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SIA announces agenda for 2025 SIA GovSummit

March 20, 2025SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced details for the 2025 SIA GovSummit, SIA’s annual public policy and government security technology conference. SIA GovSummit 2025 will be held May 20-21 in downtown Washington, D.C. Each year, SIA GovSummit brings together government security leaders with private industry technologists for top-quality information sharing and education on security topics affecting federal, state and local agencies. The...

2025, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Defense Intelligence Agency, Don Erickson, Security Industry Association (SIA), Security Industry Association (SIA) GovSummit, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington DC


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Athena Security addresses unreported attacks with Healthcare Violence Reporting software

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Athena addresses unreported attacks with Healthcare Violence Reporting software

March 10, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor

AUSTIN, Texas – Athena Security rose to the challenge recently with the release of its latest software targeting unreported attacks in the healthcare industry. The Healthcare Violence Reporting software provides clients using Athena’s Weapons Detection System with the tools to document and analyze incident data easily to help solve an increasing number of attacks. According to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office violence against healthcare workers is...

Athena Security, Athena Security Weapons Detection System, Healthcare Violence Reporting, Michael Green, Security, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)


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SIA: Biometric ID cards 'sound policy' for immigration

June 12, 2013Rich Miller

WASHINGTON—With immigration reform gaining momentum in Congress, the Security Industry Association is calling on lawmakers to approve biometrics on identity cards to ensure the highest level of security at U.S. entry points. A hearing on S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, was scheduled this week in the Senate. If the bill passes it would then go to the House, where the debate over immigration reform has been more fractious. �Marcus Dunn,...

Barbara Boxer, biometrics, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), TWIC, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), United States Senate


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