
Other Webinars and Podcasts available online at www.nmlea.org/webinars-and-podcasts:
No Safe Harbors: Charting a Smarter Course of Maritime Stakeholders through Cyber Risk Management
How Changes in Procurement and Products are Affecting Maritime Public Safety Agencies
Podcast 4/18: Innovation in Healthcare for Academy Members — and Every American
Podcast 3/18: Maritime Advanced Firearms Training — What Makes It Different?
NMLEA
Check it out, and let us know if there are specific products that you'd like to see there.
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Security Boulevard
In today's environment of rapid-fire technical innovation, data science and cybersecurity not only share much in common, it can be argued that they have an important symbiotic relationship.
A fundamental understanding of the distinctions – and similarities — of these two fields is good to have. Both must flourish separately and together to fuel "digital transformation" in a way that makes our connected world as secure as it needs to be.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Teams from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations Boston, the U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection partnered to engage in a large-scale, Maritime Active Shooter Exercise recently, led by the Massachusetts State Police that took place midstream on vessels sailing through Boston Harbor in Massachusetts. The complex, multi-partner exercise was the culmination of a year-long series of maritime missions, training, and planning efforts that included specially trained team members from HSI Boston’s Special Response Team, the U.S. Coast Guard, CBP's SRT led by the Massachusetts State Police's Special Tactical Operations Team.
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PoliceOne.com
Human traffickers can abduct or lure susceptible individuals for many reasons such as economic hardship, lack of social support, national disasters or political instability.
Many of these criminals are referred to as ‘recruiters’ who create a false sense of legitimacy by masking their illegal intentions in order to enlist susceptible victims. These individuals initially obtain the victim through force, fraud or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, labor or commercial sex acts.
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The Associated Press via The Sacramento Bee
No longer a novelty, drones are becoming an everyday tool for more police and fire departments, new research has found. The number of public safety agencies with drones has more than doubled since the end of 2016, according to data collected by the Center for the Study of the Drone at New York's Bard College.
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MIT News
The future of transportation in waterway-rich cities such as Amsterdam, Bangkok, and Venice — where canals run alongside and under bustling streets and bridges — may include autonomous boats that ferry goods and people, helping clear up road congestion. Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the Senseable City Lab in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, have taken a step toward that future by designing a fleet of autonomous boats that offer high maneuverability and precise control.
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The Times
Danger and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage loom on Lake Michigan and other Region waterways, an investigation of federal records shows. And safety experts say much of it revolves around inexperience at the controls of recreational watercraft.
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