Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by the Center for Task Force Training (CenTF), CenTF presents a new five-part podcast series titled “Proactive Policing in Today’s Society for Multijurisdictional and Specialty Enforcement Units.”  The series was created to discuss timely and relevant issues faced by task teams and specialized units. Officer Safety in Proactive Units, part one of the five-part series explores proactive policing mission goals to promote officer safety and minimize risk. Through the experienced lens and expert guidance of subject-matter experts Robert (“Bob”) Bushman—former Statewide Gang and Drug Task Force Coordinator and JD, MS, constitutional policing author Thomas (“Tom”) Martinelli, Officer Safety in Proactive Units discusses the nuances between proactive, reactive, and constitutional policing all under the graceful moderation of experienced CenTF Trainer Thomas (“Tom”) Datro. The session also includes recommendations on how frontline agents and managerial officers can best protect themselves and their agencies from liability.  To listen to the podcast and learn more about what agencies can do to better serve and support the officers and the communities they protect, register for a CenTF account, or log in using an existing account, and navigate to the Training and Technical Assistance page.

Funded by the Office of Violence Against Women, this webinar series will focus on partnerships, trauma-informed engagement, fidelity, sustainability, and confidentiality. The webinars will feature speakers from several organizations to include the Center for Criminal Justice Research, the Urban Institute, Washington State University, the Confidentiality Institute, the Maine Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and many more. The remaining webinars will be held every Tuesday for the next five weeks. 

When:  Tuesday, September 26 - Tuesday, October 26, 2023.
Time:  3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., ET

Funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and hosted by the National Gang Center, this episode of the National Gang Center’s “Voices From the Field” podcast focuses on how informed policing can be applied to interrupt the cycle of violence. 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has just released its 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA), providing a comprehensive overview of the most pressing threats facing the United States. This annual report serves as a tool for the Biden Administration and its partners in preparing for and responding to the ever-evolving threat landscape. By sharing threat information with the public, they hope to enable a more informed response to security challenges.  One notable change in DHS’s approach is that the annual HTA will now become the primary means of sharing the terrorism threat level.  Previously, the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) conveyed this information.  NTAS advisories will now be used for situations requiring immediate public alerts about specific or imminent terrorist threats or changes in the threat level.  Overall, the 2024 HTA serves as a critical resource for understanding and addressing these multifaceted security challenges, guiding the nation’s efforts to safeguard its homeland.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released this report which highlights the benefits of open-source software (OSS) in the critical infrastructure sector.  The roadmap CISA presents in this report aligns with the National Cybersecurity Strategy’s goal of a more resilient, equitable, and defensible cyberspace.  CISA seeks to manage the risks to the federal government and critical infrastructure by protecting the OSS they rely on. The four goals presented in this report are as follows:

1. Establishing CISA’s role in supporting the security of OSS.
2. Understanding the prevalence of key open-source dependencies.
3. Reducing risks to the federal government.
4. Hardening the broader OSS ecosystem.

OSS is key to achieving a secure and resilient cyberspace, along with the objectives of the National Cybersecurity Strategy.  CISA, in partnership with federal agencies and the OSS community, plays a vital role in making this vision a reality.