In the course of my career in law enforcement, I have had the opportunity to work with many of the individuals who protect our nation’s capital and spent considerable time working with the agencies in the Capitol Building itself. I hold that building – and all that it represents – in...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 227 million Americans have been tested for COVID-19. Both nationally, and locally, states are witnessing dramatic increases – in positive cases, in exposures, and not surprisingly, in testing. Pop-up testing sites, which were a staple of the pandemic landscape...
Election Day 2020 has arrived, and with it, trepidation, apprehension, and for many communities across our country, fear of what might come next. Already, the outcome of the election – regardless of which way it tips – is being queued up for a legal dispute, and one that could...
The cyber investigation team at the Edward Davis Company has strengthened its network of specialists with the addition of Greg McCormick, a cybersecurity specialist with a storied history with the Boston Police Department. Greg McCormick’s Cyber Security Career McCormick, a highly-decorated 14 year veteran of Boston Police, will be working...
The fundamental process of a free and fair election is under attack in our country, and with just four weeks left before a historic election, the leaders of our nation’s law enforcement agencies need to prepare for a crucial political event, the likes of which we have potentially not seen...
In a nearly unprecedented action, the Louisville, Kentucky Police Department has declared a State of Emergency in anticipation of an imminent announcement regarding the Breonna Taylor case. Physical access to downtown Louisville is being restricted, and the police department is enacting several other protocols to keep not just its community...
Last week, it was revealed that some of Russia’s most notorious internet trolls affiliated with a Russian organization that stoked political tensions in 2016 were also the masterminds behind the recent launch of a “news” website called Peace Data. This new site which hired real-life journalists, including Americans, to contribute...
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Questions abound in the wake of the latest police-involved shooting captured on videotape, this time in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Jacob Blake remains alive but grievously wounded after being shot repeatedly by city police officers. Again, as we have seen too many times just this year, the lack of immediate clarity of...
Even as the world contends with the ramifications of a global pandemic that claims new victims daily, companies want to make sure they’re doing what they can to protect and help their employees. Unfortunately, though, deceptive marketing “snake oil salesmen” who rose to prominence during 18th-century trading are making a...