If you follow SIAC’s State Activity Report, you probably know that the state of Georgia recently passed legislation banning the fining of alarm companies. It is a very important law for the security industry, and we appreciate the support of Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp.

President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy which, among other objectives intended to increase competition in a wide range of economic activity, encourages the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban or limit non-compete agreements. Specifically, President Biden directs the Commission to “exercise the FTC’s statutory rulemaking authority under the

As I write this article, the State of California has eased the Covid19 restrictions and opened businesses, many with no restrictions. We are eagerly heading to the Palm Springs Convention and are excited about meeting colleagues in person again.  I am hoping that the headline of this publication is, “CAA PALM SPRINGS CONVENTION WAS A

You are probably aware of the Colonial pipeline ransomware debacle which recently shut down 45% of the East coast supply of jet fuel and gasoline.  This led to long lines at gas stations as we approached the Memorial Day holiday. This followed similar attacks on JSB Meats (the world’s largest supplier of meat), Solar Winds

The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that systems integrator Convergint Technologies, LLC., Renton, WA, became the 50th FirstNet certified company.  FirstNet is the nationwide public-safety wireless broadband network platform, built and deployed through a first‐of‐its‐kind public‐private partnership between the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and AT&T. The FirstNet Authority is an independent authority of the