Information on Military, Civilian, and Contract Employees Who Provide Physical Security at Military Installations

GAO was requested to review 10 questions relating to military, civilian, and contract employees who provide physical security at military facilities. The questions were as follows: (1) what criteria are used to determine the personnel requirements for the physical security at military facilities; (2) what criteria are used to determine whether security should be provided by military or nonmilitary personnel; (3) can additional security requirements be assumed by nonmilitary personnel, thus freeing military personnel; (4) how many staff-years of physical security are provided by military personnel in the Department of Defense (DOD); (5) how many staff-years of physical security are provided by civilian Federal employees; (6) how many staff-years of physical security are provided by contract employees; (7) how do the three methods of delivery vary in terms of quality of service, training for employees, and accountability; (8) are cost comparisons consistently performed to justify the choice for the method of delivery; (9) how does the contracting of nonsecurity functions on facilities affect security; and (10) is security coverage a line item in the budget and/or appropriation for DOD or other agencies.