05/07/2013
Legislative Alert - FTC Warns Data Brokers of Possible FCRA Violations
The Federal Trade Commission has issued letters to 10 data brokers warning that they may be in violation of the...

04/25/2013
Senate Bill S. S-676: Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013
S. 676: Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 - A bill to prevent tax-related identity theft...

04/25/2013
NCISS Legislative Alert - Senate Bill Threatens SS Death Master List Access
Legislation that is intended to prevent tax fraud includes provisions to restrict access to the death master list and Social...

04/12/2013
NCISS Legislative Alert - Update: NCISS Response to Concerns Rergarding TLO
Yesterday, I reported that former Legislative Chair Jimmie Mesis was going to have a telephone conference call with TLO principals....

04/10/2013
NCISS Legislative Alert - NCISS Response to Concerns Regaring TLO
NCISS is alarmed that TLO and perhaps other data providers have begun to limit Social Security numbers and other information...

03/24/2013
Senate Bill S. S-54: The Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013
S. 54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 - A bill to increase public safety by punishing and...

03/24/2013
Senate Bill S. S-146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013.
S-146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 - A bill to enhance the safety of America's schools.

03/24/2013
Senate Bill S. S-374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013
S-374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 - A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from...

03/24/2013
Senate Bill S. S-150: the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013
S.150: the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 - A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right...

03/22/2013
NCISS Legislative Alert - From Larry Sabbath, NCISS Legislative Advocate
Bills have been introduced in both the US Senate and House of Representatives to restrict the use of Global Positioning...

03/22/2013
Senate Bill S. S-639: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to specify the circumstances in which a person may acquire
Senate Bill S. S-639: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to specify the circumstances in which...

03/22/2013
House Bill H.R. 1312: Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
House H.R. 1312: Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act - No Summary Available.

02/03/2013
Legislative Alert - Report on the National Labor Relations Board
Labor Board Decisions In Question A decision by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals last week has thrown decisions of...

01/31/2013
NCISS Legislative Alert - NCISS Takes Position on Gun Control
The members of the NCISS Legislative Committee have struggled, as we all have, with the issue of gun control in...

01/24/2013
Legislative News - Investigations
I am honored to serve NCISS in this most important position as its Legislation Chair and I am appreciative of...

01/24/2013
Legislative News - Security
The 2013 has started out as a busy one for the security industry. The tragic events of Newtown have led...

01/24/2013
Update - Regulatory Activities
New Congress Brings Old Concerns Voters may have elected a new Congress in November, but that did not change the level...

01/24/2013
News from Around the States
Arizona, North Carolina, Massachusetts, South Carolina and Colorado

01/21/2013
Employee Background Checks - Civil Rights Commission
I thought you might be interested in the response that the National Council of Investigation & Security Services (NCISS) submitted...

01/21/2013
NCISS - Legislative Committee Update
Passing on the Legislative Chairman Baton

12/19/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - Congress and FTC Still Active on Privacy Issues
Although the headlines continue to focus on the impending "fiscal cliff" tax and spending issues as well as the Newtown,...

12/13/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - Data Brokers Grilled by Congressional Privacy Group
The Congressional Bipartisan Privacy Caucus met today with a group of data brokers, FTC Commissioners and privacy advocates to discuss...

12/07/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - NCISS Tells Civil Rights Commission Value of Criminal Checks
In advance of a Civil Rights Commission briefing on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's new guidance on employer use of...

11/29/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - Committee Limits Police Access to Email
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted today to require law enforcement agencies to obtain a warrant before obtaining copies of an...

11/14/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - Consumer Agency Revises New FCRA Forms
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has revised the Fair Credit Reporting Act forms that were distributed Monday.

11/12/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - Consumer Agency Issues New FCRA Forms
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued revised Fair Credit Reporting Act forms for use by consumer reporting agencies...

11/07/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - Election Aftermath--More of the Same
­The results of the election will not alter the challenges confronting the security and investigative services professions.

10/25/2012
Security Legislation Update
Congress is currently in recess until after the November 6 election when it will return for a "lame duck" session...

10/25/2012
House Bill H.R. 4112: Private Security Officer Screening Improvement Act
H.R. 4112: Private Security Officer Screening Improvement Act. To allow screening entities to submit, receive, and screen criminal history record...

09/20/2012
NCISS - Legislative Alert - NCISS Opposes EEOC Restrictions on Criminal Checks
NCISS Opposes EEOC Restrictions on Criminal Checks NCISS has filed official comments regarding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's proposed Strategic Enforcement...

08/15/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - NLRB Decision Hinders Workplace Investigations
The NCISS Legislative Committee has learned that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) doesn't want investigators conducting workplace investigations to...

