ISPLA

Rep. Charles B. Rangel [D-NY-15] has asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a leave of absence from his position as chairman of powerful Committee on Ways and Means due to recent findings of the House Ethics Committee.  Congressman Rangel, 79, a twenty term member of Congress, has Read More

 Representatives of Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislative Action (ISPLA) and the Professional Investigators of California (PICA) took part in the Federal Trade Commission’s public roundtable discussion on Evolving Consumer Privacy Issues today in Berkeley, CA.  Read More

At the invitation of the U.S. Department of Justice, Investigative & Security Professionals for Legislative Action board member Nicole Bocra and government affairs director Bruce Hulme participated in the National Symposium on Criminal Defense last week in Washington, D.C.  Read More

Contract security guard companies can breathe a bit easier; the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) seems to be near dead in the water, now that the Democrats lost their 60-vote majority in the Senate.  In addition, the loss of a potential appointee to the National Labor Relations Read More

 [This is a very good update by Bruce Hulme, the investigations industries’ undisputed top politico, as to what has just occurred in D.C. and the political climate from an industry point of view.  It also reiterates our immediate need for a PAC and answers some very common Read More

Investigative & Security Professionals for Legislative Action continues to stay abreast of issues in Washington with regard to regulation and legislation affecting this profession. ISPLA is singularly focused to protect the interests of the investigative and security Read More

Recently the media reported on a $1.8 million verdict in an invasion of privacy lawsuit in Cook County, Illinois.  The plaintiff, involved in litigation against her former employer, became the subject of a private investigation by a detective agency hired by her former employer, Read More

Peter Psarouthakis, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Investigators & Security Professionals for Legislative Action (ISPLA) testified on behalf of the investigative industry on December 14th at critical hearings held in Detroit, Michigan. He provided comments to both the Read More