Download or read book Homeland Security written by Mark L. Goldstein and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2003, the Fed. Protective Service (FPS) transferred from the Gen. Services Admin. (GSA) to the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS). FPS provides physical security and law enforcement services to about 9,000 GSA facilities. FPS currently has an annual budget of about $1 billion, 1,100 employees, and 15,000 contract guards located throughout the country. Recently, FPS has faced several challenges protecting GSA facilities and fed. employees. This report provides information and analysis on (1) FPS¿s operational challenges and actions it has taken to address them; (2) funding challenges FPS faces and actions it has taken to address them; and (3) how FPS measures the effectiveness of its efforts to protect GSA facilities. Includes recommend. Graphs.
Download or read book The Federal Protective Service and Contract Security Guards written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The Federal Protective Service and Contract Security Guards Summary The Federal Protective Service (FPS)-within U. S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-is responsible for protecting federal government property, personnel, visitors, and customers, including property leased by the General Services Admini [...] FPS was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and placed within the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with enactment of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P. [...] Congressional Research Service 1 The Federal Protective Service and Contract Security Guards • conduct investigations, on and off federal property, of offenses that may have been committed against the federal property or persons on the property; and • carry out other activities for the promotion of homeland security as the DHS Secretary may prescribe.7 Federal Protective Service Contract Security [...] She asserted, for example, that ICE and FPS will improve their monitoring of the contract security guard program by increasing the number of ICE and FPS employees trained to oversee the program, will provide them with better training, and will use the tracking mechanisms to ensure contract security guard quality assurance.14 To address issues associated with the management of FPS security guard co [...] DHS intends for FPS to continue maintaining security policy and standards, conducting building security assessments, and monitoring federal agency compliance with security standards.17 Also, in FY2009, the FPS continues to provide law enforcement and security services at National Security Special Events (NSSE)18 that may increase threats at or in the vicinity of federal facilities.
Download or read book Homeland Security the Federal Protective Service Faces Several Challenges That Raise Concerns about Protection of Federal Facilities written by Mark L. Goldstein and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fed. Protective Service (FPS) is responsible for providing physical security and law enforcement services to 9,000 Gen. Serv. Admin. (GSA) facilities. FPS has an annual budget of about $1 billion, about 1,100 employees, and 15,000 contract guards located throughout the country. This report provides information and analysis on challenges FPS faces including ensuring that it has sufficient staffing and funding resources to protect GSA facilities and the over one million fed. employees as well as members of the public that work in and visit them each year. It discusses: (1) FPS¿s operational challenges and actions it has taken to address them; (2) funding challenges; and (3) how FPS measures the effectiveness of its efforts to protect GSA facilities.
Download or read book Federal Building and Facility Security written by Shawn Reese and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In FY 2007, the fed. government¿s real property portfolio comprised 446,000 buildings with an area of 3.3 billion square feet and a replacement value of $772.8 billion. Contents of this report: (1) Fed. Facility Security Levels; (2) Interagency Security Committee; (3) Exec. Branch Facility Security: Fed. Protective Service (FPS): Historical Overview and Current FPS Authority; FPS¿s Use of Contract Security Guards; (4) Fed. Court Facility Security; (5) Supreme Court; (6) Coordination of Fed. Building Security; (7) Fed. Building Security Issues: FPS¿s Operations, Use and concerns of Contract Security Guards: FPS¿s Oper.; Coord. and Sharing of Fed. Building Security Info.; Facility Security Committees; Appropriations and Resources.
Download or read book Federal Protective Service written by Office, U.s. Government Accountability and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Events such as the February 2010 attack on the Internal Revenue Service offices in Texas, and the shooting in the lobby of the Nevada federal courthouse, demonstrate the vulnerabilities of federal facilities and the safety of the federal employees who occupy them. The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is the primary agency responsible for the security of over 9,000 federal government facilities across the country. The fiscal year 2010 DHS appropriations act transferred FPS from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This report addresses (1) the extent to which the FPS transition has been implemented and any remaining related challenges, and (2) the extent to which the transition will help address previously identified challenges to protecting federal facilities. GAO reviewed the 2009 FPS-NPPD transition plan; agreements between FPS, NPPD, and ICE, and best practices for scheduling and cost estimating; and interviewed DHS officials. GAO recommends that DHS improve the schedule for transferring IT services to reflect scheduling best practices, and update the IT transition cost estimate, in accordance with cost-estimating best practices. DHS..."
