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D E C E M B E R / J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 7 • S E C U R I T Y E X E C U T I V E . O R G1

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Protect the Country—While Protecting YourselfChanges to SAFETY Act application help foster better security.

By Brian Finch16

Security, Systems & The Insider ThreatToday’s automated society is giving rise to a new breed of security professional.

By Edward J. Appel12

FEATURES

IN EVERY ISSUE

2 Calendar of Events4 In the News TAKING INITIATIVE: IACP to Reinvigorate Public-Private Summit

Initiatives

LEAD THE WAY: Why Do Employees Fail?

TAKE NOTE: New Federal Spending Resource Online

KICK IT UP: CALSAGA Conference Recap

BOOKMARK IT: Security Author Publishes Fictional Murder Mystery

FRONT LINES: Right Management Survey Says “Trust Me”

THAT’S A WRAP: IASIR Conference Wrap Up

LEADING MAN: AlliedBarton Appoints Gane to Lead Chemical Service Sector

BUSINESS’ BEST: NRCC Names Dolan 2006 Businesswoman of the Year

ON THE JOB: In the Line of Duty

8 NASCO News ON TASK: NASCO Conducts Federal Protective Service Working

Group

GETTING INVOLVED: NASCO Representatives Participate in Industry Leadership Events

PLAN AHEAD: NASCO to Conduct Strategic Planning Sessions

20 Legislative Update

D E C E M B E R / J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 7 • V O L U M E 2 , N O . 1


E D I T O R I A L

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B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

Chair: Martin Herman, Special Response Corporation1st Vice Chair: Heather O’Brien, Security Forces, Inc.

2nd Vice Chair: James McNulty, Securitas Security Services USA3rd Vice Chair: Stephen I. Kasloff, Guardsmark, LLC

Treasurer: Lynn C. Oliver, American Security Programs, Inc.Secretary: Robert Kilbride, The Wackenhut Corporation

Director-At-LargeDennis Roberts, SecTek

Executive Director: Joseph Ricci, NASCOPast Chair: G. R. Massimei, U.S. Security Associates, Inc.

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Calendar of events


FEBRUARY 14NASCO General Membership MeetingBal Harbour, Fla.www.nasco.org

FEBRUARY 13NASCO Board of DirectorsBal Harbour, Fla.www.nasco.org

MARCH 27–30ISC WestLas Vegas, Nev.www.iscwest.com

FEBRUARY 6–7Homeland Security: The Ripple EffectWashington, D.C.www.apus.edu/disaster

FEBRUARY 5–7ASIS Asia-Pacifi c Security ConferenceSingaporewww.asisonline.org

JANUARY 17–19ASIS International Leadership MeetingArlington, Va. www.asisonline.org

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NASCO CEO Briefi ng

Increasing the Value of Your Private Security Business

Tuesday, January 23, 2007 • 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. • New York City

Fax your completed registration form to 703.706.3711

or RSVP at [email protected] or 703.518.1478.

Name

Title

Company

Email address

Phone number

New York City $35 Tuesday, January 23, 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Orange County $35 Tuesday, March 6, 8:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Los Angeles $35 Tuesday, March 6, 12:30 –3:00 p.m.

San Francisco $35 Wednesday, March 7, 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Chicago $35 Wednesday, March 14, 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Atlanta $35 Wednesday, April 4, 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

LOCATIONS

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PAYMENT INFORMATION

NASCO VALUED VENDORS

FRANK ARGENBRIGHT—Chairman and CEO, SecurAmerica

Mr. Argenbright is founder of AHL Services provider of outsourced business services for Fortune 500 companies; founder of Air Serv Corporation

provider of outsourced business services to aviation companies and founder of SecurAmerica provider of outsourced security services.

•ROBERT PERRY—Principal, Robert H. Perry Associates

Mr. Perry has advised and managed the sale, merger and acquisition of more than 150 security guard companies across fi ve continents during his 25 year

career.

•STEVE FROST— Principal, TCB Services

Mr. Frost has over 36 years in senior management positions at several of the nation’s largest contract security companies and has participated in 94

security industry acquisitions.

Other sessions to be held in: ORANGE COUNTY

Tuesday, March 6

•LOS ANGELESTuesday, March 6

•SAN FRANCISCO

Wednesday, March 7

•CHICAGO

Wednesday, March 14

•ATLANTA

Wednesday, April 4

This interactive session offers participants an overview of private security

trends and issues that impact the business of contract security, including

building and maintaining value and growth. Our distinguished panel of private

security industry leaders includes current and former contract security owners

and creates a forum for information sharing. Additional panelist and special

guests will be announced for each event and will include:

NASCO CEO BRIEFINGS SUPPORTER

summit report recommendations

A resolution adopted by the International Associa-

tion of Chiefs of Police (IACP) on Oct. 17, 2006,

may bring new energy to the action steps recom-

mended by more than 100 prominent executives

from law enforcement and private security during

a 2004 National Policy Summit. That conference,

“Building Private Security/Public Policing Partner-

ships to Prevent and Respond to Terrorism and

Public Disorder,” focused on the importance of such

cooperative efforts as part of the nation’s homeland

security, as well as on more mundane criminal

conduct.

The U.S. Department of Justice Offi ce of Com-

munity Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the

IACP organized the summit. NASCO— along with

ASIS International, Security Industry Association

and International Security Management Associa-

tion—was a corporate sponsor of the event.

The recently approved resolution, submitted to the

general membership by the IACP’s Private Sector

Liaison Committee (PSLC), calls for the IACP to

coordinate with the summit’s other principals a fact-

fi nding meeting to determine the current status of

the recommendations. It then will share its fi ndings

with the PSLC. If the IACP leadership fi nds that no

signifi cant activity has furthered accomplishment

of the itemized recommendations, it will designate

liaisons from the Board of Offi cers and staff, respec-

tively, to assist the PSLC in moving these critical

recommendations forward.

