by Shaw, Bransford & Roth, P.C.
March 11, 2010
With recent and serious incidents of violence directed at federal workers fresh in the public eye, the House Oversight and Government Reform's Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia is planning to hold a hearing on the safety and security of federal workplaces. The upcoming hearing will evaluate the status of, and responsibility for, agency and postal building security assessments, as well as the level of physical and perimeter security. Additionally, the hearing will focus on how threat communication is disseminated across offices, and will assess the level of coordination between federal and local law enforcement. Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Massachusetts) says there is a pressing need to evaluate the pertinent security standards and protocols, given the recent attacks on the Internal Revenue Service building in Austin, Texas, and the January shooting in the lobby of the Las Vegas federal courthouse.
The hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 16th, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
For more information about the hearing, go to the subcommittee's website.
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