Department of Homeland Security and ASIS International Sign MOU

Agreement aimed at promoting the adaptation of technological innovation for use at

the federal, state, and local levels

Alexandria, Va.  (March 26, 2014) – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Science and Technology Directorate and ASIS International (ASIS), the leading

organization for security professionals worldwide, signed a Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) at the ASIS headquarters in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday, March

6, 2014. The agreement stipulates how DHS will work in partnership with ASIS to

communicate the agency’s capability gaps, technology requirements, and outreach

opportunities to its vendor and member communities in an effort to provide state of

the art technological capabilities to its operating components and the nation’s

first responders.

“As facilitator of the ASIS International Annual Seminar and Exhibits, one of the

world’s largest exhibitions dedicated to security technologies and products, ASIS is

in an advantageous position to serve as a conduit between DHS and more than 700

security industry manufacturers,” stated Richard E. Widup, Jr., CPP, ASIS president.

“Our expansive exhibitor community plus our substantial membership body, make ASIS

ideally-suited to support and expand the scope of DHS awareness into the private

sector.”

In the coming months, DHS will work with ASIS to actively communicate its public

outreach activities using a broad spectrum of forums such as speaking engagements,

technology demonstrations, social media platforms, emails, and webinars. These

venues will be utilized to provide detailed information on DHS priorities,

operations, and opportunities for potential partnership.

Representatives of DHS will be onsite to meet face-to-face with leading security

technology innovators at the ASIS International 60th Annual Seminar and Exhibits,

Sept. 29-Oct.2, in Atlanta, Ga. at the Georgia World Congress Center

ASIS International is the leading organization for security professionals, with more

than 38,000 members worldwide. Founded in 1955, ASIS is dedicated to increasing the

effectiveness and productivity of security professionals by developing educational

programs and materials that address broad security interests, such as the ASIS

Annual Seminar and Exhibits, as well as specific security topics. ASIS also

advocates the role and value of the security management profession to business, the

media, government entities and the public. By providing members and the security

community with access to a full range of programs and services, and by publishing

the industry’s No. 1 magazine—Security Management—ASIS leads the way for advanced

and improved security performance.