Federal Protective Service

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Vigilance is job one of the Office for Bombing Prevention

Jeffrey Dade, the technology integration section chief for the Office for Bombing Prevention in CISA, said tools and information is at the heart of its…

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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, federal law enforcement personnel patrol outside the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Courthouse in Phoenix. The U.S. Marshals Service lacks the capability of adequately detecting threats against federal judges across the nation and uses outdated security equipment to protect judges’ homes, the Justice Department’s inspector general said Wednesday.  (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Officers guarding fed facilities to get retention incentive amid staffing shortages

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Security personnel from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Protective Service, watch the vicinity around the Alexandria Federal Court in Alexandria, Va., on day one of Paul Manafort's trial, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House Dems want details from Federal Protective Service in wake of rising threats

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DHS’ cyber and infrastructure office gets new chief of staff

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Mark Goldstein, Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO

After a gunman opened fire at Canada’s National War Memorial and Parliament, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he wants to beef up security…

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Private security guards ill-equipped for federal workplace shooting situations

Audits find contract security personnel, which make up the vast majority of the Federal Protective Service’s workforce, receive no meaningful training…

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GAO, FPS disagree over ability to assess federal building risk

The Modified Infrastructure Survey Tool does not provide information about the consequences of security incidents at federal facilities, a GAO auditor said. As a result, agencies cannot effectively deploy countermeasures. Still, Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) said he was happy with FPS’ progress in developing MIST.

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