Every source we cite, on one page.

Federal regulators and grant programs

• DHS FEMA NSGP (Nonprofit Security Grant Program)

  Federal $200K per-site cap, annual program appropriation, eligibility rules for nonprofits at risk of terrorist attack.

  fema.gov/grants/preparedness/nonprofit-security

• NDAA Section 889

  Federal procurement ban on Hikvision, Dahua, Hytera, Huawei, ZTE camera and networking equipment. FCC Covered List.

  fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist

• DOJ Bank Protection Act

  Minimum camera, alarm, and lighting requirements for federally insured financial institutions.

  fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/2000-7100.html

• HIPAA (45 CFR Parts 160, 162, 164)

  Health-information privacy rule. Determines what cameras can record in clinical areas and how footage is stored and accessed.

  hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/index.html

• OSHA 29 CFR 1910

  General industry workplace-safety standards (PPE, machine guarding, walking-working surfaces) used to scope safety-analytics deployments.

  osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910

• Clery Act (20 USC 1092(f))

  Campus security reporting requirements for institutions receiving federal student aid.

  www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/campus.html

• DOT/FMCSA hours-of-service rules

  Trucking and logistics operating-hour limits referenced in transportation-vertical scoping.

  fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hours-of-service

State regulatory bodies

• New York State NPSE (Nonpublic School Safety Equipment)

  NY-specific grant program for non-public K-12 security infrastructure. Administered by NY DCJS.

  criminaljustice.ny.gov/ofpa/npsegrants.htm

• Illinois BIPA (Biometric Information Privacy Act)

  State biometric-privacy law with private right of action and per-violation damages.

  ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3004

• California CCPA / CPRA

  State consumer-privacy law affecting biometric and camera-feed data handling.

  oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa

• State licensing boards (low-voltage / alarm contractor)

  Per-state licensing requirements for security-system installation, which Tec-Tel installs in accordance with.

  nsca.org

Industry associations and trade research

• NRF (National Retail Federation) Annual Retail Security Survey

  Authoritative retail shrink data: internal vs external split, dollar figures, year-over-year trends.

  nrf.com/research/national-retail-security-survey

• NICB (National Insurance Crime Bureau)

  Annual construction-site equipment theft figures (the $1B+ number cited across construction pages).

  nicb.org

• ASIS International

  Security-management certifications (CPP, PSP, APP, PCI) and the Healthcare Security Council 2024 cost benchmark.

  asisonline.org

• AHLA (American Hotel & Lodging Association)

  Hospitality safety + security tech survey data used in hotel-vertical install-cost ranges.

  ahla.com

• NACS (National Association of Convenience Stores)

  Convenience-store and fuel-retail loss-prevention data, drive-off recovery rates.

  convenience.org/Research

• LP Magazine + Loss Prevention Research Council

  Retail loss prevention industry research, organized retail crime trends, technology benchmarking.

  losspreventionmedia.com

• IFSEC Global

  Commercial CCTV pricing benchmarks and platform comparison data.

  ifsecglobal.com

• SDM Magazine

  Systems integration industry forecast, integrator revenue benchmarks, cloud-adoption tracking.

  sdmmag.com

• SIA (Security Industry Association)

  Industry-wide standards work, enterprise buyer reports, and trade-policy positions.

  securityindustry.org

• IPVM

  Independent product testing and vendor analysis. Cited for vendor capability claims.

  ipvm.com

Standards bodies

• NICET (National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies)

  Fire-alarm and inspection certification standards referenced when scoping fire-alarm and life-safety work.

  nicet.org

• BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service International)

  RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) and structured-cabling design standards.

  bicsi.org

• ESA National Training School

  CAT and CSSI individual certifications for security-systems technicians and integrators.

  esaweb.org/national-training-school

• UL Solutions (UL 827 Standard for Central-Station Alarm Services)

  Monitoring-center certification standard referenced when scoping central-station monitoring.

  ul.com

• PCI Security Standards Council DSS v4.0

  PCI-DSS Requirement 9 (physical access controls + 90-day camera retention for CDE).

  pcisecuritystandards.org

• NIST SP 800-53

  Federal information-systems controls, physical and environmental protection family (PE), used for federal-adjacent scoping.

  csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-53/rev-5/final

• ONVIF

  Open camera-VMS interoperability standard. Determines which legacy cameras can integrate with new VMS platforms.

  onvif.org

Contractor compliance platforms

• ISNetworld

  Contractor-compliance network used by enterprise and industrial clients to vet on-site contractors.

  isnetworld.com

Manufacturer public compliance references

• FCC Covered List (NDAA Section 889)

  Authoritative federal list of communications equipment and services barred from federal procurement, used to verify which camera and networking manufacturers are NDAA Section 889 compliant.

  fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist

• ISO/IEC 27001

  Information-security management standard. Cited when verifying a manufacturer or cloud platform's published security posture.

  iso.org/standard/27001

• AICPA SOC 2

  Service-organization controls reporting framework, used to verify a cloud VMS or analytics vendor's published security attestation.

  aicpa-cima.com/topic/audit-assurance/audit-and-assurance-greater-than-soc-2

Independent recognition and benchmarks

• NIST Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 1:1 Verification

  Ongoing government-run benchmark for face-recognition accuracy. Used to verify vendor accuracy claims rather than accept them.

  pages.nist.gov/frvt/html/frvt11.html

• OSHA Business Case for Safety and Health

  Primary source for workplace-safety ROI framing, citing Liberty Mutual survey data on $2-per-$1 returns from injury prevention.

  osha.gov/businesscase

• Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index

  Annual ranking of leading causes of disabling workplace injuries with direct-cost figures.

  business.libertymutual.com/workplace-safety-index

• National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)

  Workers comp fraud cost (~$30B annually) and construction equipment theft statistics cited across blog posts.

  nicb.org/news/blog/how-workers-compensation-fraud-games-system

• FEMA FY 2025 NSGP Key Changes Fact Sheet

  Source of the $200,000-per-site cap and FY 2025 program totals ($274.5M) cited on the houses-of-worship and education industry pages.

  fema.gov/fact-sheet/fy-2025-nonprofit-security-grant-program-key-changes

• DOJ COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP)

  Federal share up to 75% of project cost, $500K max per award, FY 2025 NOFO. Cited on education and city pages.

  cops.usdoj.gov/svpp

• NYSED Nonpublic School Safety Equipment (NPSE) Grant

  New York State per-pupil safety grant for nonpublic schools. Year 12 (FY 2024-25) allocation is $70 million; Year 10-11 was $45M.

  nysed.gov/nonpublic-schools/nonpublic-school-safety-equipment-npse-grant-0