And the winner is... Each year Transportation Security Administration (TSA) holds a three-day nationwide social media contest on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and encouraged members of the public to vote for the agency’s “cutest canine.” 

Specially trained dogs might be the next big thing in school violence prevention. The animals, which could cost upwards of $10,000 after training, could be trained to detect firearms and drugs in schools.

Canines trained to detect explosives on people in high-risk airports are instead being used to screen cargo, in some cases, the GAO reports.