[FedCom] FedCom Digest, Vol 162, Issue 7

[Wilrobnson]

Well in every district I've ever worked in/been involved with, FPS is not
the primary.

I don't know about the link, but at every Federal courthouse I've ever been
to, screening is handled by the Court Security Officers (CSO, a DOJ
contract under the USMS), alarms are routed to FPS "megacenters" and
responded to by CSOs on the interior; FPS contract security guards on the
exterior.

The only time I've ever seen FPS at a Federal courthouse was for a protest,
a hearing or for some third-party thing (we had an FPS contract security
guard at the 'new' Federal Courthouse in Seattle for a few months for an
exterior sally port gate that wouldn't close due to an electrical issue).

Disclaimer- I'm also a special security contractor for USMS but only in
District 5 (Eastern LA, North/South MS and Southern AL.  I was formerly the
same in Dist 9, Western WA) so YMMV.

On Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM lists at lazygranch.com <lists at lazygranch.com>
wrote:

> Let me google that for you.
>
>
> "The Federal Protective Service (FPS), a DHS agency, secures over 9,000
> federal facilities, including courthouses, via perimeter security,
> contract guards, and risk assessments. While the U.S. Marshals Service
> handles judiciary security, FPS manages non-judiciary spaces, entry
> screening, and security systems within these buildings."
>
>
> https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R41138.html#:~:text=The%20Federal%20Protective%20Service%20(FPS)%20is%20the,*%20The%20nation's%20infrastructure%20and%20key%20resources
>
> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026 19:29:00 -0500, Wilrobnson via FedCom
> <fedcom at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> > Two minor points
> > FPS doesn't use DMR
> > FPS (99.9% of the time) doesn't patrol Fed courthouses.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > On 4/7/2026 13:57, lists--- via FedCom wrote:
> > > > I am also in the Bay Area and am a victim of encryption. The last
> > > > post I
> > > did was when I found some federal band signal from the US Mail
> > > facility in North San Jose and also some DMR from the FPS at a San
> > > Jose courthouse. That said, I don't live in San Jose and feds seem
> > > to be a big city phenomenon.
> > > >
> > > > But I do read the posts.
> > > >
> > > > We may get some traffic from the world cup. The DSS has leased
> > > > tower
> > > space.
> > >
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