The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday unanimously agreed to approve a bipartisan bill that would reform the Federal Protective Service (FPS) by boosting its capabilities and training. The FPS is responsible for the physical security at 9,000 federal facilities nationwide. "But its mission is in peril due to budget shortfalls, mismanagement of the agency and its contract guard workforce, and multiple operational challenges," Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I/D-Conn.), chairman of the committee said in a statement. "The people--not…
Senate Committee Approves Bill To Reform Federal Security Service
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