07/22/2015
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"The law enforcement authority for FPS is section 1315 of title 40, United States Code."
"The idea that the IRS had to close 30--30--of their Taxpayer Assistance Centers and the SSA closed over 500 locations for full days because a contract guard failed to report to their post is absolutel..."
"It is critically important that the FPS law enforcement officers and the thousands of contract guards known as protective service officers, or PSOs, have what they need to do and complete their job."
"Before I begin, I first want to thank the dedicated personnel of the Federal Protective Service who work to protect Federal workers and visitors to Federal facilities across our great country."