07/29/2012
House Bill H.R. 6220: Ban The box Act
H.R. 6220: Ban The box Act

07/28/2012
I'm Mad As Hell -- Disgusted and Disappointed
I'm mad because members of Congress do outrageous stuff that can only hurt our country, the employers who hire us,...

07/27/2012
Congressman Introduces Bill to Limit Criminal Checks
Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI) has proposed HR 6220, the "Ban the Box" bill.

07/26/2012
NLRB FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST SEIU
The National Labor Relations Board in Los Angeles filed a complaint against the SEIU and a hospital alleging they forced...

07/25/2012
Security Legislation Update
Federal & State Legislation

07/25/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert
Congressional Privacy Advocates Demand Data Broker Information

07/23/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert
Congress to Introduce Bill Regulating Domestic Surveillance Drones

07/18/2012
NCISS Monitors Subcommittee Hearing
Today, Larry Sabbath and I watched the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law hearing on facial...

07/11/2012
Beware of the Midnight Amendment
The United States Congress does not always operate the way we were taught in high school civics classes, with hearings,...

06/29/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - Impact of Supreme Court Healthcare Decision
Following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, every pundit in the country has written about its...

06/29/2012
Senate Bill S. 3342: SECURE IT
S. 3342: SECURE IT - A bill to improve information security, and for other purposes. Track this bill click here

06/28/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - Cybersecurity, Data Security Bills Introduced
Yesterday, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and several other top Republicans introduced a new version of cybersecurity legislation, SECURE IT, S...

05/17/2012
Legislative Update - FTC Issues Privacy Report About Data Brokers & 'Do Not Track'
The Federal Trade Commission issued a major report on consumer privacy today, including recommendations that Congress enact data breach and...

05/16/2012
Security Legislative Report - COURT THROWS OUT UNION ELECTION RULE
Recently issued rules issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that effectively speed representational elections were overturned by a...

05/09/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - House of Representatives Votes to Halt EEOC Action on Background Checks
The US House of Representatives late Wednesday voted to deny the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) funds necessary to carry...

04/25/2012
NCISS Legislative Alert - EEOC Issues New Federal Guidance on Use of Criminal Histories
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today adopted revised guidance on the employer use of criminal histories. It passed on...

04/20/2012
Security Legislative Update - Federal / State Legislation/Regulation
Security Legislative Update - Federal / State Legislation/Regulation

03/30/2012
Mary Bono Mack Opposes President Obama on Online Privacy Protection
Rep. Mary Bono Mack challenged Obama administration officials Thursday about the need for laws to prevent the tracking of consumers'...

03/29/2012
Legislative Update - FTC Renews Call for Regulation of Data Brokers
FTC Renews Call for Regulation of Data Brokers. A congressional panel examined the Obama Administration's Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights...

03/26/2012
FTC Issues Privacy Report About Data Brokers & 'Do Not Track'
The Federal Trade Commission issued a major report on consumer privacy today, including recommendations that Congress enact data breach and...

03/20/2012
FBI Director Says GPS Ruling Hinders Investigations
FBI Director Robert Mueller stated Wednesday that the recent Supreme Court decision requiring law enforcement to obtain warrants in order...

03/12/2012
Security Legislative Update - Federal / State Legislation/Regulation
Federal / State Legislation/Regulation

02/14/2012
Legislative Update - Comprehensive Cyber-Security Bill Introduced
Broad cybersecurity legislation was introduced by leaders of three powerful Senate committees today. The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S. 2105)...

02/14/2012
Senate Bill S. 2105: Cybersecurity Act of 2012
S. 2105: Cybersecurity Act of 2012 - A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications...

02/12/2012
Security Legislative Update February 2012
Federal / State Legislation/Regulations

01/15/2012
NCISS Urges House Committee to Keep Death Master List Available
NCISS submitted testimony today to the Subcommittee on Social Security opposing legislation that would restrict access to the Social Security...

01/15/2012
Supreme Court Rules Police Require Warrant to Use GPS
In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement agencies cannot use GPS devices to track...

01/12/2012
NCISS Fighting Death Master List Restrictions
Recently, Ancestry.com and related websites have stopped displaying Social Security numbers in the Social Security Death Index.

01/05/2012
Letter To EEOC Urges Input From Background Check Providers & Users
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is planning to make changes to guidance on the employer use of background checks.

12/11/2011
Security Legislative Update - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voted yesterday to adopt a resolution that will restrict many employer rights during union...

