The OpTac International, Inc. SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program, hosted by the Lafayette Police Dept., will be held June 25-26, 2020, in Lafayette, Indiana. The program is based on the book, “SWAT Operations and Critical Incidents: Why People Die” written by Stuart A. Meyers, and includes his prize-winning Harvard University research on the complexities of critical incident management. Law enforcement administrators, ex...

The OpTac International, Inc. Tactical Command Program, hosted by the Lafayette Police Dept., will be held June 23-25, 2020, in Lafayette, Indiana. The programprovides attendees with realistic guidelines and practical exercises to prepare for and enhance their command of Special Weapons and Tactics teams. Classroom presentations and tabletop exercises provide a detailed understanding of raid planning and execution, command post operations, leg...

During this unclassified webinar we will discuss; what happened, why it occurred, what could have been done to prevent it, and strategies to prevent another occurrence in all government facilities.

The SMILE Conference is the leading training conference devoted to Social Media, the Internet and Law Enforcement initiatives. The SMILE Conference, now together with the iSMILE Conference, has pioneered the adoption of social media by law enforcement agencies across the world for public outreach, crime prevention, and forensics since 2010. The SMILE Conference has become both the go-to and most trusted source by law enforcement agencies world...

Join us for a discussion with Former Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan about Covid-19 impacts on the trade and travel industries and how emerging tech can help address the current crisis and prepare for future challenges. To be the first to know about Dcode events, sign up for our newsletter at dcode.co/subscribe.

Law Enforcement and Public Safety Technology Forum - Virtual Event Preview AFCEA Bethesda will be hosting a virtual preview event for the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Technology Forum, which has been moved from late May to July 29 and 30th. The virtual preview event will be held at 8:00am on Wednesday, May 20, the original date of the LEAPS Technology Forum. This hour-long free event will offer a preview of the live event content. The li...

The way government agencies work has dramatically shifted in the last few months as the coronavirus has swept the globe. Some agencies have shuttered their offices, while agencies such as the IRS, the Social Security Administration and, in many states, the Department of Motor Vehicles have all closed their doors to the public. Meanwhile, telework and digital services have taken center stage. How have government and industry worked together to...

Maps and location data have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 response. The geographic information systems (GIS) community has been able to take the lessons learned from disaster response and transfer this knowledge quickly, to carry out meaningful impacts. GIS is helping communities make more data-driven decisions, allocate much-needed resources, and keep the public informed during the coronavirus outbreak. Join us online Tuesday, April 7...

Similar to the Maintaining Control Workshop conducted by the US Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Traffic Engineering Agency, this class is intended for government, military and contractor SECURITY or ENGINEERING personnel involved in designing entry control facilities. The curriculum focuses on the design features required for the effective and efficient operation of access control points at installation perimeters and controlled areas...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Our 2020 event is changing to entirely virtual due to recommendation by public health officials in King County, WA that large gatherings be cancelled due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. New virtual event will be scheduled in the future. Join 1,000 government social media professionals for the only major social media conference in the Unite...