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Law Enforcement News Portsmouth Council OKs Purchase of Drone by Police Dept. Seacoastonline, (10/16/2018), Jeff McMenemy The Police Department in Portsmouth, N.H., will use a $69,638 grant to pay for a small unmanned aerial vehicle as well as the cost of maintenance for the device and training of officers. Uses for UAVs include crime scene and accident investigations. Link to Article Davenport Firefighters Get Gear to Protect Them in Active Shooter Situations WGAD, (10/17/2018), Katrina Lamansky Members of the Davenport Fire Department in Iowa now have ballistic helmets and body armor for protection in active shooter situations. A $5,600 grant from the Scott County Regional Authority was used to pay for the equipment for six firefighters. Link to Article Freeport Police to Purchase Use-of-Force Training Simulator Journal Standard, (10/16/2018), Derrick Mason The Freeport City Council in Illinois has approved the purchase of a use-of-force simulator for the police department. Th...

Advancing Research Initiatives and Combatting the Human Trafficking Epidemic wil take place Nov. 1, 2018 at 1 p.m. ET. Recommendations will be discussed addressing general policies and priorities; a need to better protect refuges, immigrants and other at-risk populations; labor trafficking; and sexual exploitation. For information and to register, go to https://forensiccoe.org/webinar/combatting-human-trafficking-epidemic/ .

U.S. Government’s First Bug Bounty Initiative Turns Two; Issues Awards to Further Strengthen Internal DOD Assets WASHINGTON, DC -- The Department of Defense announced today efforts to expand its successful ‘Hack the Pentagon’ crowdsourced security program. DOD awarded contracts to three private-sector Silicon Valley firms to boost the Department’s capacity to run bug bounties aimed at strengthening security for internal DOD assets. Hack the Pentagon bug bounties are designed to identify and resolve security vulnerabilities across targeted DOD websites and assets and pay cash to highly vetted security researchers or ‘ethical hackers’ to discover and disclose bugs. DOD will continue to build out bug bounties for public-facing websites and pursue other crowdsourced security tactics. As cyber threats persist, the Defense Department is working to identify innovative approaches to bolster security, combat malicious activities, and build trusted private sector partnerships to counter threats...