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Marcus Dunn
Director of Government Relations

Elizabeth Hunger
Manager of Government Relations

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Mission Statement:

To educate government entities about applied security technologies and influence the development of government policies that will strengthen the electronic physical security industry.

Goals:

  • Influence legislation in a manner that protects financial opportunities for member companies that protect critical infrastructure and high-value commercial assets in various vertical markets including health care, maritime, public transportation, education, and nuclear and chemical plants and refineries;
  • Inform members of significant public policies that may impact the conduct of business;
  • Interact and coordinate with end user organizations on common public policy priorities;
  • Establish a reliable team of legislators who advocate policies that advance the interests of the electronic physical security industry;
  • Strengthen and leverage the SIA Political Action Committee;
  • Liaison with media representatives, think tanks, and other stakeholders to further awareness of SIA’s mission, activities, and members.

*Click here for a list of recent accomplishments.

Recent Headlines

Security Industry Association Sends Letters Supporting RFID

Don Erickson, CEO of the Security Industry Association (SIA), sent a letter to legislators in the Texas House and Senate in opposition to proposed legislation that would amend the Education code to prohibit the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as a means to identify, transmit information about, or track the location of students. Full text of these letters can be found below.

Letter to State Senator Van de Putte (D-Tx.)
Letter to State Rep. Straus (R-Tx.)

 

 

SIA Sends Letter to President Obama on School Safety     

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 working with the Obama administration, Congress, law enforcement and the education community to develop reasonable public policy solutions that may help to avert events such as the one that occurred in Newtown, CT. You can read the letter here.

Bob Woodward to speak at SIA Government Summit

Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and best-selling author, Bob Woodward will be the keynote speaker at the Security Industry Association's (SIA) Government Summit – the premier annual public policy conference in the security industry. The Summit will be held June 4-5, 2013 at the W Hotel in Washington, DC.

Mr. Woodward has been hailed as one of the greatest journalists of all time. He has spent more than four decades as a reporter and associate editor for the Washington Post and he is the recipient of almost every major American journalism award.

Information on the 2013 Government Summit can be found at: www.siaonline.org/summit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal Year Informer

The inaugural edition of the Fiscal Year Informer (FYI) was unveiled at ISC East this month. Jam-packed with guest-writers who practice in the area of federal government funding, the FYI offers readers a new way to think about grants, the legislative process and ways to protect your company when working with the federal government.

Members can download their free version here.

New Chairman of House Committee on Homeland Security

The Security Industry Association congratulates Chairman-elect Michael McCaul on his selection to head the House Committee on Homeland Security. Chairman-elect McCaul will replace current chairman Peter King, who, due to House rules, could not serve another term. Representative McCaul will take the gavel when the 113th Congress convenes on January 3, 2013. You can read the release here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIA Government Summit