| Description |
1 online resource (ii, 27 p.) |
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Title from cover screen (viewed on Sept. 25, 2012). |
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"August 2012." |
| Summary |
FPS provides security and law enforcement services to over 9,000 federal facilities under the custody and control of the General Services Administration (GSA). GAO has reported that FPS faces challenges providing security services, particularly completing FSAs and managing its contract guard program. To address these challenges, FPS spent about $35 million and 4 years developing RAMP, essentially a risk assessment and contract guard oversight tool. However, RAMP ultimately could not be used because of system problems. GAO was asked to examine (1) the extent to which FPS is completing risk assessments; (2) the status of FPS's efforts to develop an FSA tool; and (3) FPS's efforts to manage its contract guard workforce. GAO reviewed FPS documents, conducted site visits at 3 of FPS's 11 regions, and interviewed FPS officials and inspectors, guard companies, and 4 risk management experts. GAO recommends that FPS incorporate NIPP's risk management framework in any future risk assessment tool; coordinate with federal agencies to reduce any unnecessary duplication in FPS's assessments; address limitations with its interim tool to better assess federal facilities; develop and implement a comprehensive and reliable contract guard oversight system; and independently verify that its contract guards are current on all training and certification requirements. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
"GAO-12-739." |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Subject |
United States. Federal Protective Service -- Management -- Evaluation.
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Public buildings -- Security measures -- United States.
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Government property -- Security measures -- United States.
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Private security services -- Government policy -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Goldstein, Mark.
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
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| Added Title |
Actions needed to assess risk and better manage contract guards at federal facilities |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-12-739 |
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