Federal Protective Service
Common name	Federal Protective Service
Abbreviation	FPS
Patch of the Federal Protective Service.
Motto	"Secure Facilities, Safe Occupants"
Agency overview
Formed	1971
Employees	2,100
Annual budget	$615 million (est.) (2008)
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction)	United States
Legal jurisdiction	Throughout the United States, 11 Regions Nationwide, U.S. Government Law Enforcement Interests
Governing body	United States Government
General nature	Federal law enforcement Civilian agency
Operational structure
Headquarters	Washington, DC
Sworn members	1,200 enforcement personnel
Agency executive	Director, L. Eric Patterson, Director
Parent agency	National Protection and Programs Directorate
Regional Office, various District Offices within each states	164 field offices nationwide
Website
http://www.dhs.gov/fps

The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is a division of the National Protection and Programs Directorate of the United States Department of Homeland Security. FPS is responsible for law enforcement and facility security for nearly 9,000 federally owned and leased buildings, courthouses, properties, and other federal assets and the personnel associated with those assets.

FPS is a federal law enforcement agency, and employs approximately 900 law enforcement officers. FPS provides integrated law enforcement and security services to U.S. Federal buildings, courthouses, and other properties administered by the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). To support that mission, FPS contracts with private security firms to provide 15,000 contract security guards providing access control and security response within federal facilities throughout the nation. FPS also protects other properties as authorized and carries out various other activities for the promotion of homeland security as the Secretary of Homeland Security may prescribe, to include providing a uniformed police response to National Security Special Events, and national disasters.

About the Federal Protective Service
The Federal Protective Service is a branch of the National Protection and Programs Directorate and a headquarters component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As the police force of the Secretary of Homeland Security, FPS is responsible for policing, securing and ensuring a safe environment in which federal agencies can conduct their business. FPS does this by investigating threats posed against over 9,000 federal facilities nationwide.

FPS's work focuses directly on the interior security of the nation and the reduction of crimes and potential threats to federal facilities throughout the nation. Uniformed FPS officers/inspectors and special agents respond to calls for assistance, conduct investigations and provide crime prevention tips, as well as assist in occupant emergency planning.

All federal facilities under FPS control receive a thorough building security assessment on a recurring schedule. During this assessment representatives of all agencies in the facility are interviewed to gather information on the specific mission they perform within the facility, and intelligence and crime statistics for the area are reviewed, as are existing security countermeasures. Based on the findings and working with the agencies housed in the facility, security countermeasures are added or adjusted. This allows for tailored security for each individual facility versus a one-size-fits-all approach.