- Chairperson Corner
- ASIS NCC Annual Physical Security Professional (PSP) Certification Review Course
- Region 5A CPP Study Group & Review
- Member Spotlight: Shannon Jurrens
- Foundation Events at ASIS International Annual Seminar
- ASIS NCC Member Achieves Quarter Century Status
- New Auditing Management Systems Standard
- New Security Performance Metrics Tool Released
- WIFLE Annual Golf Tournament
- ASIS Career Center
- Volunteer with the ASISNCC
- Upcoming Events
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ASIS NCC Member Achieves Quarter Century Status
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Congratulations to ASIS National Capital Chapter Rober Shuster. In May, Robert achieved Quarter Century Club status with ASIS International.
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New Auditing Management Systems Standard
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ASIS has released a standard that provides guidance for establishing and managing an audit program, as well as conducting individual audits consistent with the ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021 standards.
The latest in the five part series of ASIS resilience standards that offer a holistic, business friendly approach to risk and resilience management, the Auditing Management Systems: Risk, Resilience, Security, and Continuity—Guidance for Application American National Standard (SPC 2) will help practitioners evaluate risk and resilience-based management systems, establish and manage an audit program, conduct individual audits, and identify competence criteria for auditors who conduct conformity assessments of management risk and reliance-based management systems. View the Executive Summary.
ASIS Members get one free download of each Standard and Guideline. An exclusive member benefit!
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New Security Performance Metrics Tool Released
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Make a solid business case for your security plan. Quantify ROI with proven security performance metrics.
Metrics are vital when it comes to presenting a sound, compelling proposition to senior management for security enhancements. However, until now, there have been relatively few tested metrics and little guidance.
The ASIS Defense and Intelligence Council and the ASIS Foundation are pleased to announce the release of Persuading Senior Management with Effective, Evaluated Security Metrics, an in-depth research report based on actual case studies of effective metrics in use by practitioners.
The report offers:
• The Security Metrics Evaluation Tool (Security MET)
• A library of metric descriptions
• Guidelines for effective use of security metrics
Get started now—increase the quality of your assessments and demonstrate the value of your security plans to senior management with proven metrics.
Download your FREE copy from the ASIS Foundation website.
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WIFLE Annual Golf Tournament
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Join the Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) for the Julie Y. Cross Memorial Golf Tournament®.
Your $100 per-person fee includes: green fees, cart, practice balls, beverages, after-game lunch. Prizes awarded for longest drive, closest to the pin and hole-in-one competition. Register online with credit card at the WIFLE website or by mail with check. All proceeds of the golf tournament go to the WIFLE Scholarship Fund to support young women attain their goals of a career in criminal justice field. Our scholarship is open to all undergraduate and graduate level students.
If you do not golf, you can support the WIFLE Scholarship Fund by becoming a sponsor for a hole.
For more information: WIFLE Golf Flyer
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Are you looking for the next step in your career or searching for the right candidate to fill a position? The ASIS Career Center the latest job postings and information for job seekers. You might just find the perfect opportunity for you or a colleague.
As of May 30, the Career Center contained 53 searchable jobs and there were 115 searchable resumes posted by active candidates for potential employers to review.
If you need career advice, check out 'Ask the Expert' with Kathy Lavinder, Executive Director of Security and Investigative Placement Consultants, LLC.
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Volunteer with the ASIS NCC
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Be a part of the future of our ASIS Chapter!
To remain dynamic and continue to build on our success, the ASIS National Capital Chapter relies on volunteer leaders. Our goal is to continuously improve upon the value we bring our members; and to do this, we need security professionals like you to get involved. This is a great time to get volunteer and be a part of building the future of our Chapter.
We have a number of ways that you can get involved:
Key Positions: Opportunities are available to volunteer as the Chapter's Communications Chair, Social Media Coordinator, Newsletter Editor or Volunteer Coordinator.
Committees: Our Membership, Law Enforcement Appreciation, Private Security Appreciation, Physical Security and Golf Tournament Committees all need additional committee members, new ideas and fresh perspectives. All of these committees help us plan educational and networking events that will be of interest and value to our members.
To volunteer or learn more, please send an email to: comm-chair@asis-capital.org
We welcome your participation and encourage you to get involved!
We sincerely hope that you will consider lending some of your time and expertise toward any of our volunteer opportunities that may be of interest to you.
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 Wishing you a happy & safe Independence Day!
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June 11th was the ASIS National Capital Chapter's Security Technology Seminar. Our theme this year was “Security Through Knowledge, Experience & Ability” and featured learning sessions and vendor exhibit periods.
