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ICE Federal Protective Service (FPS): Home and Family Security (403 words) |
 | Federal Protective Service (FPS) protects federal buildings and the employees within them through measures such as risk assessment, security and surveillance support, and safety education. |
 | This includes training federal building employees on what procedures to follow when a child is reported missing. |
 | On November 1 of 2003, the Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Service (FPS) implemented a policy nationwide, establishing procedures for locating a missing child in federal facilities. |
| 50:0728(90)CA - - GSA, National Capital Region, Federal Protective Service DIvision, Washington DC and AFGE, Local 1733 ... (8284 words) |
 | The position description for the officers was changed from "Federal Protective Service Officer" to "Police Officer," and the job was changed from one involving assignment to fixed posts to one involving assignment to mobile patrol units to protect designated sectors in the Washington Metropolitan Area. |
 | As a result of this change, the training for Federal Protective Officers was increased from a two week course to a four week course and although this enhanced training included more training for these officers in the use of a firearm, officers were not authorized to carry their firearms between their home and duty station. |
 | However, in view of the limited powers and duties of Federal Protective Service officers, it is clear that the Administrator would not be authorized to permit off-duty carriage of weapons as a general practice, and that such carriage might well violate State weapons statutes. |