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  Further Consolidation of Police Protecting Federal Buildings

  The average salary of many federal police officers at non-DHS buildings who are basically standing guard is over $70,000, and they make few to no arrests each year, and spend an extraordinary amount of funding operating as a police force. Most if not all of these security posts could be less costly to the federal government if contract guard service is implemented at those facilities. Then move a portion of the federal ...more »

  The average salary of many federal police officers at non-DHS buildings who are basically standing guard is over $70,000, and they make few to no arrests each year, and spend an extraordinary amount of funding operating as a police force. Most if not all of these security posts could be less costly to the federal government if contract guard service is implemented at those facilities. Then move a portion of the federal police force of these non-DHS buildings to the Federal Protective Service to patrol where needed and respond to crimes. Basically, much more consolidation is needed to reduce overall operating costs and to reach economy of scale by sharing equipment, vehicles and consolidating training. As officers retire or leave the police departments at non-DHS facilities, replace the positions with contract guards, and for every ten officers that leave, assign 1-2 positions to the Federal Protective Service.

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  Get rid of the Copyright, Patent & Trademark office

  Abolish the Copyright, Patent & Trademark office. Let Business police itself!

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  Serious Orgranized Crime Agency at Embassies

  The Brits just have one overseas law enforcement agency at their UK embassies called SOCA, Serious Organized Crime Agency. Could we also amalgamate our overseas law enforcement agencies to make opperations more efficient? Presently at our US embassies, we have several different law enforcement police offices that sometimes could have dupplication of efforts and also might miss something by not working together in the ...more »

  The Brits just have one overseas law enforcement agency at their UK embassies called SOCA, Serious Organized Crime Agency. Could we also amalgamate our overseas law enforcement agencies to make opperations more efficient? Presently at our US embassies, we have several different law enforcement police offices that sometimes could have dupplication of efforts and also might miss something by not working together in the same office.

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  Create a 24-hour National Law Enforcement Center for Linguists

  Currently their is a dearth of law enforcement personnel that can speak the languages of the Middle East, Asian or African countries. This is a major shortcoming of our national security apparatus. CBP officers which for example are enthrusted with protecting our borders at airports and seaports confront daily many individuals who can not communicate in English. The same with police officers on the street. It would be ...more »

  Currently their is a dearth of law enforcement personnel that can speak the languages of the Middle East, Asian or African countries. This is a major shortcoming of our national security apparatus. CBP officers which for example are enthrusted with protecting our borders at airports and seaports confront daily many individuals who can not communicate in English. The same with police officers on the street. It would be wise and beneficial for all law enforcement agencies to pool resources and create a 24-hour center manned by linguists where field officers could call for assistance when interviewing non-English speaking suspects. At airport and seaports video conferencing equipment should be set up to enable foreign suspects to be interviewed by agents conversant in these foreign languages.

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  Create Regional Firing Ranges for Federal LEOs

  Issue: Create Regional Firing Ranges for Federal LEOs. Background: The Federal Government retains an extensive amount of uniformed and non-uniformed law enforcement agencies and occupations such as police officer and special agent. Current review of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) indicates 88 agencies receiving law enforcement training at this facility alone with additional agencies and units providing ...more »

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  Create Regional Firing Ranges for Federal LEOs. Background:

  The Federal Government retains an extensive amount of uniformed and non-uniformed law enforcement agencies and occupations such as police officer and special agent. Current review of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) indicates 88 agencies receiving law enforcement training at this facility alone with additional agencies and units providing their own in-house level training outside of the FLETC scope.

  Once assigned to their permanent duty station, Federal LEOs must maintain proficiency and qualification in their assigned firearms and related tactics. At this time, there is no network of Federal controlled or operated firing ranges leading individual agencies and units to find their own adequate firearms training facilities.

  In the Los Angeles metropolitan area for example, every major Federal LEO unit is present however; the firing range options are very limited and ever changing with training occurring further and further from the work area. Some examples of range use in Los Angeles include contracting with a community college, a local police department, local military facilities and using public ranges on a space available basis.

  The need for a permanent Federal controlled range is further illustrated in the current policy of one DHS unit which prohibits its Officers from practicing with their service issued handgun off duty. A properly managed Regional Federal Firing Range would solve this issue by scheduling open range time where LEOs could practice in a controlled and regulated environment.

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  -Creation of a strategic Federal Firing Range Project at the FLETC which will identify potential regional areas with high LEO populations where a consolidated range would benefit in terms of consolidated cost savings and training proficiency.

  -Project would consult with all involved agencies and GSA in regards to facility design needs and location.

  -Regional ranges should be staffed by FLETC firearms instructors for overall operation and management however; individual agencies would provide their own firearm instructors during their respective training or qualifications. FLETC instructors would operate the open practice range as well as open FLETC PPC qualifications.

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