Recommendations from the summit report address

the urgency of developing partnerships and the im-

portant roles of law enforcement and private sector

organizations in guiding the necessary processes to

nurture and support those cooperative efforts. n

IACP to Reinvigorate Public-Private Summit Initiatives

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Leaders of the major law enforcement and private

security organizations should make a formal commitment to cooperation.

The Department of Homeland Security and/or

Department of Justice should fund research and training on relevant legislation, private security and law enforcement-private security cooperation.

The Department of Homeland Security

and/or Department of Justice should create an advisory council composed of nationally prominent law enforcement and private security professionals to oversee the day-to-day implementation issues of law enforcement-private security partnerships.

The Department of Homeland Security

and/or Department of Justice, along with relevant membership organizations, should convene key practitioners to move this agenda forward in the future.

Local partnerships should set priorities and address

key problems the summit identified. Examples of local and regional activities that can and should be undertaken immediately include the following: improve joint response to critical incidents; coordinate infrastructure protection; improve communications and data interoperability; bolster information and intelligence sharing; prevent and investigate high-tech crime; and devise responses to workplace violence.

The full report can be found at www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=1355.

RESOURCE

LEAD THE WAY

Forty-six percent of new hires fail within 18 months

of their employment, while only 19% achieve

unequivocal success. According to a study by Leader-

ship IQ, poor interpersonal skills, such as the ability

to accept feedback or inability to understand and

manage emotions, account for the majority of failed

employment experiences. n

Why Do Employees Fail

TAKE NOTE

New Federal Spending Resource Online

Find this resource at: www.FedSpending.org

RESOURCE

According to the study, the top five reasons for new hire failure are:

Coachability – 26%

Emotional intelligence – 23%

Motivation – 17%

Temperament – 15%

Technical competence – 11%

Find information regarding contracts and grants

issued by federal agencies and departments at www.

FedSpending.org. Developed and maintained by the

Offi ce of Management and Budget Watch, a private

“watchdog” group, the site’s data comes from the

Federal Procurement Data System and the Federal As-

sistance Award Data System and shows where

money is spent, type of competition

and links companies with their

subsidiaries. n


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that will further help protect companies from

potential lawsuits.

Other highlights of the conference included

Erroll Southers, former deputy director of

California Homeland Security. Southers cur-

rently is the associate director for California

Risk & Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events

(CREATE) at the University of Southern

California. He presented profi les of potential

terrorists and terrorist cells that have been

linked to California from one time or another.

Southers did a fantastic job of clearly outlining

the dangers the country faces.

Guest speaker Mickey Doll also gave a presen-

tation on emergency preparedness and disaster

response lessons learned from Hurricane Ka-

trina. There was also an in-depth discussion on

California workers’ compensation system from

Carrie Nevans, director of the State Division

of Workers’ Compensation, and Mark Webb

with Employers Direct Insurance Company.

BSIS Chief Paul Johnson and Deputy Chief

Rick Fong were on hand to give a report from

the bureau. BSIS also staffed a booth for the

entire conference so that attendees could have

questions answered in person. n

BOOKMARK IT

Ernest C. “Bud” Blount, director of Strategic Part-

nerships for Wackenhut Services Incorporated and

a long-time private security and law enforcement

leader, recently published his fi rst work of fi ction.

The novel, “Death is a Window,” is a murder

mystery set in Palm Beach, Fla.

“I’ve written and published several non-fi ction

security-related books,” Blount says. “I wanted to

stretch myself to write a believable mystery novel.

While all the people, cases and story are fi ctional,

they are based on real-world experiences and

cases I’ve worked over the years.”

In the book, Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s

detective Jake Cade is tired, divorced and lonely,

oiling his emotional wounds with booze and

thinking suicide. But when a brutal serial killer

starts mutilating young student nurses, Cade is

drawn into a catch-them-before-they-kill-again

time warp that produces a life-changing emo-

tional shift for him. It’s a deadly race with time

and side entangle-

ments with mortal

enemies arise.

As a former criminal investigator, Blount

brings this police-crime saga to life as only a

person with his investigative experience and

writing talent can. The book has received good

reviews and can be purchased at www.eblount.

com or Amazon.com. n

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On Nov. 8 and 9, the California Association of

Security Agencies, Guards, & Associates held its

annual conference, CALSAGA & You: A Security

Partnership for the Future, at the Pechanga Resort

& Casino in Temecula, Calif. Leaders from the

security industry and state agencies joined mem-

bers of California’s private security industry for the

association’s largest event of the year.

The conference brought together industry experts

and private security companies to discuss issues

facing the security industry. Attendees had access

to a wide range of vendors, including companies

providing uniforms, insurance services, meal and

rest break tracking, guard monitoring systems,

merger and acquisition services, consulting and

marketing services, time and attendance software,

taser products, live scan and biometric products

and guard monitoring systems.

CALSAGA President Mark Miller kicked off

the conference by briefi ng the group on the

progress of CALSAGA in 2006. He also touched

on several issues that are critical to members

and was hopeful that the conference would

create the necessary dialogue needed to address

these problems, specifi cally with meal/rest break

period compliance.

In the morning segment on the fi rst day of the

conference, California Labor Commissioner

Robert Jones specifi cally addressed what his

offi ce is doing with regard to meal/rest break

period compliance-related issues. As expected,

many attendees expressed concern and asked the

commissioner what they can do to protect their

businesses from potential lawsuits associated

with meal/rest breaks. The commissioner was

very forthright with the group on the issue but

vowed to work with the industry and specifi cally

encouraged each company to report meal/rest

break lawsuits directly to him and he would

investigate further.

Attorney Laura Innes of Simpson, Garrity &

Innes also addressed the issue of meal/rest break

compliance on the second day of the confer-

ence, promising attendees that she would send

the group a meal/rest break period waiver form

CALSAGA Conference Recap

CALSAGA President Mark Miller kicked off the conference by briefing the group on the progress of CALSAGA in 2006.

