Integrator opportunity with CFATS
SIA working on legislation to better manage CFATS performance guidelines, establish permanently authorized standards01/15/2014Leif KotheWASHINGTON—Integrators could reap the benefits of a bill in the...
View ArticleSIA hire signals new focus for group
SIA will concentrate on regulatory affairs with new legislative director Jake Parker01/22/2014Leif KotheWASHINGTON— In an appointment designed to bring about some shifts in the organization’s...
View ArticleWhat does the Ryan-Murray deal do for integrators?
By eliminating near-term cuts from the sequester, the bipartisan deal increases DHS appropriations from 2013 levels03/05/2014Leif KotheWASHINGTON—Hailed in some corners as a rare example of political...
View ArticleAre integrators about to board the train?
A railroad safety committee is evaluating the safety and investigative use of cameras, recording devices in locomotive cabs06/25/2014Leif KotheWASHINGTON—The Security Industry Association is backing...
View ArticleSenate tweaks House-passed CFATS bill
Senate committee wants to extend authorization interval proposed in House bill, which passed in July08/13/2014Leif KotheWASHINGTON—Bipartisan cooperation and security industry feedback could help...
View ArticleSIA questions GSA pricing policy
Anecdotal evidence shows companies are being unfairly rejected10/08/2014Amy CanfieldWASHINGTON—Uncertainties surrounding the General Service Administration’s new schedule pricing policies for products...
View ArticleSIA makes recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration
12/01/2014SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association Nov. 6 recommended incorporating image and audio recording technologies to safety onboard U.S. passenger and freight trains to an advisory...
View ArticleSIA’s happy new year hinges on federal funds for schools, train surveillance...
Other ongoing efforts remain on its agenda, too12/03/2014Amy CanfieldWASHINGTON—Federal funding for school security technology and surveillance requirements for train cars are among the Security...
View ArticleCFATS reauthorization, at long last, awaits presidential approval
Four-year reauthorization will benefit industry12/22/2014Amy CanfieldWASHINGTON—After a long wait for those in the industry, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) bill is now on the...
View ArticleBack at it: School security technology ‘main priority’
04/09/2015Amy CanfieldWASHINGTON—They’re not giving up. Advocates for federal funding for school security technology have taken their case to Congress for the past two years to no avail; a measure last...
View ArticleSIA opposes proposed changes in GSA pricing policy
07/20/2015Amy CanfieldWASHINGTON—A proposed fundamental change in GSA’s pricing policy would adversely impact the security industry, especially its small businesses, according to Jake Parker, SIA’s...
View ArticleCongress supports key security legislation
House adopts bill to extend the ‘no-load exemption’ deadline for security and life-safety products12/07/2016Paul RagusaWASHINGTON—The House recently approved the Power and Security Systems Act, H.R....
View ArticleSIA applauds passage of Power and Security Systems Act
Paul Ragusa11/15/2017President Donald Trump recently signed into law the Power and Security Systems (PASS) Act, P.L. 115-78, culminating a yearlong effort led by the Security Industry Association (SIA)...
View ArticleSIA Statesman Award winners honored for their work
06/20/2019Ginger HillSILVER SPRING, Md.—“… And the rest, they say, is history.” This is one of my most favorite quotes as it depicts a positive continuation of something that originated in the past. A...
View ArticleIntegrator opportunity with CFATS
SIA working on legislation to better manage CFATS performance guidelines, establish permanently authorized standards01/15/2014Leif KotheWASHINGTON—Integrators could reap the benefits of a bill in the...
View ArticleSIA hire signals new focus for group
SIA will concentrate on regulatory affairs with new legislative director Jake Parker01/22/2014Leif KotheWASHINGTON— In an appointment designed to bring about some shifts in the organization’s...
View ArticleWhat does the Ryan-Murray deal do for integrators?
By eliminating near-term cuts from the sequester, the bipartisan deal increases DHS appropriations from 2013 levels03/05/2014Leif KotheWASHINGTON—Hailed in some corners as a rare example of political...
View ArticleAre integrators about to board the train?
A railroad safety committee is evaluating the safety and investigative use of cameras, recording devices in locomotive cabs06/25/2014Leif KotheWASHINGTON—The Security Industry Association is backing...
View ArticleSIA announces agenda for virtual GovSummit
Annual public policy and government security technology conference is free and will take place June 1-4 04/28/2020SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the agenda and...
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