Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry. Federal Legislative Summary – October 2021 Congress finally passed bi-partisan infrastructure bill, the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” (H.R. 3684) last week and...
ESA submitted a letter to Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) and Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK) of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) last week after we learned some amendments in the House-passed version (H.R. 4350) of the National Defense Authorization...
In an online survey conducted in June 2021 by the automation company, Zapier, 1,000 US office workers from small and medium-sized businesses were questioned about their biggest productivity blockers. Rather than meetings or procrastinating tasks being the biggest barrier to...
“I touch the future. I teach.” -- Christa McAuliffe The Instructor of the Year award was dedicated by ESA in 2011 as a deserving tribute to Paul F. Baran for his commitment to the electronic security and life safety...
Maher shares post-pandemic trends and ways to help meet customers' evolving needs Security dealers – and their customers – were faced with several anomalies over the last 20 months: the 3G sunset, a pandemic and social unrest. All of which caused un-planned demand and...
A Leadership Summit Main Stage Event There is no hiding the fact that there is a shortage of talented labor nowadays. The pandemic has driven away many skilled workers and companies are starting to worry. Jeff Butler, a world-renowned TEDx...
The latest jobs report was released last week, and the news was “disappointing” to media outlets across the board. While the official numbers indicate 194,000 jobs were added, this fell well short of the 500,000 that Dow Jones (and the...
Posted: October 11, 2021
See all of the moments from ESA’s first event back in person, Oct 4-7 in Frisco, TX at the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters. Register for the ESA 2021 Leadership Summit Virtual Pass to get access to OnDemand Session recordings, available...
This year’s Leadership Summit addressed the hardships leaders have faced during the pandemic and included networking opportunities, educational sessions, and quality one-on-one meetings with the industry’s leading manufacturers and service providers. The Summit began with a brief speech from ESA’s...
Just as a pit crew at a racetrack changes tires and refuels the car with the utmost efficiency and consistency, letting their driver get back into the race as quickly as possible, security companies should implement strong processes and operations to eliminate inconsistencies and...