FPS vs Contract Protection Re: [FedCom] FPS Callsigns?

[rod jones]

--- Ken <rfinder1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Thanks Rod:
> 
> Now I know at the Springfield (MA) federal building the FPS is a contracted 
> out.  I think that depending upon how large the facilities are there's 1 or 
> 2 FPS civil service officers assigned, actually as overall contract 
> managers/supervisors & also they do some random patrols & are there for any 
> special problems (e.g. demonstrations)... Additionally, the smaller 
> facilities don't have a full time FPS officer but there's an area supervisor 
> who visits the contract protected facilitiy .  Also I think that security 
> alarm responses are primarily the local PD's responsibilities with FPS 
> officer response only if there's a problem found.....  If there's a federal 
> court in the same federal building than the US Marshal's Service provides 
> security for the courts.
> 
> It would be interesting to see what one of those mega dispatch/control 
> centers look like.  I think that they are also contracted facilitiy/service 
> rather than all FPS employees but I might be wrong!
> 

You're not. I remember reading an article about the Mega Center opening in Detroit, it was to be
staffed by (at that time GSA) Federal employees and contractors. I'm sure it has moved to be
worked by contractors and overseen by Federal employees now, as the way it seems to be going
elsewhere in Federal Gov.


> Ken
> 

Rod


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