CISA Region IX invites you to join the next quarterly Los Angeles Area UAS Working Group Meeting which will be held on May 13, 2021 from 9:30 a.m to 11:30 a.m. (PST). The Spring 2021 L.A. Area UAS Working Group Meeting will feature guest speakers from the following organizations : FAA, CISA, Los Angeles Port Police, University of Southern California (USC) Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) and will cover updates on the following topics:...

The use of new technologies and challenges on data protection in the context of cross border cooperation and information sharing to counter terrorism and related transnational organized crime Introduction to the webinar series thematic areas Interactive Dialogue: Previous Experiences & Success Stories Q & A UNCCT and INTERPOL, will jointly implement project, ‘HOTSPOT’. The project supports Member States strengthen their cap...

DSI’s 9th Annual Border Security and Intelligence Summit will focus on the policies and technologies necessary to ensure the continued safety of the U.S. Homeland through the protection and security of our nation’s borders. TCOs continue to adapt their tactics, techniques, and procedures, supported by ever increasingly sophisticated networks and technologies. Our society’s continual expansion of data and the utilization of on...

Coastline borders present huge security challenges for the border community. With dramatically varied terrain from mountains and cliffs to beaches and swamps. There are estimated to be 1.16 million kilometres of extended coastline globally, with multiple million lonely bays, inlets, estuaries and Islands that can all be exploited by terrorists, illegal migrants, drug and arms smugglers, human traffickers and organised crime. The number of ways...

The role of border communities and border security and management strategies in the context of cross border cooperation and information sharing to counter terrorism and related transnational organized crime Introduction to the webinar series thematic areas Interactive Dialogue: Previous Experiences & Success Stories Q & A The Accra Initiative was established in 2017 to prevent spillover of terrorism from the Sahel and to address transn...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will host a VIRTUAL EEO Seminar, "Workplace Transformation- Light At The End Of The Tunnel And Along The Way", on March 31, 2021 from 12:00 pm – 3:10 pm EST. This highly informative and interactive seminar, featuring some of the EEOC’s most senior leaders, and other well-known and highly esteemed and sought-after speakers, will provide employers and employees in both the priva...

Operational challenges in the context of interagency cooperation and information sharing to counter terrorism and stem the flow of returning FTFs. Introduction to the webinar series thematic areas Interactive Dialogue: Previous Experiences & Success Stories Q & A Spain suffered the most deadly terrorist attack in European history on March 11, 2004, when the blasts from ten bombs on four Madrid-bound commuter trains killed 191 people. M...

BY INVITATION ONLY C-UAS Presentation: A 45 minute briefing on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Threats and Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Capabilities. The briefing will provide an overview of Non Traditional Aviation (NTAT) Threats to Critical Infrastructure along with an overview of emerging counter UAS (C-UAS) capabilities as well as the legal regulations at the federal level for the deployment of these capabilities for special e...

The maritime environment is inherently complex. It involves diverse stakeholders, vessels of every shape, size, and purpose, industries that depend on the sea and its resources, port operators, customs officials, border police, immigration agents, environmental specialists, and countless others who impact the maritime domain. The development of communication and coordination protocols and a decision-making and response framework are critical t...

As the world continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, probably the most drastically affected sector is the aviation travel business, with airlines and airports struggling to survive in the face of a massive downturn in international travel. But, it is also true that in the post COVID world, the aviation travel business will be vital to the global economic recovery, whilst at the same time remaining in the frontline of controlling the...