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BOOKMARK IT

Security Author Publishes Fictional Murder Mystery

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During the past two years, according to a

recent Right Management survey, 37% of

respondents believe trust in the workplace

has remained the same, 34% believe trust has

increased and 29% say trust has decreased.

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36% Withholding information

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19% Failing to develop subordinates

18% Seeking personal gain above shared interest

14% Rigid, infl exible behavior and close mindedness

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57% Respect for fellow employees as partners and equals

52% Honesty

47% Involvement with vision and strategy

30% Information-sharing

21% Commitment to developing people

17% Doing the “right thing” regardless of personal risk

15% Focusing on shared goals, not personal agendas

ACCORDING TO RIGHT MANAGEMENT’S SURVEY

THAT’S A WRAP

IASIR Conference Wrap Uphave delayed implementation of the 2004 law

have fi nally been cleared at the federal level.

Several state agencies, previously lacking the

authority to conduct federal checks on security

applicants, were pleased to learn that the focus

can now shift to individual states to make this

long-sought procedure a reality.

To learn more about IASIR and to read

about the Halifax conference programs, go to

www.iasir.org. n

At the International Association of Security

and Investigative Regulators (IASIR) an-

nual conference, regulatory offi cials from the

United States and the United Arab Emirates

swapped information with their Canadian

counterparts on various licensing and enforce-

ment issues about planning for crises ranging

from an avian fl u epidemic to a shrinking

workforce as baby boomers transition to retire-

ment. The conference, held Nov. 7-9, 2006,

in Halifax, Nova Scotia, attracted participants

from the government and the security industry

for a three-day marathon of problem solving,

updating and policy discussions. Regulatory

administrators also embarked on a long-term

project of benchmarking regulatory best

practices.

IASIR has been a strong supporter of the

Private Security Offi cer Employment Autho-

rization Act, which allows authorized private

security employers to obtain criminal history

background checks in jurisdictions that lack

the usual state law mandate for background

checks through the Federal Bureau of Investi-

gation’s database. Administrative hurdles that

OFFICERSPresident: Marie Ohman, Minnesota Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services

First Vice President: Wayne Rogillio, Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners

Second Vice President: Rudy Buck, Arizona Department of Public Safety

Secretary: Karen Forsyth, Department of Justice, Province of Nova Scotia

Treasurer: Constance Crawford, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Licensing

Past President: Leon D. Baker Jr., Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services

DIRECTORS AT LARGEArthur Varnadore, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Licensing

Robert Edwards, Vermont Board of Private Investigative and Security Services

Ted Williams, Ohio Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security

Jon Herberman, Ontario Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services

ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS (NON-VOTING)Electronic Security: Beth Cain

Investigations: Bruce H. Hulme

Security Officers: Gail Simonton

LEGAL ADVISORLouis Gurvich, Esq., Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners

ELECTIONS FOR IASIR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS WERE HELD DURING THE CONFERENCE. HERE ARE THE RESULTS:


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the 2006 Busi-

nesswoman of the Year for New York. Dolan

is president of Securit, a licensed private

investigations fi rm located in Flushing, N.Y.

The award recognizes the top U.S. business

leaders who have successfully integrated busi-

ness and fi nancial success with the support of

Republican ideals.

Infl uential community leaders were singled

out to receive this prestigious award because

of their willingness to provide invaluable in-

put to the Business Advisory Council and for

their commitment to the Republican Party. n

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LEADING MAN

AlliedBarton Appoints Gane to Lead Chemical Service Sector AlliedBarton Security Services, the larg-

est American-owned and managed security

services fi rm, announced the appointment

of Scott R. Gane, vice president, to lead

AlliedBarton’s Special Service Offering in the

Chemical and Petrochemical industry. Gane

joined AlliedBarton through the acquisition

of Initial Security, where he served as regional

vice president of the East Central Region.

“Scott’s extensive background in plant protec-

tion and safety, including his experience with

nuclear facilities and with working within a

regulatory environment, makes him the ideal

leader to grow AlliedBarton’s specialized ser-

vice offering in the chemical and petrochemi-

cal sector,” says Bill Whitmore, president and

CEO of AlliedBarton Security Services.

“The chemical and petrochemical industries

are essential to the nation’s effi ciency and

competitiveness as well as overall health and

safety,” Gane says. “AlliedBarton is committed

to ensuring this critical part of our national

infrastructure is protected and well served.” n

In the Line of DutyDuring the past few months, several security

offi cers have risked their lives to protect

people and property, including during a

bank robbery in Los Angeles and at a FedEx

facility in Maryland.

A 64-year-old security offi cer at a Bank of

the Orient 20 miles outside Los An-

geles is being hailed as a hero for

thwarting a bank armed robbery

despite several bullets wounds.

The offi cer was shot twice and

still managed to wrestle

a gun from the assailant.

The offi cer was fi rst shot

following his command

to the suspect to drop

to the fl oor and shot a

second time while trying

to subdue the suspect

using pepper spray. The

name of the offi cer and

fi rm was not released.

A 26-year-old security offi cer

working at a FedEx Ground dis-

tribution center in Beltsville, Md.,

was fatally shot while working at

the guardhouse at the entrance to a

fenced facility. The offi cer, Reina N. Lynch,

was a school bus driver and the mother of

two children. Police said a fellow security

offi cer arriving for the day shift at 7 a.m.

discovered Lynch lying on the ground with

a single gunshot wound in her upper body.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Company offi cials were providing inves-

tigators with security fi lms, entry

logs and other information.

Lynch worked for Ronin Risk

International, a security fi rm

with 600 employees based

in Salt Lake City spe-

cializing in providing

security for goods in

transit and at ware-

houses and distribution

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thwarting a bank armed robbery

despite several bullets wounds.

