Don Erickson is director of government relations for the Security Industry Association (SIA). In this capacity he serves as the association’s lobbyist before Congress and Executive Branch agencies and staff liaison to the Government Relations Committee.
A state legislator in New Hampshire recently introduced a bill that would prohibit the use of biometric technology in identification cards – other than employee ID cards – in that
Each year, the Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) program from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) helps small businesses research new technologies and develop new products by providing federal
America’s seaports serve as centers of trade and commerce essential to the success of our economy, and their importance makes them an ideal target for terrorists. Unfortunately, finding a way
People use public transportation vehicles more than 34 million times each day. This is 18 times the number of people that board our nation’s domestic airlines. Yet a
Each year, the scourge of organized retail crime (ORC) worsens, and retailers say that ORC now results in more than $30 billion in yearly losses. The security industry should become
State and local policies have a profound impact on the use of technologies needed to secure hospitals, schools, mass transit systems, ports and other components of our nation’s critical
At any moment a terrorist attack could incapacitate one of America’s seaports. These potential targets serve as hubs of commerce and trade crucial to the nation’s economy. In recent
When asked why he robbed banks, the infamous burglar Willie Sutton replied, “Go where the money is…and go there often.” The Security Industry Association’s (SIA) 2008 legislative priorities are guided