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Growing the Security Talent Pipeline
Think quickly! When was the last time you involved me in your hiring decision-making process? Probably not ever. It’s more likely that my hometown New York Mets will win the World Series this year than that I will be asked to join your interviews with prospective employees. A more realistic scenario is for the Security…
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SIA Comments Costs and Benefits Buy American and Hire American
Crucial Power Supply Exemption One Step Closer to Enactment
Despite the July 1 expiration of an energy efficiency exemption for security/life-safety power supplies, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently confirmed it will not take any related enforcement actions in light of action in Congress on H.R. 511/S.190, the Power and Security Systems (PASS) Act. In the latest action, the U.S. Senate passed S.…
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SIA Announces Kathleen Carroll of HID Global as Chair of Data Privacy Advisory Board, Craig Sharman of Johnson Controls as Government Relations Committee Chair
Carroll takes the rein of a new advisory board while Sharman replaces her on Government Relations Committee. Silver Spring, Md. — During the 2017 SIA GovSummit, SIA Chairman Denis Hebert announced that Kathleen Carroll, Vice President, Government Affairs, HID Global, would assume responsibilities as chair of the Security Industry Association (SIA) Data Privacy Advisory Board.…
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SIA Statesmen Honored at SIA Policy Leadership Awards Dinner
Teresa Wu receives the SIA Statesman Award on Thursday. The Security Industry Association (SIA) honored two of its members with the SIA Statesman Award during a dinner event at SIA GovSummit on Thursday. Established in 2006, the Statesman Award is an annual award presented by SIA to an individual (or individuals) who makes an extraordinary contribution…
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SIA Legislators of the Year Recognized at SIA GovSummit
Sen. Cory Gardner accepts SIA Legislator of the Year Award from Denis Hebert of SIA. The Security Industry Association (SIA) this week recognized three Members of Congress as SIA Legislators of the Year for their work on policy issues important to the industry. The SIA Legislator of the Year Award is presented annually to Members…
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SIA Names Legislators of the Year
Sen. Cory Gardner and Reps. Mike Coffman and Peter Welch have fought to prevent restrictions on security product power supplies and to restore school safety grant funding. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) today announced it would recognize three Members of Congress as SIA Legislators of the Year for their work on…
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Collaborating for the Future of Smart Buildings
Collaborate, so you can innovate More than one hundred years ago, in 1885, Warren Johnson, a university professor in Wisconsin, invented the first electric room thermostat. The building controls industry was born, and our ability to construct and build vertically was born. Our city skylines today—in some respects, our way of life3have grown from this…
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SIA Acknowledged by Security Industry Alarm Coalition
Kirk MacDowell (third from left) stand with other security industry leaders in Nashville on June 16. The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) presented the Security Industry Association (SIA) with an award for its long history of supporting SIAC initiatives in a ceremony during the ESX Public Safety Luncheon in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 16. Accepting…
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SIA Establishes SecurityPAC to Bolster Advocacy Efforts
New political action committee will support candidates who champion issues important to the security industry. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) today announced the establishment of a political action committee (PAC) called the SecurityPAC. SecurityPAC was established by the SIA Executive Committee for the purpose of identifying, supporting and contributing campaign donations to…
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