NEWS & ANALYSIS

Police Testify On Behalf of Bulletproof Vest Program

Senators and police tout the Bulletproof Vest Partnership during National Police Week.

Virtual Kidnappings Scare Up Ransoms in Mexico

The latest criminal craze to hit Mexico uses fear as its asset.

Experts: U.K. Companies Must Protect Employees Traveling Abroad

A new U.K. corporate manslaughter law may elevate corporate liability if employees get injured or die while traveling on the job, says iJet Intelligent Risk Systems.

Al Qaeda Attacks Western Worker Complex in Yemen

Al Qaeda-linked terrorists claim responsibility for firing three rockets at a villa where Western oil workers live in the city of Sanaa.

Relationships Critical to Overseas Personnel Protection

Building and maintaining relationships can be the most crucial aspect for protecting an organization's assets and people in volatile regions overseas, a security director told attendees at ASIS International's global terrorism conference.

UN Personnel No Longer Protected From Attack

"Our blue flag does not protect us anymore," UN official says.

Blackwater Founder Defends His Contractors

Says his contractors are not cowboys before a congressional committee.

Blackwater USA Sought to Cover Up Deadly Iraq Shootings

A new congressional report faults the State Department for its lack of accountability and its permissiveness regarding the private security contractor.

Blackwater USA Banned from Iraq

Firefight in Baghdad leaves eight bystanders dead.

Top Cops Split on Liberalizing Concealed Weapons for Officers

Before a congressional subcommittee hearing yesterday, representatives from the leading national police organizations testified on whether Congress should liberalize the ability of current and former police officers to carry concealed firearms.