H.R. 4034, to Reform the Federal Protective Service: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, October 2, 1998

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Page 87 - National Federation of Federal Employees 1016 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Dear Mr.
Page 48 - ... not applicable to property not owned by the Government which is in the hands of a contractor under a contract in process of termination, but the general principles stated in paragraph 760 are equally applicable to such property. [1703] Classification of property. — The following classifications of property owned by the United States and under the control of the War Department are established for the purpose of this Procurement Regulation No. 7.
Page 72 - I would be happy to answer any questions the subcommittee may have. Thank you.
Page 57 - As we learned so painfully after the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building, in Oklahoma City...
Page 62 - Agency; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or the Bureau of Alcohol. Tobacco, and Firearms, to name just a few, would be enthusiastic about allowing outsiders to learn how to compromise their buildings
Page 61 - In the federal security community, the contract security officer standards used by the US Marshals Service are commonly acknowledged to be exemplary. That should be the starting point from which GSA significantly upgrades the quality of its rent-a-cops.
Page 60 - GSA has repeatedly attempted to bolster its depleted FPO workforce by taking on more and more rent-a-cops. Currently, FPS staff offices do not have adequate administrative support personnel to properly monitor the ever-expanding contractor workforce.
Page 60 - FPO workforce, it is imperative that GSA's contractor security personnel be held to higher standards. As DoJ pointed out in its Vulnerability Assessment, 'FPS should improve the standards for contract guards by raising the hiring qualifications and providing enhanced training.
Page 19 - The Federal Government's ability to ensure the security of Federal buildings continues to be crippled by in-house staffing shortages.
Page 4 - I note that if you ask anybody about countering terrorism, they will tell you that the most important thing you can do is to have good intelligence.

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