Federal building security agency short-staffed amid rise in threats

Federal employees and their office buildings are facing an increase in threats at a time when the agency sworn to protect them is running into challenges to fill law enforcement vacancies. The Federal Protective Service secures 9,500 federal buildings across the country. But FPS Principal Deputy Director Kris Cline said last month that about 21% of its authorized positions remain vacant, and that filling them is a “continued challenge.” Cline said told the oversight subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee that FPS has an authorized end strength of 1,131 law enforcement…

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Man killed in fire at New York’s Trump Tower as US president boasts about his ‘well-built building’ – South China Morning Post

South China Morning Post Man killed in fire at New York's Trump Tower as US president boasts about his 'well-built building'South China Morning PostAn elderly man died after a blaze erupted on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York which also injured four firefighters, officials said. The New York Police Department said the 67-year-old man was found “unconscious and unresponsive” when officers …Trump Tower fire: man, 67, dies in blaze on 50th floorThe Guardian One killed in Trump Tower fire, US president reactsDaily Post NigeriaTrump Tower fire: 1…

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