[FedCom] FPS Mega Centers

[Ken]

Hello Rod:

See http://www.ice.gov/graphics/fps/index.htm
It looks like there are four MegaCenters

The regions covered by each MegaCenter can be found at:
http://www.wasc.noaa.gov/wrso/mailguidance.htm  and is:
MEGACENTER  (Suitland, MD)
(Washington Metropolitan Area)
MEGACENTER (Philadelphia, PA)
(Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New 
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin 
Islands, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
MEGACENTER  (Suitland, MD?)
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Tennessee)
(Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin)
(Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska)
MEGACENTER  (Denver, CO)
(Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, 
Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, 
South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, U.S. Territory of the 
Pacific)

Here's a few pictures of the Denver MegaCenter (somewhat dated)

http://rmrpbs.gsa.gov/internet/PBSWeb.nsf/23f10416ec7022de872569ba007a48e0/82231708e11fb65887256a0700613c7c?OpenDocument

See: 
http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:3aej-K-Ju8gJ:www.aceministries.com//conventions/PDF%27s/Homeland%2520Security.pdf+FPS+Megacenter&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=18

Apparently there's over 10,000 contract security forces employed.  The 
Mega-Centers are going to take over responsibility for dispatching all 
Department Of Homeland Security units.

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/viewtopic.php?topic=35118&forum=15  problems 
with the contract force?



Ken




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rod jones" <rj_721 at yahoo.com>
To: <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: FPS vs Contract Protection Re: [FedCom] FPS Callsigns?


> 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.