This training will describe how a comprehensive threat assessment program can help to prevent mass shootings, school shootings, workplace violence, and other forms of targeted violence that impact communities across the United States. Included is an overview of Secret Service methodologies for preventing assassinations, and a description of how this approach can be adapted to prevent other forms of targeted violence. All content is based on th...

The 10th Annual Open Source Digital Forensics Conference (OSDFCon) will be held October 15-17, 2019 in Herndon, VA. This event allows attendees to learn about new software and meet the developers. Oct 15: Workshops: A series of 3-hour in-depth workshops (need separate ticket to attend) Oct 16: Conference: A full-day of 35-minute talks focused exclusively on open source digital forensics tools Free for government attendees through Oct. 5 Oct 17...

To address the growing epidemic of homelessness, governments need accurate data collection, strong collaboration tools and advanced analytics. They also need ways to share and collaborate both internally and externally with a variety of stakeholders to produce actionable results. Geographic Information System (GIS) provides the required tools to efficiently address these needs in a comprehensive manner. Join us online Thursday, Oct. 10 from 2-...

Join Prince George's County Police Department, Veritone and Officer.com for an engaging webinar to learn how to harness your department's case evidence and booking database to identify suspect leads faster, accelerate case clearance rates and save money with AI. Topics will include: * Challenges in Identifying Suspects in Video and Image Evidence * Suspect Identification Best Practices from Prince George's Police Department * Harnessing the P...

The 2019 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) is coming September 5-8 at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC. We hope you will join us and thousands of your colleagues to celebrate the resiliency and diversity of our movement. Register now for this year’s USCA to take advantage of all the training, networking, and skills-building opportunities the conference has to offer. Take a look at our website for a current list of Institutes,...

MCOLES Certified-Use of 302 Funds approved for Michigan law enforcement agencies. The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program, hosted by the Washtenaw Community College Police Academy, will be held June 27-28, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. An effective law enforcement response to critical incidents involving armed suspects can determine whether someone lives or dies. The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident M...

Presented by the Security Industry Association, the 2019 SIA GovSummit focuses on how government leverages security technologies to drive success across a wide spectrum of missions. Held annually in Washington, D.C., GovSummit examines emerging policy trends, technology needs of the government and changes in the risk environment that shape development of products and advanced systems integration to meet evolving security challenges.

MCOLES Certified-Use of 302 Funds approved for Michigan law enforcement agencies. The OpTac International Tactical Team Policy and Organization Program, hosted by the Washtenaw Community College Police Academy, will be held June 24-26, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This program provides commanders, administrators, team leaders, and tactical team personnel with contemporary guidelines for the development of tactical team policy and procedures al...

Reducing homelessness is top of mind for governments and not-for-profit organizations. This pressing social issue requires the support and attention of multiple disciplines ranging from health, human service, law enforcement, and public works just to name a few. But in order to make progress addressing homelessness, gov needs accurate data collection, strong collaboration tools, advanced analytics for improved planning and response as well as...

Virtual Tabletop Exercise Agriculture (Crop Decimation) General: EMI conducts a series of VTTX using a video teleconference (VTC) platform to reach community-based training audiences around the country and provide a virtual forum for disaster training. The VTTX process involves key personnel from the emergency management community of practice reviewing a pre-packaged set of exercise materials, then convening for a four-hour tabletop exercise...