Camden, DE (August 1st, 2024):  After extensive deliberation and strategic planning, the Delaware Association of Chiefs of Police (DACP) announced today a collaborative partnership with All-Star Talent and Guardian Alliance Technologies.

The partnership aims to enhance talent acquisition for police officers across 50 departments statewide through a wide array of initiatives. The initiatives include recruitment analysis, candidate outreach systems, research-driven marketing strategies, promotional video production, digital marketing campaigns, retention analytics, hiring process enhancements, and the development of a standardized police officer application process for Delaware law enforcement, akin to the college admission process for students.

In recent years, police agencies nationwide have faced significant recruitment and retention hurdles. Challenges stem from various factors, including the rigorous nature of the profession, disparities in compensation and work-life balance compared to other fields, and prolonged hiring processes lasting from several months to over a year. Amid economic uncertainties like recession, inflation, and student loan burdens, many potential recruits seek quicker opportunities in the private sector, posing difficulties for law enforcement agencies in attracting top talent.

Chief Patrick Ogden, the current president of the DACP, said, “This first-of-its-kind initiative will bring talent from across the county to Delaware police agencies. Our goal is to recruit the best talent by streamlining antiquated hiring processes, eliminating inefficiencies, enhancing information sharing, and engaging in open dialogue with applicants. Modern recruitment systems will drive candidates to our common application. The hiring process will include a more automated background investigation, providing investigators with more efficient means to do their job. In the next phase of this initiative, we plan to create a statewide written and physical test, so applicants who apply for more than one agency will only have to test once.”

Chief Rick McCabe, the current 1st vice president of the DACP, added, “In summer 2023, the DACP Board met to discuss the state’s recruiting challenges. Many agencies reported critical staffing levels causing patrol shortages and the erosion of special units, alongside a universal struggle to attract qualified candidates. This meeting led to an agreement to address recruitment collaboratively with a statewide initiative. Our goal is to identify barriers preventing qualified candidates from entering policing through a community survey and create a messaging campaign based on the data. We look forward to working with All-Star Talent and Guardian Alliance Technologies to highlight the diverse policing opportunities in Delaware and streamline candidate selection. Those interested in policing can find opportunities in beach or rural towns in Sussex County, small to large municipal policing in Kent County, and county, state, urban, or university policing in New Castle County.”

Activity connected with the partnership is slated to begin on August 1st.

About DACP

The Delaware Association of Chiefs of Police (DACP) is a professional police organization headed by commanding officers, committed to providing excellent safety services to the citizens of Delaware. The Association was formed in 1971 to improve police service in Delaware and establish standardization and uniformity in policies and procedures.  For more information, visit www.depolicechiefs.org

About All-Star Talent

All-Star Talent is the premier law enforcement and public sector recruitment firm, dedicated to assisting police, sheriff, corrections, and other public sector departments in attracting, nurturing, recruiting, and hiring both sworn and non-sworn personnel. All-Star’s outcome-driven campaigns deliver proven results to law enforcement and public sector departments of all sizes.  For more information, visit www.allstartalent.us

About Guardian Alliance Technologies

Guardian Alliance Technologies provides cloud-based applicant screening and background investigation software to over 900 agencies in 48 states. The Guardian Platform is a solution designed by law enforcement for law enforcement, offering an easy, efficient way to pre-screen, investigate, and approve applicants. For more information, visit www.guardianalliancetechnologies.com.

Guardian Alliance Technologies announced today a strategic alliance with All-Star Talent, a prominent company specializing in personnel recruitment and retention for law enforcement agencies. The partnership focuses on deploying an integrated technology and services package for law enforcement recruiting, vetting, and hiring which has proven to attract and hold a larger number of highly qualified candidates who are seeking technologically evolved employers.  

By adopting the integrated All-Star/Guardian solution, law enforcement agencies can increase their candidate pool, shorten their hiring time, and lower their cost per hire.  These tools go beyond traditional approaches and effectively leverage AI, machine learning, automation, and digital communication methods to find and engage with today’s young and talented individuals.  

