NCISS and Lobbyit have recently issued two important alerts through the Legislative Advocacy Hub...

Congress is acting to protect employers and fight unfair Department of Labor rules! 

 

• Click on "select this recipient" and the letter will populate with information asking your Members of Congress to support t the "Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act". All you have to do is sign your name, fill out your name, address, and email below and click "SUBMIT."  

It will take you not more than a minute!

NCISS Regulatory Alert:  Drone Registry in the Works

This full NCISS Legislative Alert is available at http://conta.cc/1jGwcXN

The Department of Transportation has composed a task force of industry groups that it hopes will draw up recommendations for drone registration in time for Christmas.

Though the task force has yet develop the program, recent statements from Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx indicate that it will be voluntary, and its effectiveness dependent on whether consumers actually register.

"If UAS operators break the rules, clearly there should be consequences. But in fact there can be no accountability if a person breaking the rules can't be identified," Foxx said.

The Administration believes most drone operators will comply. Secretary Foxx noted that penalties will be associated with using drones without registration, even recreationally.

Foxx didn't say how the new requirements will be implemented, but it would naturally fall within the FAA's existing safety authorities. He also said the ongoing commercial drone rule won't be affected, suggesting it won't be included in that process. The rule should be finalized by June 2016.

It is expected that the task force's recommendations, due by Nov. 20, will include provisions for retroactive registration.

Lobbyit continues to work for NCISS...
Lobbyit continued to work on Department of Labor (DOL) provisions in FY 2016 funding legislation, tracked unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) regulations, and data broker, GPS locator, and gun legislation, and traveled to Las Vegas for NCISS's Mid-term Board meeting to brief the board on legislative and regulatory activity in Washington, DC.

Congress returned to a full slate of legislative business.  Primary among these measures is legislation funding the Federal Government for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016.  As NCISS has previously related, we have several provisions of importance in such legislation, including limits on DOL's ability to implement and enforce several rules significantly impacting labor/management relations (ambush rule, micro unions, joint employer, etc.).

Throughout the preceding months, NCISS and Lobbyit worked collaboratively with several business community partners to ensure that such provisions were included in both the House and Senate versions of Labor Health and Human Services (LHHS) appropriations bills, and was extremely gratified by the strong votes in both chambers to include such limitations.

This full NCISS report is available at http://conta.cc/1GkAPLn

Several dozen bills are being monitored by Lobbyit and NCISS.  Here are just 15 examples both Senate and House bills.  Visit http://conta.cc/1GkAPLn for the complete list and linked details.

        

 

2nd Vice President, Terry Myer, shares with us his philosophy on the importance of supporting NCISS and your state associations...

NCISS reaches over 1100 investigators and security consultants in your  national trade journal, The NCISS journal, 'Your Advocate', delivered by direct mail to the agency owners who have an interest in events in Washington, D.C.

The journal is now mailed three times each year (before Hit the Hill / Annual Meeting, the Mid-Term Meeting, and year end) and is also available online.  We welcome contributions on investigation or security related topics of interest to our members. If you have news or an idea for an article contact your Regional Director or Advocate editor. In the meantime, check out current and past issues at  http://www.nciss.org/news-and-events/nciss-advocate.php.