 Our opening speaker was Lina Alathari, Ph.D., Research Psychologist for the National Threat Assessment Center. Dr. Alathari is a research psychologist with the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) where she conducts research on protective intelligence, threat assessment, and cases of targeted violence such as attacks on public interests, assassination, school violence, and terrorism. In addition, Dr. Alathari is the project manager of an effort that established a database of behaviors, motivations, and triggers that have been identified as indicators of a person’s risk of engaging in targeted violence in the contexts of workplace violence, stalking, terrorism, and targeting of public officials. Dr. Alathari provided insight into identifying threats and taking proactive steps to avoid an incident.
 Dr. Alathari was followed by Andrew Sheves, Associate Director with Regester Larkin, an international crisis and risk management consultancy. The presentation began with a discussion of the differences between emergencies and crises then looked at how emergencies can develop into crises. Andrew further discussed structures, tools and techniques that can help link emergency response and crisis management into a single, unified and coordinated response system to help security and risk managers enhance their organizational resilience.
 Our keynote speaker was Mr. Geoff Craighead, CPP, BSCP, Vice President, Universal Protection Service and Chairman of the Board for ASIS International. Geoff discussed the importance of ASIS membership to security professionals. His discussion then turned to the management of the security and life safety operations of commercial high-rise facilities.
 Sergeant Brian Ruck of the Fairfax County Police Department, was our afternoon speaker. Sgt. Ruck discussed Situational Awareness in Critical Incidents. His presentation began with a brief video entitled "Run, Hide, Fight" from DHS. Sgt. Ruck explained that it is important for employees of businesses and government agencies to know what the police and rescue personnel expect of them in the event of a workplace violence event. His discussion included what employees and civilians should attempt and not attempt to do prior to, during, and after emergency personnel arrive.
The day was wrapped up with a networking reception hosted by the ASIS NCC Women in Security and Young Professionals.
We would like to thank our sponsor, Tyco Integrated Systems, as well as our exhibitors.
Please plan to join us next month for Annual Countering Terrorism Luncheon. Our speaker will be Peter S. Probst, who has served 25 years on the ASIS International Council on Global Terrorism, Political Instability and International Crime, and is also a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO). He is Vice President and Director of Programs for the Institute for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (ISTPV), and has been named a Distinguished Scholar at the Center for the Advanced Study of Terrorism (CAST). In addition, he serves on the Board of Advisors of the SITE Institute and the Institute for Counter-Terrorism (Herzliya, Israel). Mr. Probst will be sharing information about the Muslim Brotherhood, its activities in the United States and how much of a concern should it be to security professionals.
Best regards,
Loye A. Manning, CPP, PSP
ASIS NCC Chair
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The ASIS NCC Annual Physical Security Professional (PSP) Certification Review Course
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The National Capital Chapter is offering its annual PSP Review course for all members and security professionals interested in attaining Board Certification in Physical Security. There is no requirement to be a member of ASIS or the National Capital Chapter to participate in the review or attain certification. NCC members, as well as surrounding area Chapter members and non-member security professionals, are invited to participate.
The course will span three Saturdays, August 9th - 23rd, in the Reston, Virginia area and provide instruction and presentations for all domains presently addressed by the exam.
For details, Z6NZ9SC7TKR
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Announcing the Region 5A CPP Study Group & Review
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We are pleased to announce that Region 5A of ASIS INTERNATIONAL will be hosting an online CPP Study Group & Review.
The Study Group will last eight (8) weeks beginning on September 15, 2014, and the last class will be on November 10th. There will be a break on September 29th due to the ASIS Conference in Atlanta.
The Study Group will be hosted online Mondays 6PM - 8PM. (6 weeks studying the domains and 2 weeks for review). Prior to the start of the program we will host an open call (TBD) to divide participants into study teams. These teams will be assigned different domains to review. They will then present their overview to the study group.
Individual teams will meet by conference call, to discuss material assignments. Each team will elect a team leader and be assigned a CPP mentor.
If you have already earned your CPP, we are also looking for study group mentors. To volunteer, go to the registration website.
