Back in 2004, President George W. Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). One of the federal government’s many attempts to tighten security after 9/11, HSPD-12 aimed to eliminate “wide variations in the quality and security of identification used to gain access to secure facilities where there is potential for terrorist attacks” and directed the creation of a standard ID card to be used by federal government employees and contractors for access to both federal buildings and federal computer networks.
President Obama today signed into law legislation backed by a Security Industry Association (SIA)-led coalition that will provide electronic security companies relief from an onerous and misguided energy efficiency requirement.