Oct 8, 2024 · The Federal Protective Service uses its security expertise and law enforcement authority to protect federal government facilities and safeguard the millions of employees and visitors who pass through them every day.

Apr 27, 2023 · The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the largest federal law enforcement agency with approximately 80,000 law enforcement officers that carry out the Department’s missions across nine different agencies and offices.

The Federal Protective Service is a branch of the Management Directorate and a component of the DHS, functioning as the police force of the Secretary of Homeland Security. The FPS is responsible for policing, securing and ensuring a safe environment in which federal agencies can conduct their business.

3 days ago · As the premier provider of security and law enforcement services at U.S. federal government facilities, FPS plays a leading role in the protection of our nation's critical infrastructure.

Oct 8, 2024 · Project 2025 proposes to deploy FPS to quash mass protests while making the agency directly responsive to political decision makers. The DHS inspector general has documented FPS’s lack of processes and safeguards to prevent this type of abuse.

Dec 20, 2024 · The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the largest federal law enforcement agency with approximately 80,000 officers across nine agencies and offices. Each day, the Department’s law enforcement officers work to …

Jun 5, 2017 · Serving under the Justice Department, the FBI is more akin to policing than the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS is more limited in their scope, primarily focused on preventing terrorism. The vision of homeland security is to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards.

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries.

However, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became the department with the most sworn armed Federal law enforcement officers and agents upon its creation in 2002 in response to the September 11 attacks when it incorporated agencies seen as having roles in protecting the country against terrorism.

6 days ago · U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, prepare to depart for a mission along the ...