Tag: Security Hill Day
Hill Day wake-up call: TMA rallies Congress on spectrum, safety and security
March 11, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
WASHINGTON — From a looming 900 MHz spectrum reallocation that could disrupt millions of life‑safety devices to stalled federal school security funding and rising questions around artificial intelligence (AI), the security industry arrived on Capitol Hill March 4–5 with a clear message: Key federal decisions are putting core public‑safety infrastructure at risk.
Leaders from The Monitoring Association (TMA), the Security Industry Association...
SIA names Feddersen, Fullano and Steele as 2026 Industry Advocates of the Year
March 6, 2026SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Brett Feddersen, Gene Fullano and John Steele as the 2026 recipients of the SIA Industry Advocate Award.
The 2026 awardees were recognized during SIA’s Security Hill Day event, an executive event created to help raise the collective voice of the security industry with members of Congress and their staff, held March 4–5 in Washington, D.C.
The SIA Industry Advocate Award recognizes SIA member...
Industry leaders bring concerns to Washington, D.C. during Security Hill Day 2025
April 16, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—This year’s Security Hill Day brought more than 60 security and life safety industry executives to Washington, D.C., to share their concerns and promote important policy priorities while engaging with members of Congress and their staff.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) hosted the event March 4-5, with support from the Electronic Security Association (ESA) and The Monitoring Association (TMA). Topics and priorities covered ranged from artificial intelligence...
SIA presents 2025 Legislator of the Year Awards to Reps. Ezell, Houlahan
March 10, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Reps. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) as the 2025 recipients of the SIA Legislator of the Year Award.
The 2025 awardees were recognized during Security Hill Day, an event held March 4-5 during which security industry executives convened in Washington, D.C., to connect with legislators and their staff about the value of the security industry and the industry’s legislative priorities.
The...
‘Raising awareness of our industry’ – SIA’s Jake Parker discusses elections, legislative efforts
September 11, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
SILVER SPRING, Md.—With the outcome of the upcoming elections too difficult to predict, the Security Industry Association (SIA) continues to focus its lobbying on key issues versus individual candidates.
“I think we will definitely have a better idea after the election as far as what to expect because it’s not normal that you would have so much up in the air,” said Jake Parker, SIA’s senior director of government relations. “It's going to be...
SIA announces Reps. Moskowitz, Obernolte as 2024 Legislators of the Year
February 27, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) as the 2024 recipients of the SIA Legislator of the Year Award.
The 2024 awardees will be honored during Security Hill Day, an event held March 5-6 during which security industry executives will convene in Washington, D.C., to connect with legislators and their staff about the value of the security industry and the industry’s legislative priorities.
The...