Tag: Department of Homeland Security
Securitas ES awarded renewed protection under Homeland Security SAFETY Act
May 5, 2021SSN Staff
STOCKHOLM—After an extensive review by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of the service standards adopted and followed by Securitas Electronic Security, Inc., the DHS has awarded Securitas Electronic Security (SES) SAFETY Act protection (Designated).
The SAFETY (Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies) Act ensures the possessors of anti-terrorism technologies are not deterred by the threat of liability fro developing and commercializing products and technologies...
Security and the shutdown
October 21, 2013Leif Kothe
WASHINGTON—There's no doubt that the government shutdown has affected the security industry, and the best outcome at this juncture would be a long-term continuing resolution, Don Erickson, CEO of the Security Industry Association told Security Director News. “The sooner the deal, the better,” he said. “Hopefully it's not done incrementally, but through the fiscal year with funding levels consistent with last year.”“Through the fiscal year” is the critical...
Obama expected to nominate Johnson to head DHS
October 17, 2013SSN Staff
WASHINGTON—President Obama is expected to nominate Jeh Johnson to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, administration officials said Oct. 17.
Johnson, a former defense department general council, worked to end the “don't ask, don't tell” law, and helped shape administration policies on detainees and military commissions, The New York Times reports.
With Senate confirmation, Johnson would take over the spot left vacant when Janet Napolitano resigned...
Security and the shutdown
October 11, 2013Leif Kothe
WASHINGTON—There's no doubt that the government shutdown has affected the security industry and the best outcome at this juncture would be a long-term continuing resolution, Don Erickson, CEO of the Security Industry Association told Security Systems News. “The sooner the deal, the better,” he said. “Hopefully it's not done incrementally, but through the fiscal year with funding levels consistent with last year.”“Through the fiscal year” is the critical...
Newtown shootings raise profile of debate on school security
January 16, 2013Rich Miller
WASHINGTON—The fiscal cliff has been averted. But the vertigo it induced is still being felt on Capitol Hill, with school security thrown into the budget mix as the 113th Congress got down to business in January.While lawmakers acted at the end of 2012 to prevent Bush-era tax breaks from expiring for most Americans, defense and other program cuts weren't addressed. That task was pushed into 2013, along with new debate on raising the debt ceiling.The latest round of budget deliberations will...
Will-Burt acquires two business lines from Diebold
January 14, 2013SSN Staff
ORRVILLE, Ohio—The Will-Burt Company, a manufacturer of telescoping mast and tower solutions for surveillance, has acquired LINX Security Solutions, an access control line, according to a company statement. Will-Burt also acquired Diebold's security filing cabinet and vault door business.Included in the LINX access control business line is its GateMaster, an automated gate entry solution designed to manage the entry of vehicles and pedestrians onto a base or other campus setting. The solution...
Silent Partner wins government contract
January 10, 2013SSN Staff
MARSHALL, Va.—Security technology provider Silent Partner Security, which typically provides access control and camera systems, has won a contract to consolidate security systems for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to an ExecutiveBiz report.
The company will use standards outlined under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 and work to provide U.S. buildings with consolidated access control and closed-circuit television systems, the report said.
Silent Partner, founded in...
Fiscal cliff keeps security industry guessing about funding for 2013
December 19, 2012Rich Miller
WASHINGTON—As 2012 draws to a close, security industry interests on Capitol Hill are focused squarely on a source of increasing financial anxiety: the fiscal cliff, and what a plunge off it on Jan. 1 might mean for companies and customers nationwide.Marcus Dunn, director of government relations for the Security Industry Association, said the political stalemate over expiring tax cuts and mandated spending decreases has created uncertainty that is affecting SIA members. Appropriations hang in...
SIA urges industry to tell candidates that security matters
September 19, 2012Rich Miller
YARMOUTH, Maine—Summer is over, the political conventions are a memory and Congress is back in session. Pressure is building on Capitol Hill about how to fund the federal government through March 2013, with items of great interest to the security industry hanging in the balance.At the top of the list is the Department of Homeland Security and how its needs will be addressed. Marcus Dunn, director of government relations for the Security Industry Association, cited concerns about funding levels...
Industry looks to conventions for clues about security funding
August 27, 2012Rich Miller
YARMOUTH, Maine—With Congress in recess in mid-August, security industry watchdogs geared up for two big events outside the Beltway: the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., this week, and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 4-6.The Security Industry Association planned to send representatives to both conventions to closely monitor speeches by leading policymakers and legislators, particularly in regard to the Department of Homeland Security and how its...