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Congratulations to the following Officers and Directors sworn into their elected positions 03/29/2017:

Board Chairman - Dean Beers (CO)

President - Terry Myer, Sr. (OH)

 

Dean Beers and Terry Myer

1st Vice President - Brad Duffy (IA)

2nd Vice President - Dean Gluth (IL)

3rd Vice President - Andrea Orozco (CO)

Secretary - Francie Koehler (CA)

Treasurer - Jim Zimmer (CA)

 

Jim Zimmer, Andrea Orozco, Brad Duffy, Dean Gluth, and Francie Koehler

Region 1 Director - Candace Ivey (MI)

Region 3 Director - Bob Dunn (NC)

Region 6 Director - Chris Reynolds (CA) - appointed

At Large Director - Brandy Lord (IN)

At Large Director - Steve Rambam (NY)

At Large Director - Jeff Hammock (AL) - appointed

(Brandy Lord, Bob Dunn, and Chris Wells; Candace Ivey, Steve Rambam, and Jeff Hammock not pictured)

Brandy Lord, Bob Dunn, and Chris Reynolds (not pictured - Candace Ivey, Steve Rambam, and Jeff Hammock)

 

Hit the Hill Speaker and Luncheon

NCISS extends its thanks and appreciation to Rep. Steve Stivers (OH) for his keynote address at the Hit the Hill luncheon - held in the US Capitol Senate Visitors Center.

  

NCISS extends its thanks and appreciation to our Diamond Sponsors.

T he month of March was dominated by preparations for and execution of the official NCISS 2017 Hit the Hill (HTH) event. NCISS members and management gathered in Washington, DC for their Annual Meeting and Hit the Hill (HTH) legislative action day.

 

On Monday, March 27, Lobbyit attended a portion of the annual meeting and spoke about what to expect from our Hill visits given the current political climate. Lobbyit also attended that evening's NCISS reception, where we caught up on developments since the NCISS mid-term meeting in Las Vegas in late 2016.

 

On the morning of Tuesday, March 28, Lobbyit attended the NCISS HTH breakfast and orientation, where we prepped the attendees on what to expect during their Hill meetings, discussed the legal and legislative topics we were presenting, and covered how best to conduct effective advocacy. Later that morning, as part of HTH advocacy, Lobbyit took NCISS leadership to sit down with legislative staff for Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Ut3), the sponsor of the GPS Act, which NCISS opposes. The GPS Act would make it a criminal offense to track persons and property via electronic means without their consent. We explained to Chaffetz's staff how and why private investigators (PI) utilize GPS, and solicited their agreement to carve out/exempt PIs from the Act's prohibitions. Staff took voluminous notes, and asked us for legislative language which would accomplish our goals. Lobbyit and NCISS are currently in the process of reviewing the relevant state exclusions and drafting language for their consideration.

Later in the day, Lobbyit had a quick meeting with counsel from the Senate Judiciary Committee (the committee of jurisdiction for the Senate version of the GPS Act [Wyden, D-Or]), as part of a meeting Brad Duffy had with Senate Judiciary Chairman Senator Charles Grassley - Lobbyit had to high-tail it to lunch to meet our speaker, Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH15). Judiciary staff were equally interested in reviewing language exempting PIs from GPS prohibitions, and Lobbyit will be following up with them in the near future. This is a critical relationship, because as Chairman, Grassley can hold Wyden's bill until Wyden concedes to our amendments. Consequently, even though the Chaffetz meeting went very well, we are heartened that we have a solid backstop in the Senate committee of jurisdiction.

 

NCISS then attended the luncheon in the Capitol Visitors Center, during which we were addressed by Congressman Steve Stivers, Member for Columbus Ohio, who sits on the Financial Services Committee and is now the Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the political body responsible for getting Republicans elected to the House of Representatives. Congressman Stivers spoke for about 15 minutes, then took questions for another 10 minutes. In the process, Cong. Stivers very graciously recognized incoming NCISS president, Mr. Terry Myer. In turn, Mr. Myer secured Cong. Stivers's commitment to help NCISS with the GPA language in the House.

 

Overall, a resounding success. Finally, at the end of the day, NCISS hosted its "after action" reception for Members and staff in a room in the Cannon House Office Building. The event was well attended.

 

Also look for an Advocacy Hub letter next week to send to your Members of Congress on the GPA bill.

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NCISS has launched a new Vendors and Sponsors Program to bring you expanded benefits as a member of NCISS. The latest member benefits can be found at  https://nciss.memberclicks.net/membership-and-benefits

We welcome the following Vendors & Sponsors:

NCISS now has a stand-alone store with one of our Vendors & Sponsors, EmbroidMe of Davenport IA

The store is now open at http://nciss.logoshop.com!

NCISS will benefit with a percentage of sales for the NCISS Legislative Fund.

 

The store will allow you to purchase seasonal apparel with one of two NCISS logos, as well as your own investigative agency or security firm logo, and your state association (as well as other professional associations). All logos can include custom text embroidery. Text with NCISS logos are limited to the member name, their agency, and NCISS position. State (or other acceptable) association logos and accompanying test must be approved by the state or other association. Details will be available on the store website.

 

Customized apparel is a way to promote your agency and our professions. Be sure and support NCISS and our Vendors & Sponsors.