Arkansas remains a “national rally point for cyber defense” and is making great strides in the field, and Lee Watson, founder and CEO of Forge Institute in Little Rock, wants to help keep it that way. Watson and his team…
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Little Rock Port Authority Receives FEMA Grant for Security Upgrades
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Little Rock Port Authority has been awarded a $570,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA to upgrade the security camera system throughout the growing Port area. The upgrades will improve safety for the industry partners and the 7,000…
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AR Senators Join Call for Answers on Migrants Released into US
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Republican U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in calling on Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to address reports that thousands of migrants sheltering in Del Rio, Texas, were released into the interior…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has pushed back the deadline to obtain a REAL ID to 2023. Originally, U.S. citizens were required to obtain a REAL ID by Oct. 1, 2021. Due to the pandemic, the deadline has been…
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RaftUp Chosen as Phase I Winner in Coast Guard Challenge
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRaftUp Technologies, a Little Rock startup, has been selected as one of the Phase I winners for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Ready for Rescue Challenge. For the challenge, RaftUp developed the AdventureSafe public safety platform, and as a Phase I…