Posts by Lauren Bresette, Senior Manager, Government Relations, Security Industry Association
SIA Seeks Tariff Relief for Essential Security Products
On April 22, 2025, the Security Industry Association sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick requesting relief from tariffs for security industry products and asking that the Trump administration formulate a process that allows companies to apply for product-specific exemptions. The security industry is an important…
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Policy Update: New U.S. Tariffs on Imports
On April 2, 2025, President Trump invoked his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to declare a national emergency arising from conditions reflected in large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits and impose sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs on countries that have asymmetrical trade relationships with the United States. The tariffs…
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SIA Shares Key Industry Priorities for U.S. Tax Reform and Workforce Development Legislation
On March 21, 2025, the Security Industry Association (SIA) sent a letter to the chair and ranking members of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance expressing strong support for congressional legislation to restore and extend certain pro-growth business tax and workforce development policies that are essential to support…
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New Tariffs and Further Delays: An Update on U.S. Trade Policy Relevant to Security Technology Products
In February 2025, the Security Industry Association (SIA) analyzed the Trump administration’s initial implementation of tariffs on products from China, Mexico and Canada. The administration’s 10% tariffs on all imports from China pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) went into effect on Feb. 4, while the higher 25% tariffs on all imports…
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Policy Update: U.S. Tariffs on Imported Steel and Aluminum
Note: For analysis of the initial import tariffs policy put into effect by President Trump, see our other blog post here. In the next step for his America First Trade Policy, President Trump issued a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. that will go into effect next month according to a proclamation…
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New U.S. Tariffs of Imports: What They Mean to the Security Industry
Through executive orders issued on Feb. 1, 2025, the White House announced that President Trump would impose 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada and 10% tariffs on all imports from China beginning on Feb. 4. A lower 10% tariff will apply to energy sources from Canada. President Trump cited his authority within…
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How to Spot a Drone: Guidance From Experts in SIA’s Counter-UAS Working Group
In a recent blog post, the Security Industry Association (SIA) discussed key takeaways from a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on ways to safeguard the homeland from uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), otherwise known as drones. Both lawmakers and the public have expressed great concern over recent incidents involving unknown drone sightings in New Jersey and…
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Following Recent Incidents, U.S. House of Representatives Examines Counterdrone Protections
Top security industry takeaways from House Homeland Security Committee Hearing “Safeguarding the Homeland From Unmanned Aerial Systems” On Dec. 10, 2024, the House Homeland Security Committee held a joint hearing by the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence and Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security entitled “Safeguarding the Homeland from Unmanned Aerial Systems.” The…
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SIA Leads Letter to Congress Urging Protection of Security Devices Under Spectrum Proposal
On Oct. 29, 2024, the Security Industry Association (SIA) sent a letter signed by 92 security businesses and organizations conveying a strong, industrywide message to Capitol Hill urging members of Congress to weigh in with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on a proposal that would restructure the Lower 900 MHz frequency. As explained in a…
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Resolution Funding Federal Government Through Dec. 20 Includes Security-Specific Measures
Measures include over $350 million for election security and presidential transition, a counter-UAS extension, extension of funds for FEMA disaster relief On Sept. 25, 2024, the U.S. House and Senate passed a three-month continuing resolution (CR) that funds the federal government through Dec. 20, 2024. The measure is a “clean” CR that reappropriates funding and…
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