FEDERALhearing transcript

Congressional Hearing on Federal Protective Service Reorganization

Original title: FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE: ENSURING THE MISSION IS NOT LOST IN TRANSITION

January 1, 2019

Federal Protective Service Department of Homeland Security Government Oversight Agency Reorganization Infrastructure Security

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing addresses the administrative oversight and structural placement of the agency responsible for protecting federal buildings and their occupants, which impacts how resources and personnel are allocated to secure government facilities.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Federal Protective Service Employees

The organizational transition changes the reporting structure and administrative support provided to the agency's personnel.

Department of Homeland Security

The department is responsible for managing the internal transfer of the FPS between its directorates.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2019.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This hearing transcript documents a 2019 Congressional review of the Federal Protective Service (FPS) and its planned transition from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency () to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) . The committee examined the history of FPS's placement within DHS and the challenges the agency has faced in maintaining its mission during previous organizational shifts.

Key Facts

The Federal Protective Service (FPS) was established in 1971 by the General Services Administration.
FPS was moved under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following the department's formation in 2002.
FPS was initially placed under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within DHS.
FPS personnel levels decreased from over 1,400 to approximately 1,000 during its time under ICE.
In 2009, FPS was moved to the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD).
In 2018, NPPD was redesignated as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
The hearing was held on June 11, 2019, to discuss moving FPS to the DHS Management Directorate.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Federal Protective Service?

The FPS is the federal agency responsible for protecting buildings, grounds, and property owned or occupied by the federal government.

Why is the FPS moving to the DHS Management Directorate?

The transition is intended to address historical challenges the agency has faced in finding the appropriate structural placement within DHS to support its mission.

Why It Matters

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Historical Agency Instability

The FPS has undergone multiple organizational shifts since 2002, indicating a long-term struggle to align its mission with the appropriate DHS directorate.

Federal Protective Service Department of Homeland Security

Connected Entities

personXochitl Torres Small“Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability”Map →

organizationFederal Protective Service“The primary agency responsible for protecting federal facilities”Map →

personL. Eric Patterson“Director of the Federal Protective Service”Map →

organizationCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency“Current agency housing the FPS at the time of the hearing”Map →

organizationDepartment of Homeland Security“Parent department for the FPS”Map →

personLori Rectanus“Director of the Physical Infrastructure Team at the GAO”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

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