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How to Make Government Biz Less Taxing

January 23, 2012

Funding for government projects has slowed but that is only a temporary hiccup in a security market with unlimited potential for skilled and savvy integrators. Experts in video surveillance, access control, biometrics and physical barriers lay out the tools for success.

Access Control, Airport Security to Highlight SIA’s Government Summit

June 16, 2011
The Security Industry Association (SIA) will host its 2011 Government Summit June 21-22 at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
 

AMAG Opens New Training, Technology Center in Washington D.C.

June 14, 2011
AMAG Technology has opened a new office in the Washington, D.C. area to supports its expansion into the government market.
 

Government Business Is in the Cards

April 11, 2011

Providing access control systems to government facilities may initially appear intimidating. However, closer inspection reveals the market is not that different from commercial clients. The trick is grasphing standards such as HSPD 12 and FIPS 201, and offering solutions compatible with both legacy and future systems ...

 

Getting Your GSA Business on Schedule

April 11, 2011

Despite robust opportunity at the federal, state and local level, the government sector remains a highly procedural market requiring the utmost in professionalism. With the necessary skillsets and business acument, systems integrators can participate and profit as a direct provider or subcontractor ...

Evergreen Fire & Security Lands $250M Contract to Protect DoD Facilities

March 16, 2011
A five-year, $250 million contract will allow Evergreen Fire & Security to install electronic security systems at U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) sites and non-DoD federal agencies ...

Repositioning Sparks 240% Business Growth for N.C. Integrator

February 1, 2011
Raleigh, N.C.-based Intelligent Access Systems was awarded National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) 2011 Excellence in Business award for growth strategies for increasing its growth rate by 240 percent in three years ...

Gamewell-FCI Gains GSA Schedule Vendor Status

November 29, 2010
Gamewell-FCI by Honeywell has become a GSA 84 supplier of advanced fire alarm and mass notification systems for the United States General Services Administration (GSA) ...

Congressman Dan Lungren Honored With ASIS Leadership Award

October 6, 2010
The CSO Roundtable of ASIS Int'l has awarded its Leadership in Security Award to Congressman Dan Lungren (R-CA) for his efforts in the fight against global terrorism ...

New Security Alliance Provides Governments With Interoperable Security Solutions

September 15, 2010
IP video solutions provider March Networks, along with a group of leading physical security and telecommunications providers, has formed the Secure City Technology Alliance (SCTA) ...

MCS Fire & Security Receives DHS SAFETY Act Certification

August 11, 2010
MCS Fire & Security has received SAFETY Act Certification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for its electronic security installation and integration services ...
 

Getting Clients to Buy Into Biometrics

August 4, 2010

Increasingly, hand readers are helping end-user organizations complement or eliminate key and card systems. Find out where the technology is in widespread use to better understand what market niche opportunities are available to you.

Ex-DHS Secretary Chertoff to Address SIA Government Summit

April 21, 2010
The Security Industry Association(SIA) will host the 2010 Government Summit and Public Policy Dinner June 8-9...

DHS Announces Enhancements to Protect Federal Facilities

April 14, 2010
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced two enhancements to federal facility security...

SIA Efforts Help N.H. Lawmakers Reject Biometrics Restrictions

March 31, 2010
A bill that would have restricted the use of biometrics technologies by private businesses and government agencies in New Hampshire was resoundingly defeated by the state legislature...

ISC West Panel Forecasts Federal Security Funding

March 25, 2010
A panel of security industry representatives provided an update on federal appropriations affecting the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), wastewater treatment systems, port security, K-12 education and other market sectors at ISC West on Thursday.

Smart Card Alliance Schedules October Government Conference

September 15, 2009
The Smart Card Alliance' physical access council will work toward educating government agencies about the next generation of systems, by organizing a conference and producing a white paper on authentication, the group has announced.
 

Ask What You Can Do for Your Country

August 1, 2009

Homeland security directives and stimulus funding are providing security contractors with opportunities across federal, state and local government sectors. Understanding unique bidding, funding and customer needs is essential to winning projects.

Industry Optimistic About Obama

January 1, 2009

Not-withstanding the specter of a “tax and spend liberal” assuming the White House, the electronic security industry stands cautiously ...

Emergency Call Systems to the Rescue

August 1, 2008

On Feb. 14, 2008, Steve Kazmierczak shot and injured more than a dozen people on the Northern Illinois University campus. The end result was five dead and a dozen more injured. Police have yet to establish ...


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