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Townhall
Citing
Terrorism Concerns, DHS Beefs Up Security At Federal Government
Buildings
by Katie Pavlich
Oct 28, 2014
Late Tuesday afternoon the Department of Homeland Security announced
security will be beefed up at federal government buildings across the
country, citing terror concerns and recent attacks in Canada for the
increase. The following statement was released by DHS Secretary Jeh
Johnson:
Today I am announcing that I have directed the Federal Protective
Service to enhance its presence and security at various U.S. Government
buildings in Washington DC and other major cities and locations around
the country. The precise actions we are taking and the precise
locations at which we will enhance security is law-enforcement
sensitive, will vary and shift from location to location, and will be
continually re-evaluated.
The Federal Protective Service is responsible for the protection of
over 9500 federal facilities owned or leased by the General Services
Administration, through which 1.4 million visitors and occupants pass
daily.
We are taking this action as a precautionary step, to safeguard U.S.
government personnel and facilities, and the visitors to those
facilities. The reasons for this action are self-evident: the continued
public calls by terrorist organizations for attacks on the homeland and
elsewhere, including against law enforcement and other government
officials, and the acts of violence targeted at government personnel
and installations in Canada and elsewhere recently. Given world events,
prudence dictates a heightened vigilance in the protection of U.S.
government installations and our personnel.
As we have stated in prior advisories, we urge state and local
governments and their law enforcement personnel, along with critical
infrastructure owners and operators, to be equally vigilant,
particularly in guarding against potential small-scale attacks by a
lone offender or a small group of individuals. Likewise, we continually
urge the public at large to be vigilant and report any suspicious
activities to appropriate authorities.
In light of this announcement, I urge Americans to step up their
personal security as well. Stay vigilant.
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