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A 26-year-old security offi cer

working at a FedEx Ground dis-

tribution center in Beltsville, Md.,

was fatally shot while working at

the guardhouse at the entrance to a

tigators with security fi lms, entry

logs and other information.

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The group identifi ed fi ve functions as the basic

tasks of the majority of security offi cers, as well

as seven basic training areas that are subject to

additional considerations:

Security Offi cers’ Tasks

1. Access control

2. Visitor processing

3. Screening

4. Patrol and response

5. Control center integration

Training Areas

1. Access control

2. Security patrol

3. Defensive and control procedures

4. Emergency procedures

5. Communications

6. Legal aspects

7. Report writing

The NASCO FPS Working Group will meet

quarterly and communicate regularly to discuss

and refi ne these initial fi ndings, including deter-

mining criticality of the identifi ed functions and

tasks, validation and training. n

NASCO hosted the fi rst meeting of its Federal

Protective Service (FPS) Working Group to begin

a task analysis process for security guards/offi cers

that reaches across federal and commercial mar-

kets, as well as industries and applications, to set a

basic guideline for security functionality.

The process includes identifying basic functions

and tasks, assigning criticality and validating

training to improve operations. The three pri-

mary goals of the group are to:

1. Defi ne security guard or offi cer;

2. Identify security functions and tasks; and

3. Validate these for contract and training

requirements.

“Functions should drive requirements,” says

Fred Muccino, Guard Force Operations Branch,

Security and Law Enforcement Division, inspec-

tor, FPS. “This group can help identify functions,

tasks and skill sets that must be supported by

training.”

The group reviewed several existing defi nitions

of security guard and/or offi cer under Muccino’s

premise that a “guard is a guard is a guard” focus-

ing on establishing a basic set of tasks and skills

that can be built upon and supplemented based

on assignments.

The discussion also tried to differentiate between

the terms “guard” and “offi cer.” Many federal

policies, procedures and documentation refer to

private security “guards” to differentiate them

from law enforcement, police or special offi cers

that have additional powers, roles and responsi-

bilities. The industry has long preferred the term

offi cer based on the negative connotations of the

term guard. To differentiate the two terms, the

group discussed that perhaps a difference can be

highlighted between guards and offi cers based on

“meeting minimal defi ned standards” as outlined

by federal agencies, departments, state and local

municipalities.

The group established the following working

defi nition of private security offi cer and will

continue to review and refi ne the defi nition based

on feedback, further research and validation:

A security offi cer is a natural person assigned

to safeguard persons and property, and reduce

vulnerability and risk of theft and loss. Secu-

rity offi cers meet minimal defi ned standards

and are members of a security system.

The “security system” consists of other counter-

measures to reduce and mitigate risk that can be

categorized into seven primary systems:

1. Surveillance

2. Barriers

3. Alarms

4. Access control

5. Communications

6. Screening

7. Security force

NASCO Conducts Federal Protective Service Working Group

MEmbers of the NASCO FPS Working Group

bud blountwackenhutservices, INc.

LYNN OLIVERAmerican security programs, inc.

MARK porterfieldAlliedBarton

JEFF RoehmAmerican security programs, inc.

dennis robertsSecTek, inc.

Not pictured:Chair, Shawn Jacquard, The Wackenhut corporation; chris mashburn, international RAM Associates; Fred Muccino, FPS

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nAsCo Update

NASCO Representatives Participate in Industry Leadership Events

NASCO Executive Director Joseph Ricci and

NASCO Director of Government Relations

and Legal Counsel Gail Simonton recently par-

ticipated in several security and security-related

programs with associations impacting private

security operations, including:

U.S. Department

of State Overseas

Advisory Council

(OSAC) promotes

security

cooperation

between American

business and private sector interests worldwide

encompassing the 34-member core council, an

executive offi ce, more than 100 country councils

and more than 3,500 constituent member

organizations and 372 associates. The objectives

of the council include establishing continuing

liaison and operational security cooperation with

the private sector and provide regular, timely

interchange of information. The recent 21st

Annual OSAC Briefi ng attracted nearly 1,200

private security leaders and focused on global

resiliency with presentations by government

offi cials such as Director of National Intelligence

Ambassador John Negroponte and business

executives including Fortune 500 Archer Daniels

Midland Company CEO and President Patricia

Woertz regarding the importance of govern-

ment-industry cooperation to improve safety

and security worldwide.

Professional Services Council (PSC) is a

national trade association for the government

professional and technical services industry

focused on preserving, improving and

expanding the federal government market.

NASCO is an association member and

regularly participates in meetings with

government leaders such as an upcoming

January meeting with Jay Cohen, under

secretary for Science & Technology, Depart-

ment of Homeland Security.

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Security

Services

Council

(PSSC) formed

to facilitate the exchange of best practices to

raise the standards and increase productivity of

professional security services, as well as to

increase awareness of their role in protecting

people and property. The PSSC recently

conducted Security Force Management, an

educational program focused on screening,

training and managing security offi cers led by

practitioners and experts with government,

contract and in-house security attendees.

General Services

Administration

(GSA) Industry

Government Council

(IGC) is a working

partnership and

information-sharing group concerned with

evolving issues related to the GSA Schedule

and other contracting vehicles. This group

meets quarterly, and recent focuses include the

latest contracting developments such as GSA’s

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channels, quick payment and new rules allowing

state and local governments to purchase off the

GSA Schedule for emergency preparation and re-

sponse (Section 833 of the 2007 National Defense

Authorization Act).

International Association of

Chiefs of Police (IACP)

Private Sector Liaison

Council (PSLC) facilitates

increased communication

and cooperation between

law enforcement and private security. During

IACP’s Annual Conference, the PSLC submitted a

resolution accepted by the general membership to

coordinate with a 2004 National Policy Summit a

fact-fi nding meeting regarding the status of recom-

mendations stemming from the National Policy

Summit’s “Building Private Security/Public Policing

Partnerships to Prevent and Respond to Terrorism

and Public Disorder.”

