Tag: terrorist attack

Trump Attack Proves Importance of Special Event Security Planning

By Greg Shaffer, Founder, Shaffer Security Group Jul 22, 2024 Access Control

Updated: Jul 22, 2024

Editor’s note: FM Perspectives are industry op-eds. The views expressed are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of Facilities Management Advisor. The recent assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pa., has made it obvious that the attention to detail required for securing special events cannot be overly stressed. The ease with […]

Amid Rise in Hate Crimes, DHS Offers More Security Grants for Religious and Nonprofit Groups

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jun 27, 2024 Access Control

Updated: Jun 27, 2024

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will distribute $160 million in Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) funds as a first tranche of additional funding that the Biden administration secured to protect faith-based institutions and nonprofit organizations against targeted attacks. The announcement accompanies the DHS’s release of an amended Notice of Funding […]