The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) became law on August 23, 2019. Section 889 of the NDAA prohibits the use of certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment from particular companies. It also includes several rules that greatly affect current and future video surveillance systems used by the US government. Esentia proudly offers NDAA-compliant security camera products sourced from leading names in the security industry, including Vivotek, UNV (Uniview), Geovision, DW (Digital Watchdog), Lilin (Merit Lilin), and CDVI The NDAA ban applies not just to the specified companies but also to other manufacturers that sell the banned video surveillance cameras or systems under a different brand name, as is common with original equipment manufacturer (OEM), original design manufacturer (ODM), and joint design manufacturer (JDM).

NDAA stands for "Nation Defense Authorization Act" which went into effect August 23, 2019. Section 889 contains the Prohibition on certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment from specific vendors. It also contains several provisions that have a major impact on existing and future US Government related video surveillance deployments. The NDAA ban also extends to other manufacturers in cases in which the video surveillance cameras or systems from the specified vendors are offered under another manufacturer’s brand name typical of OEM, ODM and JDM relationships. Esentia offers NDAA security camera products from the largest names in the security industry including Vivotek, UNV (Uniview), Geovision, DW (Digital Watchdog), Lilin (Merit Lilin), and CDVI. NDAA security cameras are being required in certain federal, state, and local government facilities across the USA.