Ryan Layne, CEO of Guardian Alliance Technologies, highlights the need for transformation in law enforcement recruitment. “Many applicants today grew up with digital devices, yet they are often required to fill out outdated hardcopy paperwork, creating a negative impression.  Collaborating with All-Star enables us to offer an end-to-end digital solution that modernizes recruiting, vetting, and hiring practices.  We meet the expectations of the current generation by providing efficient, digital communication channels, and a streamlined screening and vetting process, ensuring a positive experience for qualified candidates and fostering a deeper interest in working for the agency engaging them.”

Jason Litchney, Co-Founder of All-Star Talent, echoed Ryan Layne’s sentiments and emphasized the importance of embracing efficiency and digital communication in law enforcement agencies. “We specialize in law enforcement recruiting and have developed proven strategies that have successfully worked in 17 states to find robust qualified applicant pools in a marketplace that many believe is devoid of them,” he said.  “The partnership with Guardian ensures that agencies are able to find, engage, vet, and hire qualified applicants in record time, and at a lesser cost per hire than can be realized through traditional strategies.”

Together, Guardian and All-Star have found that applicants value organizations that prioritize efficiency and digital communication. By collaborating, the companies are able to offer a one-of-a-kind technology and service solution that streamlines the recruitment, screening, and vetting process, and attracts diverse and talented personnel.

About Guardian Alliance Technologies

Guardian Alliance Technologies provides cloud-based applicant screening and background investigation software to over 700 agencies in 47 states.  The Guardian Platform is a solution designed by law enforcement for law enforcement and provides an easy, efficient way to pre-screen, investigate, and approve applicants. For more information, visit www.guardianalliancetechnologies.com

About All-Star Talent

All-Star Talent is the premier law enforcement talent marketing and recruiting company and works with law enforcement departments across 17 states.  For more information, visit www.allstartalent.us

Stockton, California – February 16th, 2023 –  Guardian Alliance Technologies, Inc. announced today that long-time law enforcement executive, David Green, has joined its Advisory Board, further expanding the company’s team of innovative leaders and advisors.

David Green is a co-founder and managing partner at Palicon Group, an investigations, security, and public safety consulting firm based in Southern California. Prior to forming Palicon Group, David spent thirty years in law enforcement serving with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, California Department of Justice, and San Bernardino Police Department where he served as the City’s 40th Chief of Police. 

“As a former chief, I faced few greater challenges than efficiently onboarding needed personnel,” said David.  “Recruiting good talent is harder today than ever before, and the majority of agencies are still using outdated and inefficient methods.  It’s time the industry adopts technology that can help speed up the process while not cutting corners or lowering standards.  That is why I am excited to join the Guardian team.  They have their finger on the pulse of what agencies need and the technology to finally resolve this industry pain point.”

As an executive manager, one of David’s chief accomplishments was revamping his organization’s recruitment and hiring practices to incorporate AI-driven digital ad targeting and the private outsourcing of background functions. In doing so, he identified several key opportunities for improvement which he sought to address with the formation of Palicon Group. Today, Palicon Group is one of the few private background firms in the Nation to offer a fully automated process as part of its standard service. 

Ryan Layne, CEO of Guardian, stated “David is a natural fit for Guardian’s Advisory Board.  With over 3 decades of experience as a law enforcement executive, David brings unique insights and strategies to Guardian’s leadership team.  As a police chief, he has already implemented successful strategies that enhanced his department’s recruitment and background process.  Now as an Advisor to Guardian and principal at Palicon Group, he is able to share and implement these proven strategies with agencies in California and across the nation.  Guardian’s clients can feel confident that our products and solutions have just become more impactful as a result of David joining our board.” 

David Green Biography 

David Green is a co-founder and managing partner at Palicon Group, an investigations, security, and public safety consulting firm based in Southern California. Prior to forming Palicon Group, David spent thirty years in law enforcement serving with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, California Department of Justice, and San Bernardino Police Department where he served as the City’s 40th Chief of Police. 

Over the course of his career, David has participated in several major event responses ranging from natural disasters to an ISIS-inspired terror attack in 2015. His breadth of experience has resulted in appointments to numerous boards and committees including the California League of Cities Public Safety Committee. 

David has consulted organizations nationally and internationally on the topics of security planning, emergency response, and crisis management and served as a consultant for FEMA’s Office of Counterterrorism and Security Preparedness. David has served as a guest lecturer for the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, and currently serves on the advisory board for the University of California Irvine’s Customer Experience Program. 

