The Security Industry Association’s (SIA) 2007 Government Summit is an event designed to keep participants up-to-date on policies driving federal procurement decisions and to create a unified industry voice on Capitol Hill. Security Sales & Integration is the official media sponsor of the program, which takes place June 11-13 at the Hilton Embassy Row hotel in Washington, D.C.
Among other event sponsors are HID Global, Bosch Security and GSA Schedules Inc.
At the summit, industry leaders and government end users will hear from policy experts on issues impacting the GSA Schedules Program, TWIC implementation, “earmarking” federal funds for physical security projects and the SAFETY Act designation process.
The program features additional sessions on appropriations, standards and procurement, and balancing technological innovation and privacy. In addition, government end users can participate in vendor-neutral programming focused on migrating or updating legacy security systems and conducting a risk assessment and vulnerability analysis.
The speaker lineup includes: Andrew Card, former Secretary of Transportation and White House chief of staff; Lurita Doan, GSA administrator; Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), chairman of the House Science Committee; Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Committee; and Mr. James Powers, Homeland Security advisor to Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA).
There will also be a visit to Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon that will give participants the opportunity to encourage greater Congressional support for the Port Security Grant Program and cooperative purchasing for GSA Schedule 84.
SIA has reserved a block of hotel rooms at the Hilton Embassy Row hotel where all Summit events will take place.
Check out SSI‘s Special Homeland Security Section in the May issue for more information about this event and other government security issues. A text-only version can be found on our Web site. To register for the summit, visit www.siaonline.org.