International Association of Security and

Investigative Regulators (IASIR) includes state

and provincial government regulators, private

industry, law enforcement and others interested in

enhancing public safety by promoting professional-

ism in the private security industry through

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GETTING INVOLVED

“There are many issues impacting the perfor-

mance and value of contract security on a

daily basis,” says NASCO Executive Director

Joseph Ricci, CAE. “NASCO is trying to

position itself as the advocate and leader of

the contract security industry and provide

a return on investment to members and the

private security community.”

The strategic plan will provide focus and di-

rection for the 30+ year-old trade association

in regards to legislative initiatives, member-

ship growth and development, research,

education and information sharing. n

In an effort to best serve the private

security industry and meet member

needs, NASCO will be conducting several

strategic planning sessions during early

2007 involving members, non-members,

contract security customers (commercial

and federal) and others impacted by private

security. The process will involve telephone

interviews, environment scans, research,

focus groups and meetings to determine

the future of contract security, its position

within private security and NASCO’s direc-

tion to best support emerging, evolving

market demands.

NASCO members include:


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TODAY’S AUTOMATED SOCIETY IS GIVING RISE TO A

NEW BREED OF SECURITY PROFESSIONAL.

FeAtUreD ArtiCLe : : SECURITY, SYSTEMS AND ThE INSIDER ThREAT

W R I T T E N B Y E D WA R D J . A P P E L | I L L U S T R AT I O N B Y A N T O N Y PA PA N T O N I O U

A s contract security has dramatically improved the sophistication

of protection, developments in information technology and a surge in insider crime have changed the profession from the inside out as surely as Sept. 11, 2001 did.

Automation of access control and increased capabilities of CCTV, alarms, detectors, biometrics, radio frequency identifi cation (RFID) and a host of other new gadgets allow all kinds and sizes of organizations to manage security with intelligent, integrated systems. Yet the crux of prevention, detection, response and resolution remains in the brains and hands of the security personnel involved.

Today, much is asked of the men and women who stand the night watch. They are often tasked with protecting hundreds or thousands of doors, sensors, fences and buildings. Inside are billions of dollars in assets, not the least of which are contained in the data and production capabilities of information and robotic systems that are networked globally. And the biggest threats to these are the people who work there.

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Security teams now include information technology security specialists who protect the fi rms’ systems from all kinds of threats lurking on the Internet and fl owing with the e-mails and data through the networks. The challenge of integrating the work of facilities security, information security, personnel security and asset protection now must include a thorough understanding of a company’s virtual, as well as physical, assets. In addition, the emergence of automated security systems and new types of forensic and investigative evidence demand broader and deeper training for security professionals. Fortunately, the payoff is clear: substantial improvements in the level of protection and in response to incidents.

The improvements we’re beginning to see from new technologies and security adaptations include:

• Systems that can detect and alert on signs of possible misbehavior, helping prevent as well as respond to an incident. For example, the 24/7 IT security system detects suspicious

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activity in off-hours computing, activating the integrated security management system to inventory people present, capture their behavior via both digital CCTV recording and digital forensic keystroke recording, and alerting both IT security personnel and physical security guards. Smart cards used for physical and cyber access facilitate knowing who is on the campus.

• Systems that measure activities, alerting and responding when those activities exceed established norms. For example, in the “old days,” guards were constantly responding to alarms that malfunctioned, as well as the comparatively few actual incidents. Based on time of day, location, value of assets, length of the anomaly (e.g. alarm condition) and alert status, if any (e.g. high crime area/threat), the security management system prioritizes alerts, displaying live CCTV and recording events in an integrated file viewable from any computer with authorization and Internet access. Remote monitors allow direction of a live security response to actual incidents, rather than false alarms.

• Systems that analyze events in retrospect and can determine with certainty what happened and who was involved. Among the technologies facilitating these improvements are digital CCTV recording, biometric access controls, multi-factor IT systems authentication, digital forensics (computer forensic analysis) and several physical forensic capabilities, including DNA, chemical analysis, geo-locator devices on cell phones, PDAs, vehicles and business equipment, RFID and embedded identification and alert devices on high-value assets. Today, security can find out who did it, where and when—and locate the missing items.

A P e r s i s t e n t t h r e A t

Among the most costly losses to both business and government are the few but insidious insiders who steal, commit espionage, embezzle, sabotage, threaten others and threaten the reputation of their employers. Unfortunately, insider crime trends have not followed the major crime statistics, which have dropped in the past decade. Since the late 1970s, insider crime has risen, yet the metrics are elusive because so few businesses and agencies report insider crime statistics.

The best indicators of insider crime levels come from surveys and the FBI’s financial crime reports. Because federally insured financial services firms must file suspicious activity reports (SARs), and because the FBI and Secret Service investigate financial crimes, there are reliable indicators of insider crime trends. The statistics show that at least one-third of those convicted annually of crimes against financial services companies are insiders, and often more. Banks and securities firms conduct background investigations on employees, audit their activities,

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often monitor them on the job and employ excellent security, yet the percentage of those involved in financial crimes has not substantially dropped for more than 20 years. Similarly, surveys of many types of industries by major accounting firms by the Certified Fraud Examiners (who investigate major insider crimes) and the retail industry’s surveys (where employees steal more than shoplifters) report a persistent threat to all types of businesses from insiders.

In an era of highly automated business and government operations, the threat posed by an insider can increase due to the potential to use computing to magnify the impact of the crime and to hide evidence. Most businesses and government agencies have not yet employed systems capable of protecting the employer against the trusted insider. Further, most background investigations lack a focus on candidates’ life online, where especially young people spend more time than their older predecessors. If a person has developed a habit of computer systems misuse (e.g. hacking or using computers to commit offenses), the person’s misdeeds might go undetected in a background investigation, since most online criminals are not caught today.

