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State agency outlines security program for state buildings, cites training and technology
Summary
The Department of Buildings and General Services told a joint House committee it operates a 23-FTE safety program, uses a mix of state staff and contractors (including Securitas), and reported roughly 1,000 incident reports a year and about 70 threats that sometimes require armed law-enforcement responses.
The Department of Buildings and General Services (BGS) told a joint meeting of the House Corrections and Institutions Committee and the House General and Housing Committee on Feb. 19 that it runs a centralized safety and security program for state-owned facilities and offers a mix of uniformed staff, contract officers and technology to protect employees and visitors.
"We accomplish that responsibility through a variety of methods," Leighton Sadie, deputy commissioner of BGS, said as she described the office's mission to "develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate safety and security programs." William McSalas, director of PGS Safety and Security, led a presentation that laid out personnel, training and incident-response practices.
The office said it has 23 FTEs assigned to the safety and security program and relies on contractors for supplemental coverage at some sites. McSalas said BGS…
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