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Albuquerque Association, Police to Receive IACP-SIA Award
Shanahan Award Recognizes Excellence in Public-Private Cooperation SILVER SPRING, MD — The Security Industry Association (SIA) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) have announced that the Albuquerque Police Department and the Albuquerque Retail Assets Protection Association (ARAPA) are being awarded the IACP’s Michael Shanahan Award for Excellence in Public-Private Cooperation. The award,…
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Rep. Peter King to be Honored with Morrone Award at 2012 SIA Security Week Gala
Award recognizes contributions to the fight against terrorism Silver Spring, MD – The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced today that Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will be honored with the Fred V. Morrone 9/11 Memorial Award at the SIA Security Week Gala on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the Lighthouse at…
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Securing New Ground Executive Conference Nov. 1-2 at Conrad Hotel NYC
Growth Strategies session provides insight into industry trends, research and business strategy SILVER SPRING, MD –Securing New Ground™, the Security Industry Association (SIA) Executive Conference, will be held Nov. 1-2 at the Conrad Hotel in New York. The conference includes high-impact sessions such as “Growth Strategies – It’s a Matter of Survival!” where savvy business leaders take…
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SIA Submits Comments on FIPS 201-2
Draft Still Needs Tuning for High Security and Physical Access Systems Interoperability SILVER SPRING, MD — Today, the Security Industry Association (SIA) submitted important new comments to NIST regarding the revised draft of FIPS 201-2, the standard for Personal Identity Verification (PIV). SIAs PIV Working Group contributed comments and proposed improvements to make the PIV card more…
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Bozeman to be Honored with Lippert Award at 2012 SIA Security Week Gala
President and CEO of PSA Security Network recognized for his contributions to the security industry SILVER SPRING, MD – Bill Bozeman, President, and CEO, of PSA Security Network, has been named as the 2012 recipient of the George R. Lippert Memorial Award. The award, which was first presented by the Security Industry Association (SIA) in…
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SIA Backs Biometrics to Improve Integrity of Medicare, Medicaid Programs
Comments submitted to Senate Finance Committee SILVER SPRING, MD. Biometric technology could provide a highly effective way to reduce fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, the Security Industry Association (SIA) advised the Senate Finance Committee on Friday. The committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid, on May 2 released an open letter in which it…
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Sharman Honored at 2012 SIA Public Policy Dinner
Stroia and Erickson receive special recognition for government relations work ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Craig Sharman, Director of Federal Government Relations at Tyco International, was presented with the Security Industry Association (SIA) Statesman Award at the organization’s annual Public Policy Dinner. The dinner, held at The Hamilton in Washington, DC is part of the SIA Government Summit —…
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HID Global’s Carroll Named as Chair of SIA Government Relations Committee
Succeeds Will-Burt Company’s John Stroia ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced this morning that Kathleen Carroll, Director of Government Relations for HID Global, is the new Chair of the Government Relations Committee. The announcement was made at the opening of the SIA Government Summit, the premier public policy conference in the security…
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Secure Border Act (H.R. 1299) Passes House
Legislation shaped by SIA includes provisions for video and other security solutions Alexandria, VA – The Security Industry Association (SIA) applauds the passage of H.R. 1299 – the Secure Border Act – by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. SIA helped shape the legislation, which was introduced by Rep. Candice Miller…
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SIA Files Comments with DOE on Energy Efficiency Rule
Exempts life safety products from no-load energy efficiency standards ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) on Tuesday submitted comments in support of a proposed Department of Energy (DOE) rule that will modify one of the organization’s legislative victories. In January 2011, President Obama signed into law a bill that exempts external power supplies (EPSs) for…
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