Posts by Joey Hoellerer
SIA Grows Government Awareness of Workforce Development and School Safety Issues
SIA organizes congressional visit to member company Axis Communications On July 9, as part of a visit organized by the Security Industry Association (SIA), Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), freshman member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and and the House Committee on Armed Services, toured SIA member company Axis Communications’ Americas headquarters in…
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SIA Supports Smart Cities Bill That Prioritizes Security
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) has introduced bipartisan legislation to establish a smart cities grant program promoting technological innovation, mobility, smart transportation systems and security. S. 1939, the Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act (or the Moving FIRST Act), authorizes $100 million in matching grant funds annually through fiscal year 2024 to…
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Statement on Trump Administration Tariffs on Mexican Imports
On May 30, in an effort to address differences on immigration policy between U.S. and Mexico, the Trump administration announced the imposition of a 5-percent tariff on all goods imported from Mexico effective June 10. According to a statement from the White House, tariffs will increase in 5-percent increments on a monthly basis, reaching 25…
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SIA Grows Government Awareness of Airport Security
SIA organizes congressional visit to member company IDEMIA On April 22, as part of a visit organized by the Security Industry Association (SIA), Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, toured SIA member company IDEMIA’s facility in Anaheim, California, to learn about the security…
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Technology Recommendations for Incident Monitoring and Investigations in Retail
The Security Industry Association’s Public Safety Working Group and Retail Security Interest Group have collaborated to develop detailed information on recommended technologies supporting incident monitoring and investigations in the retail sector. Here you will find a list of security solutions aiming to improve security for retail owners and assist law enforcement in conducting investigations against petty…
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FAA Reauthorization: What You Need to Know
On Oct. 5, President Trump signed into law a bill reauthorizing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and setting other federal aviation-related policies for the next five years, following a much-anticipated bipartisan House/Senate agreement on the first long-term FAA reauthorization passed since 2012. The measure includes several provisions impacting the security industry specifically, provisions related to…
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SIA Supports Common Sense Alarm Legislation in Maryland
The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently testified in support of two bills before the Maryland General Assembly—Maryland House Bill (HB) 645 and Maryland HB 1117. Maryland’s HB 645 would update long-outdated local regulations by providing a statewide exemption for wireless, low-voltage alarm systems from electrical permitting requirements. These requirements were established when wired systems were…
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SIA Opposes Right to Repair Legislation
Recently, the Security Industry Association (SIA) expressed opposition to legislation that requires original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of digital electronic products to disclose proprietary diagnostic, source code and repair information to independent repair shop owners (IRO) under a concept known as “Right to Repair.” So far in 2018, lawmakers in five states have introduced Right to…
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How SIA Helped to Oppose Problematic IoT Legislation
On Friday, June 1, California Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson ordered CA S.B. 327 to be placed on the inactive file, which means the bill will not receive further consideration for the remainder of 2017, but could be pursued again next year. (Read a news article on the bill’s withdrawal from the Northern California Record.) S.B. 327,…
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U.S. Cyber Incident Coordination
On July 26, President Barack Obama issued Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 41, titled U.S. Cyber Incident Coordination. PPD-41 formally outlines the federal government’s jurisdiction, role and responsibilities in responding to malicious cyberincidents directed toward the government or private sector entities. PPD-41 differentiates “regular” cyberincidents from “significant” cyberincidents—with significant incidents consisting of demonstrable harm to national…
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