U.S. Border Security Summit “Enhancing Security for Trade, Travel & Commerce”November 13-14, 2013 – Mary M Gates Learning Center – Alexandria, VA DSI’s Tri-National US Border Security Summit is designed as an educational and training “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders and key policy-makers across a U.S., Mexican, and Canadian local, state, and federal law enforcement offices can come together...

School Safety Symposium Acts of violence are occurring every day in our communities. Unfortunately schools are not immune from these senseless and seemingly random events that continue to occur across our nation. School administrators, teachers, parents and students all have roles to play in preventing acts of violence. When disaster does strike all school personnel must know and understand the roles they have in order to respond appropriately...

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Does your organization have a plan for an active shooter event or hostage taking? Given today’s ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization’s incident response planning. A Unique Training Opportunity LifeWay and the National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Infrastructure Protection...

Storm water management has long been a consideration of developers, municipalities and governments. Regulations and laws have been in effect in various forms governing the flow rate, flooding and erosive potential of storm water discharges for many years, however, the ultimate discharge of storm water was only rarely monitored or regulated for total volume or quality. Changes by the federal government over the past several years have now creat...

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Does your organization have a plan for an active shooter event or hostage taking? Given today’s ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization’s incident response planning. A Unique Training Opportunity The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the National Protection and Programs Directorate Office o...

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Does your organization have a plan for an active shooter event or hostage taking? Given today’s ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization’s incident response planning. A Unique Training Opportunity The National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Infrastructure Protection within the...

More than six million refugees are believed to have fled Syria and many of them have taken shelter in Jordan. Jordan’s area and population are comparable to the state of Indiana and, due to this massive influx, it now hosts the second largest gathering of Syrian refugees. View our on-demand webcast for a geopolitical examination of the refugee crisis’ effects on Jordan. We will use web intelligence tools to explore the human securi...

Please join us for an Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security (Executive Order 13650 (EO)) public listening session. The Working Group will share an overview of the various sections of the EO and the progress made to date on each. In particular, we are interested in hearing from the stakeholders described in the EO: chemical producers, chemical storage companies, agricultural supply companies, State and local regulators, chemical criti...

Please join us for an Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security (Executive Order 13650 (EO)) public listening session. The Working Group will share an overview of the various sections of the EO and the progress made to date on each. In particular, we are interested in hearing from the stakeholders described in the EO: chemical producers, chemical storage companies, agricultural supply companies, State and local regulators, chemical criti...

Hazardous materials within building environments can pose significant challenges to building owners, property managers, maintenance staff and others involved in building management or property acquisitions. A fundamental understanding of the potential environmental hazards within buildings can help building management professionals avoid common problems during acquisitions, regular operations, during renovation and demolition projects and emer...