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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…
Keep Reading »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…
Keep Reading »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…
Keep Reading »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 —…
Keep Reading »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…
Keep Reading »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…
Keep Reading »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…
Keep Reading »Rep. Pete King, Chair of House Homeland Security Committee, to be Keynote Speaker at SIA Government Summit
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced today that Representative Pete King (R-NY) will be a keynote speaker at the SIA Government Summit on June 20 at 9:00 a.m. The SIA Government Summit is the premier public policy conference in the security industry and will be held June 19-20 at the Embassy Suites Washington…
Keep Reading »Senator Fred Thompson to Speak at SIA Government Summit
Multi-faceted public figure is keynote speaker at annual Public Policy Dinner ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Senator Fred Thompson, known as much for his many other endeavors as for his political career, will be the keynote speaker at the Security Industry Association (SIA) annual Public Policy Dinner on June 19 at The Hamilton Live in Washington, DC.…
Keep Reading »Matheson Reintroduces Residential CO Poisoning Prevention Act
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Security Industry Association (SIA), in conjunction with several other groups, is supporting bipartisan legislation reintroduced by Congressman Jim Matheson (D-UT) and Congressman Charlie Bass (R-NH) to increase the use of life-saving residential carbon monoxide alarms. The Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act is similar to legislation that was approved by the…
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