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GAO-11-705R 1 (2011-07-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanzp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 15, 2011 The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson Ranking Member Committee on Homeland Security House of Representatives Subject: Federal Protective Service: Actions Needed to Resolve Delays and Inadequate Oversight Issues with FPS's Risk Assessment and Management Program Dear Mr. Thompson: The Federal Protective Service (FPS), which is within the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), is responsible for protecting the more than 1 million federal employees and members of the public who work in and visit the over 9,000 federal facilities owned or leased by the General Services Administration (GSA) from a potential terrorist attack or other acts of violence.' To accomplish its facility protection mission, FPS has about 1,200 full-time employees and approximately 13,200 contract security guards. FPS has an annual budget of about $1 billion and receives its funding from the revenues and collections of security fees charged to tenant agencies for protective services such as facility security assessments (FSA) and providing contract security guard services. Since 2008, we have issued numerous reports that address major challenges FPS faces in protecting federal facilities. For example, in 2009 and 2010 we reported that FPS had problems completing high-quality FSAs in a timely manner and did not provide adequate oversight of its contract guard program.2 In September 2007, FPS decided to address the challenges with its legacy security assessment and guard management systems with a new system. On August 1, 2008, DHS's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) competitively awarded and FPS funded a $21 million, 7-year contract to develop and maintain the Risk Assessment and Management Program (RAMP) system.3 RAMP is a web-enabled risk assessment and 'We refer to property that is owned by the federal government and under the control and custody of the GSA as GSA-owned property. 'GAO, Homeland Security. Greater Attention to Key Practices Would Improve the Federal Protective Service's Approach to Facility Protection, GAO-1 0-142 (Washington, D.C.: Oct. 23, 2009) and GAO, Homeland Security Federal Protective Service's Contract Guard Program Requires More Oversight and Reassessment of Use of Contract Guards, GAO-10-341 (Washington, D.C.: Apr. 13, 2010). 3During RAMP's initial development, FPS was part of ICE. ICE provided software development and project management technical expertise and was responsible for contract award and administration. GAO-1 1-705R Federal Protective Service

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