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US Department of Homeland Security
turns to G4S for cost-effective custom
solutions
G4S
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John Hooper, Director of Homeland
Security, discusses his vision for preparing
current and future homeland security
leaders
American Military University
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Homeland Security
Secure Transport of Detainees
US Department of Homeland Security turns to G4S for cost-effective
custom solutions
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency,
an agency within the US Department of Homeland Security, is America’s largest uniformed federal law enforcement organization. CBP needed help to solve the
growing burden of transportation for detainees going
to court, jail, prison and healthcare facilities.
agency is able to fulfill these responsibilities effectively
and reliably while still saving costs and protecting fragile budgets. With numerous successful examples of
this best practice now in effect, the solution is being
considered by other law enforcement agencies at the
state, county and even local levels.
Traditionally these and similar prisoner transportation
duties were assigned to Federal agencies like CBP, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other
Homeland Security departments – departments burdened with an increasing emphasis on its core mission
while reducing overall cost. These agencies did not
have the budgets, resources, or equipment to provide
safe and secure transportation. The agencies were already facing a shortfall in funding for full time employee positions, along with the added cost and stress
of maintaining a safe and reliable fleet. It was a growing problem given the shrinking resources available to
the agency.
At the 1,993 mile long US-Mexico border, individuals
detained by US Customs and Border Protection may
be returned to Mexico or transferred to a federal facility for further processing. These activities require the
detainees to be transported from a variety of points
along the border to detention facilities, and ultimately
back across the border. In 2006, CBP was informed
that federal agents responsible for this vital cog in the
border protection program were being withdrawn.
Rather than use its own agents/officers to drive the
buses and escort detained illegal immigrants, which
would have drastically reduced the number of badges
on the front line, CBP made the decision to outsource
and awarded the transportation contract to G4S, the
leading provider of security solutions to the US government. The resulting collaboration quickly developed
into a successful partnership that has been renewed
each year since then.
Ultimately, the pressures led to a fundamental change
in the way a federal agency handled detainee transportation. By outsourcing to G4S Secure Solutions, the
G4S provides personnel and secure vehicles at nine locations
across the 1,993-mile border between the U.S. and Mexico.
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G4S provides a combination of skilled, experienced
personnel and secure transportation vehicles serving
nine locations along the southwest border. Personnel
are thoroughly screened before selection as a Transportation Officer and then rigorously trained to G4S
Custom Protection Officer® (CPO) standards that include an additional 208 hours of training to meet the
contract’s special needs. The men and women who
join G4S for these challenging prisoner transport projects are required to have criminal justice degrees or
background and experience in law enforcement
and/or elite military units. Now a team of over 600
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G4S Transportation Officers along the southwest
border operates over 158 buses and vans carrying
detainees to processing centers, court houses, medical facilities, consulates, and a variety of other locations. During 2007, there were 858,638 apprehensions. With the improved security on the border,
that number dropped to 705,005 in 2008.
To date, custom designed transportation maintenance solutions for the DHS, CBP and ICE agencies
have enabled over 725 federal agents/officers to be
removed from transportation duty and returned back
to field operations to help defend the nation’s borders and its interior. As the federal agents/officers
have already been through a complex and intense
personnel process, returning them to field operations saves substantial funds associated with hiring
of new full-time agents in marketing, HR processes,
outfitting and training costs. With the flexibility to
move transportation assets with short notice to any
location along the border, agencies can respond instantly to changing conditions in the field. The vehi-
cles themselves are heavy duty buses designed specifically for safe, long haul travel, with low operating and
maintenance costs.
G4S Secure Solutions is delivering a high quality, transportation maintenance solution to the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection agency, with over 40,000,000
miles of safe detainee transport at an economically
beneficial defined operational cost. The need for safe
and secure transportation has not changed, but the
way it is being handled has evolved. With increased security and efficiency, G4S helps agencies meet their
growing requirements and demands.
G4S is the world's leading security solutions group, which specializes in outsourcing of business processes in sectors where
security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat.
G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has an additional stock exchange listing in Copenhagen.
G4S has operations in more than 125 countries and more than
625,000 employees. For more information on G4S, visit
www.g4s.com
Lew Pincus
Director of Marketing and Communications
G4S Secure Solutions - Americas
Tel: 561-691-6757
Fax: 561-691-6794
Cell: 561-339-3111
More than 158 buses and vans are employed to transport
detainees to processing centers, court houses, medical
facilities and other locations
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Homeland Security
Educating the Next Generation of
Homeland Security Professionals
John Hooper, Program Director of Homeland Security at AMU, discusses
his vision for preparing current and future homeland security (HS) leaders
Homeland security programs are blossoming at colleges nationwide. Do you think this is a subject area
that will fade quickly with students, employers, and the
nation?
No, because homeland security is an enduring concept
in both peace and war. The global war on terrorism is
a long war. It may take 25 to 30 years because of the
insidious, asymmetric nature of the threat. Therefore,
it is critically important for a new generation to learn
what homeland security is, and how to protect the U.S.
from this threat. And if history is any harbinger of the
future, all this effort, expense, and education will most
assuredly transcend the GWOT and evolve into many
peacetime and civil enhancements in the future.
Why should a prospective student consider AMU for
their homeland security education?
Any prospective college student should consider making AMU their choice because of its academic quality,
100-percent online delivery, and its transportability. In
addition, our professors are practitioners in the subject areas they teach. They work in homeland security,
Monday through Friday. They bring relevancy and currency to the classroom. It doesn’t get any better than
that.
In what ways should we concentrate our efforts to enhance homeland security education?
We need to concentrate our efforts in three areas.
First, we need to teach homeland security and defense
to as many Americans as possible. Second, we must
continue to advocate interagency collaboration and
unity of effort. Lastly, it’s important that we complement education with practical experience and ongoing
exercises. To accomplish these goals, we must always
self-assess and ask tough questions. Are we producing graduates with the requisite knowledge, skills, and
abilities, who are ready to enter the HS profession and
make a positive and meaningful impact? I believe we
are.
How do you stay aligned with the growth in the homeland security sector and integrate changes into the educational process?
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AMU stays abreast by collaborating with practicing pro-
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fessionals in two ways. We work with our Industry Advisory Councils (IACs), comprised of volunteers who
are practicing professionals who meet with AMU program directors annually. As program directors, we
ask questions such as, are we teaching the right
things? What are the new trends? Are there policies
that we need to be integrating into our classrooms
so graduates move out into the workforce with current and value-added information? Secondly, we routinely attend conferences throughout the country,
which attract top HS leaders, policymakers, practitioners, and fellow educators. We utilize these conferences as opportunities for constructive assessment and this process keeps our programs vibrant
and valuable to both AMU, as well as to the nation.
What’s in store for the AMU Homeland Security Studies Department?
In the short-term, we are bringing additional professors onboard to meet new courses and demand. We
are building additional bench strength in the areas
of cyber, energy, and transportation security, and potentially, homeland security law. In the long-term, we
are looking into specialized program accreditation,
where possible, to establish AMU as a Center of Excellence in specific disciplines. I’m very excited
about it, and I’m proud to be shaping education and
training for our current and future homeland security professionals. That is why I live and breathe
homeland security and defense; because to me,
there is no higher calling than to help educate,
strengthen, secure, and defend the nation in which
we live.
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Homeland Security, Security Management, Intelligence Studies, and more. Security Management provides a variety of
studies ranging from access control to terrorism. This dynamic
program is taught by scholar-practitioners and designed to
prepare professionals serving in local business and international consulting. The university offers more than 155 online
degree programs and certificates.
To learn more, visit PublicSafetyatAMU.com/security-mgmt.
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