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Federal Protective Service (United States)

Law Enforcement Agency
Agency nameFederal Protective Service
Common nameFederal Protective Service
AbbreviationFPS
Motto"Secure Facilities, Safe Occupants"
Agency overview
Formed1971
Employees2100
Annual budget$615 million (est.) (2008)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agencyUnited States
Governing bodyUnited States Government
Operational structure
HeadquartersWashington, DC
Sworn members1,200 Sworn personnel
Minister
responsible
Homeland Security
Agency executivesPatterson, Director
Parent agencyNational Protection and Programs Directorate
Office name164 field offices nationwide

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The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is a component of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate within DHS Headquarters, and is responsible for law enforcement and security of nearly 9,000 federally owned and leased buildings, courthouses, properties, and other federal assets and the personnel associated with those assets. FPS is a federal law enforcement agency, and currently employs approximately 750 federal law enforcement officer/inspectors, and special agents, that provide integrated security and law enforcement services to U.S. Federal buildings, courthouses, and other properties administered by the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). To support that mission, FPS contracts, with private security firms, to provide 15,000 contract security guards providing access control and security response within federal facilities throughout the nation. FPS also protects other properties as authorized and carries out various other activities for the promotion of homeland security as the Secretary of Homeland Security may prescribe, to include providing a uniformed police response to National Security Special Events, and national disasters.

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Security on minds of workers upon news of bin Laden's death - Washington Post Tweet this news
Washington Post--The General Accountability Office has issued a series of reports critical of the -Federal Protective Service- (FPS), which provides security for about 9000 federal facilities. Ina 2008 report, the GAO worried about the impact that a drop - Date : Tue, 03 May 2011 00:11:03 GMT+00:00
Suspects face federal charges on allegations of shooting at FPS officer - Washington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Washington Post (blog)--By Ed O'Keefe Two suspects accused of shooting at an off-duty federal law enforcement officer are now facing federal charges. As colleague Matt Zapotosky reported Monday, an off-duty -Federal Protective Service- inspector exch - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:08:46 GMT+00:00
Senators reintroduce federal building security bill - Washington Post Tweet this news
Washington Post--By Ed O'Keefe, Monday, April 11, 7:26 PM Senators are pushing once again to reform the beleaguered -Federal Protective Service-, reintroducing a measure allowing the government to hire more personnel, improve its training programs an - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:32:52 GMT+00:00
Chris Roberts-Gonzalez - nwitimes.com Tweet this news
nwitimes.com--I served my country (-federal- government), I served my state and county via Child -Protective Service-, a public servant as a Gary police officer, and now I feel it is time to give back to my community of Merrillville where I live. I am a p - Date : Sun, 01 May 2011 05:35:13 GMT+00:00
Federal officer shoots at home invasion suspect - Washington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Washington Post (blog)--Chris Ortman, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed that an off-duty -Federal Protective Service- inspector was involved in a shooting “after encountering an armed suspect near his residence.” -Federal - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:48:32 GMT+00:00
Protective Services makes a show - News & Observer Tweet this news
News & Observer--US -Federal Protective Services- officers in dark blue uniforms and a German shepherd K-9 officer stepped onto the sidewalk. Al-Qaida didn't appear to be in ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:03:44 GMT+00:00
JFK building given all-clear after evacuation - WHDH-TV Tweet this news
WHDH-TV--Initially, Boston Police officers responded to the scene, as well as the -Federal Protective Service-, the agency that guards federal buildings. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:59:14 GMT+00:00
Dearborn man charged with death of Taylor officer (with video) - Dearborn Press and Guide Tweet this news
Dearborn Press and Guide--Aside from volunteering with the auxiliary police, he worked in -federal protective services-, guarding federal buildings. Auxiliary Police Chief Ronald ... - Date : Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:05:03 GMT+00:00
Threat Leads To Federal Prison - WOWT Tweet this news
WOWT--Later that same day Carter was visited by an officer with the -Federal Protective Service- and several Davenport police officers. ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:17:06 GMT+00:00
Kenneth Lee Spitzer, 66 - Kitsap Sun Tweet this news
Kitsap Sun--During his 32 years with GSA, Kenny directed numerous programs and ultimately had the responsibility for providing oversight of -Federal Protective Services- ... - Date : Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:36:30 GMT+00:00

Department of Homeland Security

Deputy SecretaryUnited States Coast Guard * Immigration and Customs Enforcement * Citizenship and Immigration Services * Customs and Border Protection * Federal Emergency Management Agency * Federal Law Enforcement Training Center * United States Secret Service * Office of Operations Coordination * Transportation Security Administration
National Protection
and Programs
Federal Protective Service * National Communications System * National Cyber Security Division * US-VISIT * Infrastructure Protection
Science and
Technology
Innovation Division (Including Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency) * Explosives Division * Chemical and Biological Division * Border and Maritime Security Division * Command, Control, and Interoperability Division * Human Factors Division * Infrastructure/Geophysical Division
Intelligence and AnalysisOffice of Intelligence and Analysis
ManagementManagement Directorate
PolicyPolicy Development * International Affairs * State and Local Law Enforcement * Private Sector * Immigration Statistics * Screening Coordination * Strategic Plans * Homeland Security Advisory Council



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