12/02/2011
NCISS Advocate Meets with EEOC
Last week, NCISS Legislative Advocate Larry Sabbath, along with a small group of corporate association representatives, met with several top...

11/18/2011
House Bill H.R. 3475: Keeping IDs Safe Act of 2011
H.R. 3475: Keeping IDs Safe Act of 2011 - To protect information received by the Commissioner of Social Security related...

11/15/2011
What is Really Going on Behind the Scenes in D.C.
President Obama's agenda has been largely thwarted by Congress. But while the President's legislative goals have been blocked, the appointed...

10/15/2011
Sharing the Responsibility for $50
Donations 2/14/11 through 10/13/11 With Much Gratitude...

10/05/2011
House H.R. 3094: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
H.R. 3094: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act - To amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to representation hearings...

10/02/2011
Republican Task Force Makes Cybersecurity Recommendations
The House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force issued a report yesterday laying out a comprehensive plan for dealing with cybersecurity threats.

09/25/2011
NCISS Opposes Continued Destruction of Federal Agency Records
NCISS has been in communication with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the National Archives and Records...

09/20/2011
NCISS Members Blanket Capitol Hill
Fifty eight members of NCISS spent a day this week button-holing members of Congress and their staffs to educate them...

09/11/2011
Security Legislative Update - Federal / State Legislation/Regulation
Federal / State Legislation/Regulation

08/05/2011
EEOC Commentary Submission
NCISS is concerned with the unintended consequences likely to result from contemplated guidance revisions with regard to arrest and conviction...

07/26/2011
House Bill H.R. 2658: Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act
H.R. 2658: Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance...

07/20/2011
Data Breach Bill Advances Despite Partisan Fight
Yesterday the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade passed the "Safe Data Act" (HR 2577) after a grueling, partisan...

07/18/2011
House Bill H.R. 2577: SAFE Data Act
H.R. 2577: SAFE Data Act - To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing...

07/15/2011
FCC Issues Rule on Caller ID Legislation
The Federal Communications Commission has issued the final rule implementing the "Truth in Caller ID Act." Summarizing the rule, the Commission...

07/12/2011
House Bill H.R. 2501: Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011
H.R. 2501: Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 - To prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an...

06/30/2011
Subcommittee to Vote on Data Breach Bill
The first major vote on privacy legislation in this Congress is scheduled for tomorrow in the House Subcommittee on Commerce,...

06/25/2011
EEOC Plans Hearing on Criminal Histories
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is planning a major hearing on employer use of criminal histories on July 26.

06/20/2011
Privacy Momentum Increases in Congress
Three major privacy bills were introduced in the US Senate yesterday. After a very slow start to the year on...

06/15/2011
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Broad Privacy Bills
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing this morning on several pending privacy bills.

06/15/2011
Senate Bill S. 1199: Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act
S. 1199: Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code,...

06/15/2011
Senate Bill S. 1207: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011
S. 1207: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 - A bill to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security...

06/15/2011
Senate Bill S. 1212: Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
S. 1212: Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to specify the...

06/14/2011
House Bill H.R. 2168: Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
H.R. 2168: Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to specify the circumstances in...

06/07/2011
Congressman Calls for Pretext Restrictions
Congressman Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) today urged that a proposed data breach bill include a provision to restrict the use of...

06/07/2011
Senate Bill S. 1151: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011
S. 1151: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to...

05/25/2011
Senate Judiciary Chair Introduces Data Privacy Measure
Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT), Chair of the Judiciary Committee, has introduced S 1151, the "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act".

05/20/2011
New Data Breach Bill Proposed
Congress continues to show interest in data privacy. Representative Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) is circulating a draft bill to require...

05/15/2011
Powerful Chairman Introduces "Do Not Track Bill"
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) introduced a "do not track" bill yesterday. S 913 would provide consumers a way to prevent...

05/11/2011
House Bill H.R. 1841: Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011
H.R. 1841: Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 - To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and...

05/09/2011
Senate Bill S. 913: Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011
S. 913: Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 - A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding...

05/07/2011
Colorado Licensing Bill Passes Senate
With Senate passage of HB 11-1995 Colorado should soon join the 44 states with private investigative licensing laws. NCISS congratulates...

05/04/2011
House Bill H.R. 1707: Data Accountability and Trust Act
H.R. 1707: Data Accountability and Trust Act - To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect...

04/28/2011
Data Breach Legislation Active
Recent reports of significant data breaches have grabbed the attention of Congress. The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held...

04/25/2011
NCISS Urges FCC to Permit PI's to Alter Caller ID's
The job of a trade association and its government affairs leaders does not end with the passage of a bill...