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Again, professional security is contributing to the solution. It is now possible to prevent, detect and respond to computer crimes in progress; to warn users before they push the wrong key, mistakenly or on purpose; to supplement normal vetting by including background investigations on the Internet; and to search proprietary databases for indications of prior online misbehavior. These new solutions depend on automation for immediate response, and on the new breed of security professional who understands the role that systems play in crimes, as well as business functions.

As the tools for securing our increasingly automated work environment continue to evolve, it will be possible to improve crime prevention in the pursuit of protecting people, information, assets and reputation. Understanding evolving trends and utilizing the leading-edge tools to the fullest are the province of today’s security professional. se

Edward J. Appel is senior president and COO of the Joint Council on Information Age Crime.

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FeAtUreD ArtiCLe : : XXXXXXFeAtUreD ArtiCLe : : PROTECT ThE COUNTRY — WhILE PROTECTING YOURSELF

Protect theCountryWhile Protecting Yourself

ChANGES TO SAFETY ACT APPLICATION hELP FOSTER BETTER SECURITY.

W R I T T E N B Y B R I A N F I N C h | I L L U S T R AT I O N B Y D U N C A N WA L k E R

• Database search software.• Maintenance services.• Vulnerability assessment methodologies.• Certification programs.• Integration services.• Training services.

Even if the SAFETY Act immunity is circumvented (which can happen only if the seller lied or committed willful misconduct when filing its application), other protections are still available, such as a bar on punitive damages and a liability cap at the amount of the seller’s insurance. In addition, claims can only be filed in U.S. federal court.

SAFETY Act protections apply regardless of whether the customer is a government or private entity. These incentives are designed to help ensure that the United States has as many tools in its arsenal as possible to deter, defend against and defeat terrorist activities.

One of the more underreported success stories of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Support Anti-Terrorism By Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act) is generating great hope. Given that it provides broad liability protections for sellers of products or services that help detect, defend against or respond to acts of terrorism, many welcomed the passage of the SAFETY Act. Congress intended these protections to be applied as broadly as possible in response to concerns that conducting business in the homeland security market segment would expose companies to nearly limitless legal liability.

The process for obtaining SAFETY Act protections has been a work in progress. To that end, DHS recently implemented significant changes to make the SAFETY Act process easier and more efficient.

W h A t i s t h e s A F e t y A C t ?

Under the SAFETY Act, the seller of an

“anti-terror technology” (which is either a product or a service) may apply for liability protections from the DHS. If the DHS awards the protections of the SAFETY Act to an anti-terror product or service, its sellers and customers are protected from liability arising out of terrorist attacks. These protections include the immediate dismissal of claims alleging liability arising out of the use of a SAFETY Act-approved technology during a terrorist attack. Such protections are awarded only after DHS conducts a thorough review of the seller’s product or service.

Essentially, any product or service that has an anti-terror application is eligible for protections under the SAFETY Act. Examples of products and services that have been awarded protections under the SAFETY Act include:• Security guard services.• Explosive-sniffing canines.• Chemical and biological detection

equipment.

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The SAFETY Act should be of interest to any entity involved in anti-terror activities because it will significantly increase liability protections if the seller or customer of anti-terror products or services face liability claims arising out of acts of terrorism. By simple virtue of utilizing SAFETY Act-approved products or services, customers will gain significant liability protections. At the same time, they will enjoy the level of comfort associated with knowing that that the DHS has thoroughly vetted the items. Finally, utilizing SAFETY Act-protected technologies and services could significantly limit the amount of terrorism coverage a customer has to obtain, thereby limiting its concerns about the availability of terrorism insurance.

F i n A L r U L e A n D r e v i s e D A P P L i C A t i o n K i t

DHS recently released both the final rule governing the SAFETY Act and a revised application kit. The documents contain several very-welcomed new developments. The following are especially noteworthy:

• Pre-Qualification of Procurements: Since the SAFETY Act was enacted, potential applicants have been searching for ways to better ensure a guarantee that if they submit a bid on a particular procurement, they will obtain SAFETY Act coverage. Under the final rule, customers now have a way to help ensure that potential vendors will, in fact, receive SAFETY Act coverage. The new “Pre-Qualification Designation Notice” process gives agencies a method to submit their potential procurement to DHS for review. If DHS finds that the potential procurement merits SAFETY Act approval, vendors who are ultimately chosen to provide the specified technology will essentially be guaranteed SAFETY Act approval. That process should help bring forward more potential vendors, increasing choice and the potential that the proper technology will be deployed.

• Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Designations: In the development phase of any technology, it is quite normal for an unfinished or unproven product to be field tested or deployed in limited circumstances. In the context of anti-terror technologies, such deployments can be extremely problematic given that terrorist activity could realistically occur during the deployment. SAFETY Act protections would obviously be ideal to limit liability, but the interim final rule did not contemplate offering protections for such deployments. The final rule addresses those concerns by creating a heretofore unavailable liability protection method. The SAFETY Act protections offered under a DT&E Designation lasts for no more than 36 months and applies only to limited deployments. While a DT&E Designation is more limited than full SAFETY Act approval, it provides a measure of liability protection that otherwise was not available.

• Changes to the Application Kit: The new version of the SAFETY Act application kit addresses criticisms that the application process is confusing and overly burdensome. First and foremost, DHS has drastically toned down the “pre-application” section of the kit. Applicants no longer have to fill out a confusing form that previously often resulted in grand misconceptions about a particular technology. DHS has also added a section directly asking what entities have been procuring the technology in question. Importantly, that section includes categories for commercial

organizations and foreign governments. DHS has also gone to great lengths to provide a better vehicle for requesting an expedited review. A specific section now addresses this issue, which should make it easier for applicants to explain what pressing deadlines they face and why DHS should issue a decision in less time than typically required. In that vein, DHS has also reduced the potential review time from 150 to 120 days.