The CPP Examination is broken into eight domains:
- Security Principles and Practices (19% of test questions)
- Business Principles and Practices (11% of test questions)
- Personnel Security (12% of test questions)
- Physical Security (25% of test questions
- Information Security (8% of test questions)
- Crisis Management (8% of test questions)
- Investigations (10% of test questions)
- Legal Aspects (7% of test questions)
Register by: 09.12.2014
For details, JKNMBBTRCKP
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Member Spotlight: Shannon Jurrens
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 Shannon Jurrens is the Chief, Joint Staff Integrated Vulnerability Assessment Team of the US Air Force/Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Shannon entered the Air Force in 1989, after graduating from the US Air Force Academy, and subsequently entered the Security Police career field. From his first assignment leading 45 Airmen protecting 50 nuclear missiles spread over 4,500 square miles, to, much later, commanding a 600-person Group operating at 12 locations in four Middle Eastern countries, Shannon’s operational assignments have required ever-increasing levels of responsibility, which covered a broad range of security-related disciplines. In staff assignments he has crafted law enforcement and security policy for a 100,000-person major command, provided the President his assessment of all nuclear weapon security in the US government, and directed the protection programs for the 53-nation US Africa Command area of responsibility.
For the last two-and-a-half years, Shannon has led a team of eight experienced experts in terrorism, physical security, structural engineering, cyber/information operations, emergency management, and infrastructure engineering who conduct vulnerability assessments of Department of Defense installations and other sites worldwide.
With regards to the existing security challenges faced in his current position, Shannon expressed that since his team’s work place is global, the most common challenges encountered include misaligned authority and responsibility for protection functions, ineffective training and exercises, and inadequate planning.
We made inquiry on how Shannon was introduced into the security field and he advised that initially, an interest in both the law and infantry-type training made Security Police an obvious career choice. Since then, Shannon has grown to enjoy the challenge of reasoning through potential problems, in order to prevent them from happening or, at least, minimize their impact. The best part, of course, is working with trained professionals who will run towards a problem when needed. He believes that security management is a great career if you love working with people and enjoy the challenge of an ever-changing environment in terms of threats, locations, solutions and technology.
Shannon has been a member of ASIS for 16 years and recently joined the ASIS NCC within the last two months. He also advised that his ASIS membership has assisted him in learning about the world of security management through shared ideas between members, attendance at ASIS conferences and current information from Security Management magazine.
The ASIS NCC presents several events during the course of a year. However, Shannon believes that the NCC CPP-prep course is a great way to focus your efforts toward attaining certification.
Shannon has been an asset to the security industry and we thank him for his contributions.
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Foundation Events at ASIS International Annual Seminar
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Extend your organization’s exposure at ASIS 2014 and build brand recognition across a diverse audience of Seminar attendees by sponsoring Foundation events.
Annual Golf Tournament
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
Stone Mountain Golf Club
Stone Mountain, GA
The annual golf tournament sells out every year as the ideal way for Seminar attendees to start the week with friends, colleagues, or clients. Investing your marketing dollars here aligns your organization with the work of the Foundation—the only philanthropy dedicated to making workplaces safer through security education and research. Best of all, since the Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, a majority of your contribution may be tax deductible.
Foundation Night
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014
Der Biergarten Restaurant
Atlanta, GA
Catch the attention of industry leaders at this capstone event of the Seminar—the ASIS Foundation’s Night. Your sponsorship will stand out in this intimate crowd of 250–300.
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“Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.”
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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The ASIS National Capital Chapter official charter was issued on April 27, 1957 and our volunteers have been in constant service to ASIS and our chapter members ever since.
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| Upcoming Events |
Workplace Violence/Armed Intruder Preparedness in Commercial Facilities
ASIS International Webinar
Produced By: Commercial Real Estate Council, Women in Security Working Group, Crime Prevention and Loss Prevention Coucil
July 09, 2014
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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ASIS National Capital Chapter
Annual Countering Terrorism Luncheon
July 16, 2014
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Twelve Symptoms of a School with Problems
ASIS International Webinar
July 16, 2014
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Produced By: School Safety and Security Council, Crime Prevention and Loss Prevention Coucil
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The Role of Protective Intelligence in Managing Threats Associated with Targeted Violence and the Active Shooter
ASIS International Webinar
July 23, 2014
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Produced By: Security Services Council
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SAFETY Act: Legal Liability Protection for Providers on Users of Effective Anti-Terrorism Products and Services
ASIS International Webinar
August 06, 2014
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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ASIS National Capital Chapter PSP Review
Saturdays, August 9 - 23, 2014
Reston, VA
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Critical Infrastructure Protection From a Private Security Perspective
ASIS International Webinar
August 20, 2014
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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ASIS International 60th Annual Seminar and Exhibits
September 29 – October 2, 2014
Atlanta, Georgia
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| Thank you to this year's exhibitors |
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