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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
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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
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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
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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