While there are many other changes in the final rule and application kit, it is sufficient to note that DHS has gone a long way to address many of the concerns applicants expressed.

B r o A D e r U s e

Security professionals everywhere have a unique opportunity to take advantage to the benefits the SAFETY Act offers, particularly those included in the final rule and revised application kit.

Increase utilization of the SAFETY Act inside and outside of the federal government.Homeland security as a mission is not the sole responsibility of DHS. Numerous other members of the federal family play a vital role in defending the nation from terrorist threats. As such, security professionals across the board should work with DHS to encourage the use of SAFETY Act-approved products by private sector partners. This could take the form, for instance, of the USDA encouraging companies to use SAFETY Act-certified companies to perform security services in order to help reduce the risk of agro-terrorism. Similarly, a stadium manager could work with DHS to have its security operations approved under the SAFETY Act or seek to use SAFETY Act-certified intrusion detection companies for providing access control. Every entity should work actively with DHS to increase the utilization of the SAFETY Act.

One vehicle in particular that should promote the use of the SAFETY Act outside of DHS is the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). The NIPP explicitly encourages use of SAFETY Act-approved products to protect critical infrastructure and key resources. Given that the NIPP is the DHS blueprint for not only protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure but also partnering with other federal, state and local agencies as well as the private sector to do so, it only makes sense to use that vehicle to help promote the SAFETY Act.

Submit “creative” applications to DHS.Too often, companies mistakenly think that the SAFETY Act is intended only for cutting-edge widgets. Potential applicants sometimes shy away from submitting applications for things like engineering services or even existing technology solutions for fear of being rejected by DHS.

Such fears are unwarranted. DHS has repeatedly made clear that it welcomes any application so long as the technology or service in question can help combat terrorism in some fashion. Applicants should feel free to think creatively and should strongly consider filing an application for any product or service they offer or utilize to fight terrorism. Just reviewing the list of approved products and services reveals that DHS is willing to offer SAFETY Act protections to a wide range of products and services.

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AppROvED pRODUCT LIST fOR HOMELAND SECURITY

Importantly, companies that provide their own security services internally should seriously consider filing a SAFETY Act application. DHS is willing to consider applications for services the company itself utilizes. Thus, owners of critical infrastructure or even something as routine as an amusement park that offers its own security services can obtain SAFETY Act protections, and they should seriously consider doing so.

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Though at first blush daunting, the SAFETY Act process can easily be manageable, and the potential benefits of pursuing an application are enormous. In return for dedicating some time and resources upfront, a company can have access to an extremely powerful legal defense should it ever face a potentially ruinous terror-related liability claim.

In order to determine whether the SAFETY Act is right for you and your company, here are a few simple steps to follow:

1. Review what you have to offer. Check to see if your product or service is ready for approval. If you pick a product or service that is too early in its development, it likely will not be ready for the SAFETY Act process.

2. Carefully determine what you want to apply for. Think carefully about what items to include in a SAFETY Act application. Putting too many dissimilar products or services in one application may lead to a denial of your application.

3. Have patience in the drafting process. Because the SAFETY Act application process can be complicated, applicants should plan to devote a reasonable amount of time for drafting and reviewing applications. An ill-prepared application likely will not be approved.

4. Explain yourself in the application. The application must contain persuasive support that justifies SAFETY Act protection. DHS must understand your product or service and how it works in order to award approval.

5. Use outside help as needed. There are many potential pitfalls and blind spots in the SAFETY Act application process. Experts can assist in drafting and filing applications, and the costs associated with using them will be more than justified when your product or services receives SAFETY Act approval.

While it has had some challenges, the SAFETY Act program is one of the best offerings available from DHS. On the whole, DHS has put a great deal of effort into the program and companies should be lining up to take advantage of the benefits it offers. The opportunity to receive liability immunity rarely comes along, and so companies should pursue it with all proper energy. se

Brian Finch ([email protected]) is head of the Homeland Security Practice Group at the law firm Dickstein Shapiro, LLP, in Washington, D.C. He has helped a wide range of companies obtain SAFETY Act protections and is also an Inaugural Senior Fellow at the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute.

Accenture LLP: Biometric Identification Systems Project (IDENT) Support Services

ALLuviAm, LLc: HazMasterG3®

APPLerA corP.: Infectious Disease Identification System

Asset Protection & security services, LP: Guards

BAe systems informAtion & eLectronic systems integrAtion, inc.: Infrared Imaging System (IRIS) Cameras, Matador™ Infrared Countermeasure (IRCM) System

BioPort corPorAtion: BioThrax®

BLAstgArd® internAtionAL, inc.: BlastWrap® and BlastGard® Mitigating Trash Receptacles

the Boeing comPAny: Technology Evaluation and Design Services, Visual Security Operations Console (VSOC) Sentinel, Anti-Terrorism Integrated Logistics Support Management Services (AT-ILS)