Download or read book The Direction and Viability of the Federal Protective Service written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security written by Mark L. Goldstein and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Federal Protective Service (FPS), as part of the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for providing security services to about 9,000 federal facilities. In recent years, FPS downsized its workforce from 1,400 to about 1,000 full-time employees. In 2008, there was concern about the impact that downsizing had on FPS's mission. In FY 2008 and 2009 Congress mandated FPS maintain no fewer than 1,200 employees. This report determines the extent to which: (1) FPS has hired and trained new staff to address its mandated staffing levels; (2) FPS has developed a strategic human capital plan to manage its current and future workforce needs; and (3) FPS's customers are satisfied with the services it provides. Illustrations.
Download or read book Homeland Security written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeland security : the Federal Protective Service faces several challenges that hamper its ability to protect federal facilities: report to congressional requesters.
Download or read book Homeland Security written by Mark L. Goldstein and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is responsible for protecting federal employees and visitors in approx. 9,000 federal facilities owned or leased by the General Services Admin. (GSA). FPS has a budget of approx. $1 billion and maintains approx. 1,200 full-time employees and about 13,000 contract security guards that help accomplish the agency's facility protection mission. This testimony discusses challenges FPS faces in carrying out its mission with regard to: (1) risk management; (2) strategic human capital planning; (3) oversight of its contract guard program; and (4) ensuring that its fee-based funding structure is the appropriate mechanism for funding the agency. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Homeland Security written by Mark L. Goldstein and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is ongoing concern about the security of federal buildings and their occupants. The Federal Protective Service (FPS) within the Dept. of Homeland Security is responsible for providing law enforcement and related security services for nearly 9,000 federal buildings under the control and custody of the General Services Admin. (GSA). In 2004, a set of key protection practices from the collective practices of federal agencies and the private sector was identified that included: allocating resources using risk management, leveraging technology, and information sharing and coordination. This report determined whether FPS's security efforts for GSA buildings reflected key practices. Includes recommendations. Illustrations.
Download or read book Homeland security transformation strategy needed to address challenges facing the Federal Protective Service report to the Chairman Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Federal Protective Service (FPS), as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for providing security services to about 9,000 federal facilities. In recent years, FPS downsized its workforce from 1,400 to about 1,000 full-time employees. In 2008, GAO expressed concerns about the impact that downsizing had on FPS's mission, and in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 Congress mandated FPS maintain no fewer than 1,200 employees. GAO was asked to determine the extent to which (1) FPS has hired and trained new staff to address its mandated staffing levels, (2) FPS has developed a strategic human capital plan to manage its current and future workforce needs, and (3) FPS's customers are satisfied with the services it provides. To address these objectives, we reviewed relevant laws and documents, interviewed officials from FPS and other federal agencies, and conducted a generalizable survey of FPS's customers.
Download or read book Federal Protective Service written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-12 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeland Security: Ongoing Challenges Impact the Federal Protective Service's Ability to Protect Federal Facilities
Download or read book Homeland Security Federal Protective Service s Ability to Protect Federal Facilities Is Hampered by Weaknesses in Its Contract Security Guard Program written by Mark L. Goldstein and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To accomplish its mission of protecting about 9,000 fed. facilities, the Fed. Protective Service (FPS) currently has a budget of about $1 billion, about 1,200 full time employees, and about 13,000 contract security guards. This testimony discusses findings on: (1) the extent to which FPS ensures that its guards have the required training and certifications before being deployed to a fed. facility; (2) the extent to which FPS ensures that its guards comply with their assigned responsibilities (post orders) once they are deployed at fed. facilities; and (3) security vulnerabilities recently identified related to FPS's guard program. To address these objectives, the auditor conducted site visits at 6 of FPS's 11 regions, and interviewed numerous FPS officials. Illustrations.
Download or read book Management Challenges Facing the Federal Protective Service written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeland Security: Preliminary Results Show Federal Protective Service's Ability to Protect Federal Facilities Is Hampered By Weaknesses in Its Contract Security Guard Program