As an executive manager, one of David’s chief accomplishments was revamping his organization’s recruitment and hiring practices to incorporate AI-driven digital ad targeting and the private outsourcing of background functions. In doing so, he identified several key opportunities for improvement which he sought to address with the formation of the Palicon Group. Today, Palicon Group is one of the few private background firms in the Nation to offer a fully automated process as part of its standard service. 

David is a graduate of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Leadership and Command Program and the FBI National Academy. He holds a Certificate in Emergency Management from Auburn University, an M.A. in Management from Redlands University, and an M.A. in Security Studies from the United States Naval Post Graduate School. David is a current member of the FBI National Academy Associates, California Police Chiefs Association, and American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).

About Guardian
Guardian Alliance Technologies provides cloud-based software to hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the United States. The Guardian Background Investigation Software Platform is designed to drastically improve the process of vetting and hiring public safety personnel. Use of the Guardian Platform enables agencies to complete background investigations far faster, and with more accuracy than ever before thanks to advanced data mining and management tools, time-saving automation for certain tasks, and artificial intelligence used for social media screening. All of this facilitates more expedient, high-quality hiring decisions.

Stockton, CA (July 28, 2022):  Today the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE) and Guardian Alliance Technologies announce the launch of their new partnership.

Both NAWLEE and Guardian agree that candidate hiring is the cornerstone of any law enforcement agency.  Hiring the right people is paramount to creating trust between an agency and the community it serves.

Guardian’s Background Investigation Software Platform provides tools that increase the efficiency of the background and hiring process. Automation of tasks saves time, and the robust screening helps an agency determine if an applicant meets the criteria to move ahead in the hiring process.  Recruiting and hiring is a priority and the offerings from Guardian can assist agencies of all sizes.

Guardian will feature NAWLEE and its members in a series of web-based panel discussions related to recruitment and hiring of law enforcement officers.  NAWLEE will also benefit from the anonymized applicant data that Guardian can provide.  As the only national association dedicated to advancing women in policing, NAWLEE has a vesting interest in learning more about the applicant pool. “Whether it be through our mentoring program, trainings, technical assistance or promotion of the 30×30 Initiatives, NAWLEE is continuing to develop strategies to advance women in the law enforcement profession. Having metrics that reflect how many women are applying to agencies, and understanding at what point they might be dropping out of the process can help us inform our offerings” said Kym Craven, Executive Director at NAWLEE.

“We are excited to partner with NAWLEE and honored to be chosen as their preferred background investigation software platform,” said Ryan Layne, CEO of Guardian Alliance Technologies.  “It’s incredibly rewarding for Guardian to be recognized by NAWLEE as the premier background solution for the profession and we look forward to providing continued innovation and insight in the area of advancing women in law enforcement.”

About Guardian Technologies

Guardian Alliance Technologies provides cloud-based software designed to drastically improve the process of vetting and hiring public safety personnel.

Use of the Guardian Platform enables agencies to complete background investigations far faster, and with more accuracy than ever before thanks to advanced data mining and management tools, time-saving automation for certain tasks, and artificial intelligence used for social media screening. All of this facilitates more expedient, high-quality hiring decisions.

About the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives

NAWLEE is the only national association devoted to advancing women in the law enforcement profession.

The NAWLEE mission is to serve and further the interests of women executives and those who aspire to be executives in law enforcement.

NAWLEE offers opportunities for women to advance their leadership, management, and administration skills and provides a platform to discuss all topics pertaining to the law enforcement profession.

NAWLEE also provides mentoring opportunities for women at all stages of their career, training and technical assistance on recruitment and retention, and is a founding partner of the 30×30 Initiative.

Stockton, CA (June 7, 2022): Guardian Alliance Technologies, Inc., the largest background investigation software company in the United States for public safety agencies, announced today that over 80 new agencies have activated accounts with Guardian since Jan 1, 2022. These agencies join hundreds of others nationwide who have adopted Guardian’s Background Management Software to process their pre-employment background investigations.

Recent additions include agencies from 32 different states, counting 12 from Georgia, 9 from Pennsylvania, and 7 from Texas.

“Guardian’s mission is to modernize the way that background investigations are performed in the United States,” said Justin Biedinger, Guardian’s Founder and President. “The huge number of agencies adopting Guardian is an indicator that leaders across the nation are realizing it’s time to move this process into the digital realm. That so many agencies, from very small to very large, are choosing Guardian is evidence of how accessible and affordable Guardian is for agencies of all sizes.

