Physical Security at ARS Locations

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Physical Securityat ARS Locations

• Ed Reilly
• Chief, Real Property Management Branch
• Facilities Division

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Jurisdiction

• Exclusive
• BARC, USNA, PIADC, WRRC, NCAUR, USMARC
• Authority for Armed Guards
• BARC, USNA, PIADC, and USMARC
• Proprietorial Interest Only
• Local Law Enforcement
• State, County, City, Campus Police
• Federal Protective Service

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Federal Standards

• Vulnerability Assessment (June 28, 1995)
• GSA and US Marshall Service
• 1,330 GSA facilities with 750,000 employees
• Perimeter, Entry, Interior, Security Planning
• Office Space ONLY
• Security Levels
• Established 5 Security Levels
• Minimum Security Standards

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Level I

• Facilities with
• 10 or fewer Federal employees
• 2,500 or less square feet of office space
• Low volume of public contact
• Hours of Operation - less than 12 hours per day

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Level I

• Minimum Security Standards
• High-security locks on all exterior doors
• Secure utility areas (telephone/computer/chemicals
  /fuel)
• Perimeter lights
• Emergency power backup for interior lights
• Occupant Emergency Plan
• Employee Security Awareness training

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Level II

• Facilities with
• 11 to 150 Federal employees
• 2,500 to 80,000 square feet
• Moderate volume of public contact
• Federal activities that are routine in nature
• Hours of Operation average 12 hours per day

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Level II

• Minimum Security Standards
• High-security locks on all exterior doors
• Perimeter lights
• Secure utility areas
• Emergency power backup for interior lights
• Occupant Emergency Plan
• Employee Security Awareness training
• Visitor access control
  (ID badges or sign in register)

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Level III

• Facilities with
• 151 - 450 Federal employees
• 80,000 to 150,000 square feet
• Moderate/high volume of public contact
• Hours of Operations - more than 12 hrs per day
• Tenants include law enforcement, courts, and
  related agencies

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Level III

• Minimum Security Standards
• Same as Level II Facilities
• Security Guards
• Magnetometer or X-ray screening at public
  entrances
• Interior and exterior parking should be
  controlled

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Level IV

• Facilities with
• Over 450 Federal employees
• More than 150,000 square feet
• High volume of public contact
• Hours of Operation - more than 12 hours a day and
  may be open to employees 24 hours a day
• Tenants include law enforcement, courts, and
  related agencies, highly sensitive Gov. records

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Level IV

• Minimum Security Standards
• Same as Level III facilities
• Required x-ray screening of all mail/packages
• 24-hour closed circuit TV with monitoring
  videotape recording of building perimeter
• Mandatory display of agency photo ID badge
• Shatter-resistant exterior glass

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Level V

• Facilities with
• Over 450 Federal employees
• More than 150,000 square feet
• High volume of public contact
• Mission of tenant agencies require that they
  secure the site according to their own
  requirement (CIA Headquarters, Pentagon,
  National Security Agency)

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Level V

• Minimum Security Standards
• Same as Level IV facilities
• Security procedures developed internally
• Public disclosure not required

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Physical Security Review

• Contact your law enforcement agency
• Federal Protective Service
• State, County, City, or Campus Police
• Have them review the security at your location
• Perimeter security
• Entry to your facility
• Interior security
• Entry to sensitive areas
• Written recommendations for changes

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Physical Security Review

• Install and maintain security devices and system
  to the extent practicable
• Post Rules and Regulations Governing Public
  Buildings and Ground at employee and visitor
  entrances
• Establish an Occupant Emergency Program
• Implement crime prevention activities

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Occupant Emergency Program

• Introduction
• Emergency Numbers
• Police (Emergency/Non-emergency Numbers)
• Fire (Usually 911)
• Hazardous Materials
• Suspicious Packages
• Bomb Threat
• Power Failure

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Occupant Emergency Program

• Emergency Command Center
• Monitors (floor, area, stairway)
• Location of emergency exits, fire alarms, fire
  extinguishers
• Evacuation Procedures
• Identify the nearest exits and evacuation route
• Identify evacuation procedures for physically
  challenged employees

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Occupant Emergency Program

• Identify Safe Areas away from the building
• Bomb threat response procedures
• Telephone threat
• Written threat
• Suspicious packages
• Protests/Demonstrations
• Power outages and elevator failure
• Severe weather

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Regulations

• PP 240.3, Physical Protection, Security, and
  Conduct while on ARS-Controlled Property
• Departmental Regulation 1650-2, Building
  Safety/Security Occupant
  Emergency Program