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Bill could federalize some private security guards
Eight reports to Congress over the last six years have pointed out numerous shortcomings in the Federal Protective Service. The issues include inadequate training and supervision of contract guards, insufficient staff and budget, and security breaches that have allowed bomb-making materials to be smuggled into supposedly secure buildings. Now, lawmakers say enough is enough, and have introduced legislation designed to modernize and reform the FPS, which is responsible for security in 9,000 federal buildings and courthouses.
Tags: management , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Daniel Akaka , George Voinovich , building security , Max Cacas
Rep. Thompson: Federal Protective Service must do better
GAO officials told a House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday that FPS has repeatedly failed to manage its contract workforce and should consider other approaches to protecting federal buildings. Rep. Bennie Thompson joins us with details.
Tags: mngt , contracting , Bennie Thompson , building security , DHS , GAO , Congressional Spotlight
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 , Federal Protective Service , GSA , David Wright , AFGE , building security , physical security , workplace safety , security
House panel revisits security problems with Federal Protective Service
The security of federal offices like yours is again being looked at on the Hill. Federal News Radio's Max Cacas spoke to Congressman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi - chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
Tags: security , DHS , Bennie Thompson , House Homeland Security Committee , Max Cacas
Federal Protective Service enhances security of government buildings
The Federal Protective Service has been upgrading security plans in the wake of a summer GAO report that detailed critical gaps in the system. The director tells FederalNewsRadio about some of the changes.
Tags: mngt , GAO , DHS , ICE , Gary Schenkel
Federal Protective Service spends summer enhancing security
Tags: security , mngt , Gary Schenkel , federal buildings
Threats and vulnerabilities continue in the federal workplace
Tags: mngt , security , GAO , Mark Goldstein
GAO: Untrained guards mean unprotected feds
Guards found sleeping through their shifts after taking medication, viewing adult Web sites on government computers, and allowing a baby to pass through an X-ray machine.
Tags: Senate , Susan Collins , Joseph Lieberman , GAO , Gary Schenkel , Mark Goldstein
Federal Building Guards and Sen. Chris Dodd
Tags: Federal Building Guards , Holocaust Museum , Chris Dodd , AIG , Jackie Dodd