Ryan Layne, Guardian’s CEO, went on to say, “Vetting applicants for public safety jobs is critical for the safety of communities across the country. Guardian not only provides for the sharing of key applicant information between agencies, but has proven to improve the quality of the investigations and enables agencies to identify bad apples more quickly so they can hire the best candidates in a timely manner. It is extremely important that this process be conducted electronically on a national basis, and we’ve designed the Guardian Platform and structured our system pricing specifically to make that possible for agencies of all sizes.”

One very unique and powerful feature of the Guardian Platform is the free “Triage Center®”, which provides applicant pre-screening tools and access to the NAIC and NDI at no cost.

Guardian’s National Applicant Information Center (NAIC) is a centralized database exclusively available to Guardian users. The NAIC gives investigators access to critical applicant information, such as job-seeking activity (i.e. tracking which agencies they’ve previously applied to) and a complete record of all information previously provided to any agency in the Guardian Alliance. The NAIC offers an advanced level of security for participating agencies by flagging any concerns arising from changes applicants may make from one background questionnaire submission to the next.

The National Decertification Index (NDI) is a national registry of certificate or license revocation actions related to officer misconduct as reported by participating state government agencies. Access to the NDI is also free of charge through Guardian’s Triage Center.

Other key time saving features of the Guardian Platform include A.I. enabled social media screening, credit reports, automatic LE checks, automatic reference requests, automatic investigation report creation, and many others.

About Guardian
Guardian Alliance Technologies is a software technology company based in Stockton, CA that provides cloud-based background investigation software to hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the United States.

For more info, contact: [email protected]

Stockton, CA (April 21, 2022): On April 14, 2022, Judge Rodney Gilstrap, Chief District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, dismissed a software patent infringement case (with prejudice) brought by Miller Mendel, Inc (“MMI”) against the Anna Police Department, a customer of Guardian Alliance Technologies, Inc.

The invalidation of the MMI patent effectively ends all cases previously filed by MMI against several other law enforcement agencies, also Guardian customers. The invalidation also eliminates MMI’s basis for lodging threats of infringement litigation against Guardian, Guardian customers, or prospective customers.

In dismissing the action, Judge Gilstrap invalidated the MMI software patent that was the entire basis for the lawsuit, finding that it was directed to an unpatentable abstract idea and did not contain any inventive concepts. MMI, the maker and marketer of a software system known as “eSoph”, had previously sued three other law enforcement agencies for their use of the Guardian Background Investigation Software Platform, alleging that the Guardian product infringed on MMI’s now-invalidated software patent.

To read the full text of the judge’s order click here.

Background
In October of 2017, lawyers for MMI wrote to Guardian Alliance Technologies, Inc., providing notice that Miller Mendel held a patent on background investigation software and asked that Guardian provide assurance that Guardian’s software, still under development at that time, did not infringe on the patent.

Guardian had the patent evaluated by an intellectual property attorney in Silicon Valley and was advised that the patent did not actually contain any patentable subject matter or inventive concepts. On this basis and belief Guardian continued with the development of its system and began providing it to law enforcement agencies across the country, the first of which was the Oklahoma City Police Department.

In October of 2018, MMI filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Oklahoma City PD for its use of the Guardian Platform, alleging that OKC’s use of Guardian’s software constituted infringement on MMI’s patent. MMI would go on to threaten dozens of other agencies with litigation if they elected to use Guardian and filed separate lawsuits against the Washington County Sheriff’s Office (OR), the Alaska Department of Public Safety, and the Anna Police Department (TX). Now that MMI’s patent has been invalidated, Guardian and its customers are free to continue using Guardian’s background investigation software without threat of claims of infringing MMI’s now-invalidated patent.

About Guardian
Guardian Alliance Technologies provides cloud-based software to hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the United States. The Guardian Background Investigation Software Platform is designed to drastically improve the process of vetting and hiring public safety personnel. Use of the Guardian Platform enables agencies to complete background investigations far faster, and with more accuracy than ever before thanks to advanced data mining and management tools, time-saving automation for certain tasks, and artificial intelligence used for social media screening. All of this facilitates more expedient, high-quality hiring decisions.