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GAO report highlights continuing problems at FPS
Tags: management , FPS , GAO , AFGE ,
Rank-and-file FPS officers speak out on federal facility security woes
Studies by the Government Accountability Office have uncovered serious shortcomings in security provided at the nation's federal office buildings. But what do Federal security officials and the contract security companies they employ think about solutions to the long-festering problem of building security? Here's Part Two of our coverage of recent House Homeland Security oversight hearings on the Federal Protective Service.
Tags: newsstand , Federal Protective Service , Bennie Thompson , House Homeland Security Committee , Rand Beers , Department of Homeland Security , American Federation of Government Employees , Steve Amitay , National Association of Security Companies , Max Cacas
Inside Government - December 18th and 25th, 2009
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison
(D-Minn.)
Mark Williams
AFGE National Benefits Coordinator
David Wright
President, AFGE Federal Protective Service Local 918
Enid Doggett
AFGE Communications Director
Tags: Pay & Benfits , Inside Government , AFGE , Keith Ellison , Mark Williams , Enid Doggett
Federalizing the FPS: AFGE weighs in
Reform is on the way for the FPS, an agency responsible for security at over 9,000 federal facilities and courthouses. AFGE's David Wright says the move is very welcome for his members.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , FPS , AFGE ,
New standards for federal building security coming
Interagency Security Committee submitted a three-part standard to OMB for review. This new guidance would give agencies a standard approach to developing comprehensive security plans. But some lawmakers say the committee doesn't have enough authority and wants legislation to create minimum building security standards.
Tags: mngt , Stephen Lynch , Eleanor Holmes-Norton , Sue Armstrong , DHS , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , FPS , Federal Protective Service , GSA , AFGE , building security , physical security , workplace safety , security