Bruker dALtonics nBc detection corP.: Rapid Alarm and Identification Device-Manual

cAngene: Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) (VIG)

ceiA usA Ltd.: Security Metal Detection Equipment

cePheid: GeneXpert®

comPosite structurAL design, L.L.c.: CSD Tractor-Trailer Truck Crash Barrier (TTTCB), B123

e-Z-em, inc.: Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion

fedex custom criticAL, inc.: Strategic National Stockpile Transportation and Distribution

generAL dynAmics ArmAment And technicAL Products, inc.: Joint Biological Point Detection System

generAL eLectric comPAny, ge infrAstructure, inc., ge security, inc.,

And ge invision, inc.: CTX™, EntryScan3 and EntryScan3-e, Itemiser2 & Itemiser3

hAch uLtrA AnALytics: BioLert™/ Bioni™

hdr security oPerAtions, inc.: HDR Security Services–Planning; HDR Security Services–Design

idAho technoLogy inc.: RAZOR

internAtionAL Business mAchines corPorAtion: Risk Assessment Platform, First Responder Interoperability Solution

iPc internAtionAL corP.: Security Services

itt industries, inc.: Night Vision Technologies, Force Protection Team

keLLogg Brown & root services, inc.: Enhanced Filtration Unit System

LAnguAge AnALysis systems, inc.: NameClassifer™

Lockheed mArtin: Specialized Security Training Services; Systems Engineering and Integration Services (SEIS) for the Fixed and Mobile Defender™ Systems; Systems Engineering and Integration Services for the Integrated Electronic Security Command/ Control/ Communications System, AN6400 Checked Baggage Scanner, Marine Traffic Management System, Risk Assessment Platform

michAeL stAPLeton AssociAtes: SmartTech System and Explosion Detection Services

mititech, LLc: Safetydrape™

northroP grummAn sPAce And mission oPtimetrics, inc.: Automated Decision Aid System for Hazardous Incident (ADASHI) First Response™

PrePAred resPonse, inc.: Rapid Responder

rAPiscAn systems, inc.: Metal Detection Systems; Conventional X-ray systems

reseArch internAtionAL, inc.: ASAP II™, Smart Air Sampler System (SASS) 2000 Plus™; RAPTOR™

reveAL imAging technoLogies, inc.: Reveal CT-80 Explosive Detection System (EDS)

sAfeview, inc.: Scout™ Systems

sAic: Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System

securitAs hoLdings, inc.: Security Services

siemens Logistics And AssemBLy systems, inc.: Checked Baggage Inspection System

siemens mAintenAnce services, LLc: Maintenance and Repair Services

smiths detection, inc.: HI-SCAN Conventional Cabinet X-Ray, Sentinel II™, Hi-SCAN 7555i

strAtegic diAgnostics inc.: Microtox®

systems corPorAtion: Systems Engineering, Design and Integration Services; Biological Detection System

thermo eLectron corPorAtion: EGIS, EGIS II, and EGIS III Systems

triPLe cAnoPy: Security Assessment Services

turner construction co: Checked Baggage Screening System Services (CBSS Services)

unisys: Registered Traveler Solution

urs corPorAtion: Threat and Vulnerability Assessment Services

verified identity PAss inc.: Verified Identity Pass (Verified ID)

york internAtionAL corP.: Solution Air Handler

the wAckenhut corPorAtion: Consulting and Risk Management Services, Security Services

wAshington grouP internAtionAL, inc.: Container Inspection Services

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Hearing held on Dec. 7, 2006 on proposed changes to board’s rules concerning company license holder’s replacement, unarmed guards and watchmen, continuing education. Changes were approved as proposed. Amendments to GAC 509-3-.02, -.12 authorize 180-day grace period (on request) for replacing company’s qualifi ed license holder, increase training requirement for all security offi cers to 24 hours of classroom instruction, require registered security offi cers to have eight hours of continuing education for renewal, subject armed security offi cers to additional fi rearms training and increase investigative personnel training.

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Proposed amendments to 9 NYCRR 6027.4 would revise the topics and hours of instruction per topic for the 16-hour security guard on-the-job training course. Proposal would add incident command system (two hours) and terrorism-related topics (four hours). Training on the existing mandated topics would be adjusted from nine to six hours, so total hours of the course will remain 16 hours.

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NASCO meetings with legislative leadership continue to raise awareness of the private security sales tax’s negative impact on public safety through resulting cuts in service to accommodate unbudgeted cost increases. Additional meeting are being scheduled with other key players in the FY 2008 New Jersey budget process. Meanwhile, the Coalition Against Security Tax has attracted members from the ranks of NASCO members’ clients and several business-oriented associations.

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nasco has retained counsel to help repeal the sales tax on security services. we have formed coalition against security Tax (casT) for opponents to the new tax. To join casT, contact gail simonton at [email protected].

Proposes to allow the use of rifl es and shotguns by trained security/armored car guards where the risk of terrorist activity is high. Delaware Board of Examiners of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies will hold hearing on Jan. 25, 2007 at 10 a.m.

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Proposed amendments to Administrative Rules of Montana include adding a branch offi ce licensing fee of $25, clarifi es fi ngerprint check fees as pass-through of state and FBI fees, and provides changes for fi rearms instructors, types of fi rearms, annual requalifi cation.

Proposed changes July 6, 2006; adopted Nov. 23, 2006

MT

24

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A bill to provide for the protection of health and safety during certain disasters. Would involve coor-dination among Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security and Environmen-tal Protection Agency. Bill must be reintroduced before being considered in new Congress. Because it defi nes “participating responder,” NASCO will contact bill sponsor to discuss impact on NASCO members. Sponsor Rep. Barton (R-Texas), is current chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Introduced Dec. 5, 2006; referred to Energy and Commerce Committee

US

H.R

. 6

347

A bill to direct the secretary of Homeland Security to provide for enhanced security of chemical facilities and for other purposes. Calls for secretary of Homeland Security to establish risk-based per-formance standards for security of certain chemical facilities; would also require vulnerability assess-ments and development and implementation of site security plans for chemical facilities. Homeland Security would issue regulations within six months of passage. If inspection of a facility resulted in fi nding of noncompliance, owner or operator would receive written notice and opportunity to correct problems. Failure to satisfy notifi cation requirements could result in order for facility to cease opera-tion until compliant. Bill must be reintroduced before being considered in new Congress. NASCO will contact bill sponsor to determine likelihood of reintroduction and note NASCO’s interest in proposal. Sponsor Rep. Barton (R-Texas), is current chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Introduced Dec. 5, 2006; referred to Energy and Commerce Committee

US

H.R

. 6

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