Investigative & Security Professionals for Legislative Action

ISPLA Achievements

~2009-2010~

  • Founded a National Association with the sole Mission of Lobbying as our name implies, Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislative Action.

  • Founded the first National, Non-Partisan Political Action Committee exclusive to the Investigative and Security Industries.

§         Established the first and only Comprehensive, Live, Legislative Tracking System monitoring ALL Federal Legislation and that of each of the 50 States specific to the Investigative and Security professions.

 

§         Made Contact with all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

 

§         Presented the very first PAC donations to members of Congress on behalf of the Investigative and Security Industries.

 

§         Met with each Congressional sponsor of Bills of concern to the Industries.

 

§         Met with Federal Regulatory Agencies (e.g.: FTC, FEC).

 

§         Provided Testimony to Congress on the issue of Criminal Defense Reform.

 

§         Joined a National Coalition of Associations and other interested parties to work on Criminal Defense Reform at the Federal level.

 

§         Represented the Investigative and Security professions at the annual meeting of the International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators (IASIR). ISPLA is the only organization that represents the Investigation Industry on the IASIR board.

 

§         Participated at U.S. House Judiciary Committee Briefing on Solutions to the Indigent Defense Crisis.

 

§         Assisted numerous professional associations in their legislative agendas and made lobbying presentations in Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Tennessee and Texas.

 

§         Created alliances with like-minded stakeholders regarding particular privacy issues (e.g.: Cato Institute, First Amendment Groups).

 

§         Participated in all FTC Round Table Discussion series on Privacy Issues.

  •  At the invitation of the U.S. Department of Justice, participated the National Symposium on Indigent Defense: Looking Back, Looking Forward, 2000-2010.

§         ISPLA’s Director of Government Affairs is the invited 2010 participant representing the Investigative profession on the Law of Ethics and Investigations at American Bar Association’s 36th Annual National Conference on Professional Responsibility.

 

§         More to come each day!!!

 

 

 
 

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