Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025
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The bill would direct the Federal Protective Service to overhaul how it tracks and improves the performance of contract security guards who protect federal buildings, including new standards for covert testing and mandatory corrective training for guards who fail.
It would also require FPS to evaluate whether its outdated personnel-tracking system needs replacing and to keep Congress and building tenants better informed about security coverage gaps.
What this bill would do
What it would do
The bill would require the Director of the Federal Protective Service, within one year of enactment, to establish processes strengthening oversight and accountability of contract security personnel who protect buildings owned or occupied by the General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service. This includes standards for collecting and analyzing covert testing data, quarterly reviews of that data, mandatory corrective training plans for guards who fail covert tests, and updated training guidance. FPS would report to Congress on implementation upon completion and annually thereafter. Separately, within 180 days of enactment, FPS would have to evaluate its personnel tracking system for monitoring guard deployment and availability, decide whether to replace or fix it, and develop a public implementation plan with a timeline and procedures for notifying building tenants of coverage gaps. FPS would report to Congress on this within one year and annually for three more years. The bill does not reclassify contract guards as federal employees.
Key provisions
- 1Would require FPS to establish standards for collecting, maintaining, and analyzing covert testing data on contract security personnel
- 2Would require quarterly analytical reviews of covert testing data to identify trends and improvement opportunities
- 3Would require contractors to establish mandatory corrective training plans for any guard who fails a covert test
- 4Would require FPS to update security training guidance based on testing findings, emerging threats, and best practices
- 5Would require FPS to evaluate its personnel tracking system and decide whether to replace or fix it, with a published implementation plan and tenant-notification procedures
- 6Would require annual reports to Congress on both the oversight processes and the tracking system evaluation
- 7Clarifies that nothing in the Act designates contract security employees as federal employees
Who would be affected
The Federal Protective Service and its Director, the private security contractors and contract guards who protect General Services Administration buildings, and tenants of those federal buildings who would receive updated notifications about security coverage gaps or staffing shortages.
Why it matters
Federal building tenants and the public rely on contract security guards for physical protection, and gaps or failures in covert testing can signal vulnerabilities. Requiring standardized testing data, corrective training, and a modernized tracking system could improve accountability, while regular reports would give Congress ongoing visibility into whether the changes are working.
What would change
Agencies directed to act
Effective dates
- FPS must establish oversight and accountability processes for contract security personnel
- FPS must report to Congress on oversight process implementation, then annually
- FPS must evaluate the personnel tracking system and develop an implementation plan
- FPS must report to Congress on the tracking system evaluation, then annually for three more years
How implementation would work
The Federal Protective Service Director would set uniform standards for covert testing data, conduct quarterly analytical reviews, and require contractors to implement cause-specific corrective training for guards who fail tests. FPS would also evaluate its personnel tracking system, decide whether to replace or repair it, and publish an implementation plan with a timeline and tenant-communication procedures. Two parallel reporting tracks would run to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee: one upon completion of the oversight processes and annually after, another within a year of enactment and annually for three years on the tracking system evaluation.
Legislative status & sources
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Official CRS summary
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The bill directs the Federal Protective Service (FPS) to improve the performance of security personnel contracted to protect federal buildings and to report on such efforts to Congress.
Within one year after the bill's enactment, FPS must establish performance testing and improvement protocols for contract security personnel. Specifically, FPS shall (1) establish standards for the collection, maintenance, and analysis of covert testing data; (2) conduct quarterly analytical reviews of covert testing data to identify trends and opportunities for operational improvement; (3) establish a mandatory, cause-specific corrective training and performance improvement plan for any individual who fails a covert test; and (4) update security training guidance to address failed covert tests, emerging threats, and best practices. FPS must report to Congress about implementation upon completion and annually thereafter.
Within 180 days after the bill’s enactment, FPS must assess whether to replace or upgrade its tracking system for managing and monitoring the deployment availability of contract security personnel. FPS must develop (1) an implementation plan that includes a timeline for the replacement or update; and (2) procedures to ensure timely and accurate communication to building tenants regarding contract security personnel absences or other gaps in coverage. FPS must report to Congress on the assessment within one year after the bill's enactment and annually for the next three years.
Legislative subjects
Computers and information technology; Congressional oversight; Data collection, sharing, protection; Employment and training programs; Government Operations and Politics; Government buildings, facilities, and property; Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management; Performance measurement; Personnel records
Committee report
H. Rept. 119-239