The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) has commissioned a study to verify the success of its model alarm ordinance, examining data from six cities with more than seven years of strictly implementing the ordinance.
Representatives Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) introduced the Developing and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act on August 25, which will hopefully help identify and eliminate barriers to the quickly developing IoT network.
Tensions between the U.S. and China continue to rise in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, as the U.S. has issued a final rule revising the Federal Acquisition Regulation specifically to implement section 889(a)(1)(B), or “Part B.”
The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced its strong opposition to the recently introduced Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act.
The Security Industry Association (SIA), the leading trade association representing more than 1,000 companies and organizations developing and delivering security solutions, testified today before the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform.
The U.S. Senate passed the Developing and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act. This bipartisan bill, which unanimously passed the senate in the 115th Congress and was reintroduced in May 2019 by Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), calls for the creation of a working group of federal entities and experts from the private and academic sectors tasked with providing recommendations to congress on how to facilitate the growth of connected IoT technologies.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) produced a report evaluating the performance of current facial recognition technology across demographic groups.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has joined an industry-led coalition expressing concerns about legislation proposed in more than 25 states to impose new requirements on state contractors that could compromise employee privacy and cyber security while increasing costs, particularly for security integrators.
Chris Heaton, VP of advocacy and public affairs at the ESA, said that there are two different kinds of bills most likely to affect the security industry in 2019: those involving school security, and those involving occupational licensing.