04/20/2011
Major Privacy Bills Introduced
As expected, major privacy legislation was introduced in both Houses this week. Yesterday, Representative Cliff Stearns (R-FL) introduced HR 1528,...

04/14/2011
House and Senate Increasing Activity on Privacy
Congress is starting to become far more active on issues affecting privacy. Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ)...

04/13/2011
House Bill H.R. 1509: Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011
H.R. 1509: Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011 - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to...

04/13/2011
House Bill H.R. 1528: Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011
H.R. 1528: Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 - To protect and enhance consumer privacy, and for other purposes.

04/12/2011
House Bill H.R. 1493: Fair Pay Act of 2011
H.R. 1493: Fair Pay Act of 2011 - To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination...

04/12/2011
Senate Bill S. 788: Fair Pay Act of 2011
S. 788: Fair Pay Act of 2011 - A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938...

04/12/2011
Senate Bill S. 799: Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011
S. 799: Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 - A bill to establish a regulatory framework for the...

04/10/2011
Senate Committee Examines Electronic Privacy
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard from Obama Administration witnesses today regarding efforts to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).

04/08/2011
Senate Bill S. 772: SECURE Facilities Act of 2011
S. 772: SECURE Facilities Act of 2011 - A bill to protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the security...

04/05/2011
Senate Votes to Repeal Expanded 1099 Requirement
The US Senate today voted to repeal a provision of the 2010 health care bill that requires businesses to issue...

03/28/2011
FCC Proposed Rule on Caller ID Legislation
The Federal Communications Commission today issued a proposed rule to implement the "Truth In Caller ID" bill which was enacted...

03/25/2011
ASIS Awarded Contract with U.S. Department of Defense to Develop Standard to improve Performance and Accountability
Alexandria, Va. (March 16, 2011) - ASIS International has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to...

03/18/2011
Administration Calls for Privacy Bill of Rights
The Obama administration is calling on congress to enact a "privacy bill of rights".

03/11/2011
Security Legislative Update - Federal / State Legislation/Regulation
Federal / State Legislation/Regulation

03/09/2011
House Bill H.R. 978: To amend title II of the Social Security Act
H.R. 978: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to preclude use of the social security account number...

02/22/2011
Online Privacy Bills Introduced
Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL) has reintroduced the "Best Practices Act" which requires notice to consumers about what data are collected...

02/18/2011
House Bill H.R. 822: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011
H.R. 822: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011

02/11/2011
House Bill H.R. 653: Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011
H.R. 653: Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011 - To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to improve regulations dealing with the...

02/11/2011
House Bill H.R. 654: Do Not Track Me Online Act
H.R. 654: Do Not Track Me Online Act - To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding the...

02/10/2011
House Bill H.R. 611: BEST PRACTICES Act
H.R. 611: BEST PRACTICES Act - To foster transparency about the commercial use of personal information, provide consumers with meaningful...

01/31/2011
Senate Bill S. 224: Stalkers Act of 2011
S. 224: Stalkers Act of 2011 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the...

01/25/2011
Senate Bill S. 21: Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011
S. 21: Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 - A bill to secure the United States against...

01/22/2011
Senate Majority Leader introduced Cybersecurity Bill S-21
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) yesterday introduced S-21, the "Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act".

01/19/2011
House Bill H.R. 321: Equal Employment for All Act
H.R. 321: Equal Employment for All Act - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of...

01/18/2011
House Bill H.R. 308: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act
H.R. 308: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act - To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding...

01/15/2011
Credit Check, Stalking Bills Introduced
Congressman Steve Cohen, (D-TN) has reintroduced his bill to ban employer access to credit reports, the " Equal Employment for...

01/06/2011
House Bill H.R. 196: Simplifying The Ambiguous Law, Keeping Everyone Reliably Safe Act of 2011
H.R. 196: Simplifying The Ambiguous Law, Keeping Everyone Reliably Safe Act of 2011 - To amend title 18, United States...

01/05/2011
House Bill H.R. 129: Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2011
H.R. 129: Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2011 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require...

01/05/2011
NRLB Implementation January 2011
As expected, the National Labor Relations Board is using administrative measures to make union organizing easier.

01/05/2011
House Bill H.R. 21: Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act
H.R. 21: Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the mandate that...

01/05/2011
House Bill H.R. 176: Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2011
H.R. 176: Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2011 - To enhance homeland security, including domestic preparedness...

11/30/2010
Senate Bill S. 3987 [111th]: Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010
S. 3987 [111th]: Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 - A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act...

12/02/2009
House Bill H.R. 4173 [111th]: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
H.R. 4173 [111th]: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

01/07/2009
Senate Bill S. 30 [111th]: Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009
S. 30 [111th]: Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934...