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PASS Adds Steering Committee Members
New steering committee members and endorsing organizations support PASS CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS)—an initiative developed by the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) and the Security Industry Association (SIA)—is excited to announce that it has added three new members to its steering committee. Michele Gay, founder of Safe and…
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SIA Unveils Agenda for 2015 SIA Government Summit
The Security Industry Association will host the 2015 SIA Government Summit on June 8-10, 2015, at the W Hotel in Washington, D.C. Silver Spring, Md.— The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced an exciting slate of speakers for the SIA Government Summit, to be held June 8-10, 2015, at the W Hotel in Washington, D.C.…
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PASS: Tailoring School Security to Your Requirements
A good football coach comes into an organization and molds his program, his system, to fit the talent on hand. In Atlanta, we have a new football coach, Dan Quinn, who is doing just that for the Atlanta Falcons. Consultants could learn a thing or two from him. You see, some consultants look at an…
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PASS Launches Campaign for the Adoption of School Security Guidelines
Tiered school security guidelines consider risks, resources for individual schools. Las Vegas, Nev. — The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) released its K-12 security guidelines at ISC West on April 16 at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. PASS is a volunteer alliance among the Security Industry Association (SIA), the National Systems Contractors…
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SIA to Honor 2015 Volunteers of the Year Frank De Fina of SightLogix, Jim Crumbley of Risk Response Team, Frank Gasztonyi of Mercury Security and Rodger Schmidt of ASSA ABLOY
SIA Members to receive awards at The Advance, SIA’s annual meeting at ISC West, on Tuesday, April 14. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) will recognize the outstanding contributions of four of its members to the security industry with the Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award in an awards ceremony at…
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SIA Outlines Security Considerations for School Boards Planning Infrastructure Improvements
National School Board Association Advocacy Institute hosted a SIA-sponsored panel on developments in school construction, security and financing. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) on Sunday presented the latest on school security technology at the National School Boards Association (NSBA) Advocacy Institute in Washington, D.C., where more than 800 school board members…
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SIA and NSCA Form Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS)
SIA PASS to develop guidelines for use of electronic security and life safety equipment in schools. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce that the Education Interest Group it formed in 2013 to address school security issues is now the SIA Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS). The rebranding…
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Security Industry Association Applauds School Safety Measure in Omnibus Spending Bill
Consolidated spending measure includes new initiative for school safety and security, and SIA looks forward to providing input into guidance. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) supports the inclusion of a new school safety initiative in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (H.R. 3547) cleared by Congress on Thursday and poised for…
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School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 Moved Out of Committee
SIA-supported bill provides robust funding for school security SILVER SPRING, MD – The Senate Judiciary Committee voted today to approve the School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 (S. 146). Sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), and supported by the Security Industry Association (SIA), the measure passed the committee with bipartisan…
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Security Industry Association Voices Support for School Security Initiatives
Announces formation of committee to assist lawmakers on the issue SILVER SPRING, Md. – Jay Hauhn, Chairman of Board of Directors for the Security Industry Association (SIA), sent a letter to President Barack Obama on the subject of security in the nation’s schools. In the letter, Mr. Hauhn said that SIA members are committed to…
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