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• University of Michigan to Offer Active Attacker Training April 24, 2019
  The University of Michigan will begin offering optional active attacker training to students, faculty, staff and community members through a program called “Capable Guardian: Instruct, Evacuate, Shelter, Defend.”
• Meeting Compliance Regulations for Controlled Access with Security Entrances April 24, 2019
  The concept of regulatory compliance is simple: compliance maintains the safety and welfare of the general public.
• Cargo Thefts Declined in Q1 2019 April 24, 2019
  Cargo thefts in the U.S. and Canada declined 22 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2019, according to data from CargoNet.
• New Battery Backup Solutions Increase System Reliability and Reduce TCO April 22, 2019
  For more than 40 years, Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) batteries have been the go-to solution for security, fire, access and surveillance system back-up, but now there’s a new and extremely efficient option available ­that changes everything.
• Amazon Delivery Drivers Required to Take Selfies to Prevent Fraud April 22, 2019
  Amazon is asking its drivers to take selfies to verify their identities and lower the chances of fraud.
• DHS to Implement Facial Recognition Technology to Identify Travelers April 19, 2019
  According to the Department of Homeland Security's 2018 Fiscal Year Report, they will be implementing facial recognition technology to identify approximately 97 percent of airport passengers departing the country. 
• And Now for Something Completely Different… April 19, 2019
  There are so many innovative and powerful surveillance, security and communications technologies coming to market these days, it’s hard to keep track of them all.
• Texas Bill Would Allow Attorneys to Skip Security Lines April 19, 2019
  House Bill 1359 by Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, would create a way for attorneys to apply with the State Bar of Texas for identification cards for use in any of Texas’ 254 counties.
• London and New York Top Business Travel Destinations for U.S. Business Travelers April 19, 2019
  Despite the United Kingdom’s Brexit plans, London remained the leading international destination last year for U.S. business travelers, according to global travel management company BCD Travel.
• How Travel Buyers and IT Managers Collaborate to Secure Sensitive Company Data April 18, 2019
  Global business travel spending reached $1.33 trillion in 2017 and is forecast to advance another 7.1 percent in 2018.