VETOED: Virginia General Assembly Passes Requirements for Workplace Violence Prevention

VETOED: Virginia General Assembly Passes Requirements for Workplace Violence Prevention

UPDATED: This bill has been vetoed. Read the updates here. On March 7, 2025, Virginia’s General Assembly passed House Bill 1919 (HB 1919), mandating that employers with 100 or more employees develop, implement, and maintain a workplace violence policy by January...
The UVA Shooting & the Crisis After the Crisis

The UVA Shooting & the Crisis After the Crisis

Five minutes or less – that’s how quickly 70% of active shooter incidents end, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Security and risk management leaders rightly focus most of their efforts on preventing and responding to active or potential threats –...

Thoughts on the 10-Year Anniversary of Sandy Hook

From TPOP’s Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer, William F. Flynn. On Dec. 14, 2012, I was attending a luncheon meeting of operational components at the US Department of Homeland Security. We all started receiving messages about a mass shooting at Sandy Hook...