The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday approved by voice vote legislation to reform the Federal Protective Service (FPS), a branch of the Department of Homeland Security responsible for providing physical security services to thousands of federal facilities nationwide. Key aspects of the Secure Facilities Act of 2011 (S. 772) include authorizing that the FPS maintain at least 1,371 full-time equivalent employees, including at least 950 in-service field staff, in FY ’12. The agency currently relies on 1,200…
Senate Panel Approves Bill To Reform FPS
Defense Daily Staff
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