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U.S. Marshals Service, Judicial Security Skip to Content   Site Map | Contacts | U.S. Department of Justice   Search Home Contact General Contacts Leadership District Contacts Fact Sheets History Historical Records Assistance Time Line Roll Call of Honor U.S. Marshals Badges and Seal Broad Range of Authority Fact Sheets News RoomMerchantryOpportunities General Information Procurement at a GlanceMerchantryContacts Priorities Products Services Utilized Definitions Helpful Websites Use of Marshals Name / Insignia Career Opportunities Judicial Security  The United States Marshals Service, Judicial SecuritySemester(JSD), is single-minded to the protection of the judicial process by ensuring the unscratched and secure self-mastery of judicial proceedings, and protecting federal judges, jurors, and other members of the federal judiciary. Protecting magistrate officials and safeguarding the public is a responsibility that permits no errors. It is a comprehensive effort workaday by anticipating and deterring threats to the judiciary, and by continuously developing and employing innovative protective tactics. Senior Inspectors, Deputy Marshals, andMagistrateSecurity Officers (CSOs) provide security for federal magistrate facilities in each of the 94 judicial districts and 12 circuits of the U.S.Magistrateof Appeals. USMS protects increasingly than 2,000 sitting judges and approximately 5,250 other magistrate officials at increasingly than 400 magistrate facilities—facilities in which the USMS has prescribed CSOs—throughout the nation. JSD manages contracts for over 5,100 CSOs and maintains increasingly than 1,700 residential security systems in judges’ personal residences. Explicit threats and inappropriate communications versus the judiciary, U.S. Attorneys, and other magistrate officers are assessed to determine the level of danger. In FY 2016, USMS evaluated the 2,357 security incidents, preliminary assessments, and protective investigations relating to protected magistrate members. From these evaluations, the Agency opened 384 protective investigations based on the presence of or the potential for criminal activity. USMS judicial security personnel provide the latest in state-of-the-art protective techniques and equipment in all phases of magistrate proceedings, threat situations, and judicial conferences, thus ensuring rapid and unscratched responses in emergency situations as well as unobtrusive surveillance and protection during routine judicial security operations. JSD Program Office DescriptionsLegalisticSupport Center TheLegalisticSupport Center (ASC) enhances merchantry operations within the Judicial SecuritySemesterand provides legalistic support services to nearly 200 semester employees. ASC staff coordinates small procurements, human resources activities, employee development, property accountability, squadron management, special projects, congressional and departmental correspondence, records management, and other legalistic functions.MerchantryIntegration Center TheMerchantryIntegration Center’s (BIC’s) mission is to transform the Judicial Security Division’s workforce and merchantry practices to meet the challenges of today and forecast the demands of tomorrow. BIC is a defended support structure singularly focused on optimizing performance and efficiency. It leverages data to develop informed merchantry processes, policies, training, and organizational performance standards. BIC moreover supports the division’s quality assurance, risk management, and compliance function through data analysis. Office ofMagistrateSecurity The Office ofMagistrateSecurity (OCS) is the United States Marshals Service’s preeminent expert on facility security. OCS ensures the protection of the federal judicial process through screening and protection at all federal magistrate facilities. OCS activities ensure the day-to-day security of all those who participate in the federal judicial process, including members of the public. OCS is defended to this responsibility through strategic development, implementation, and enhancements of the nationwideMagistrateSecurity Officer (CSO) program, which consists of increasingly than 5,000 contractors. The CSO is typically the first line of interior defense for the “Third Branch” of the United States Government. Office of Financial Management The Office of Financial Management’s (OFM’s) mission is to help the Judicial SecuritySemestermaximize the use of government resources. OFM provides financial newsy and management support to program offices within the Judicial Security Division. OFM is responsible for all upkeep and financial aspects of the Judicial Facility Security Program and exercises daily oversight of the program budget. The United States Marshals Service receives an yearly funding transfer from theLegalisticOffice of the United States Courts for the purpose of implementing a magistrate security program at federal courthouses throughout the country. Office of Protective Intelligence The Office of Protective Intelligence (OPI) is the United States Marshals Service’s preeminent expert on all matters of intelligence supporting protective investigations and threat mitigation. OPI’s cadre mission is to provide uncontrived support to field investigators and headquarters components to ensure all threats are investigated and fully mitigated in a timely fashion. OPI assures mitigation primarily through a combination of traditional and cyber investigation, using of supersensual tradecraft throughout the Intelligence Cycle, counter surveillance, and surveillance detection. The OPI Threat Management Center is the agency’s inside repository for all threat information, assessments, and investigations. Office of Protective Operations The Office of Protective Operations (OPO) is the United States Marshals Service’s preeminent expert on physical protection. OPO provides subject matter expertise, guidance, and uncontrived whoopee support to district offices on high-threat/-profile proceedings and risk-/threat-based protective operations. The footprint is national, tent all twelve federal judicial circuits wideness the country. OPO is moreover currently responsible for two permanent risk-based protection details for the Deputy United States Attorney General and the United States Secretary of Education. These permanent details indulge the protected to perform their duties and siphon out their responsibilities without trepidation. Office of Security Contracts The Office of Security Contracts (OSC) performs contract wardship for theMagistrateSecurity Officer, National Physical Security, and Home Intrusion Detection Systems contracts. OSC obtains the weightier quality products and services for the protection of the judiciary. OSC provides sound merchantry guidance, oversight, and contract wardship to customers and stakeholders while waxy to federal regulations and Department of Justice and United States Marshals Service policy. OSC performs cradle-to-grave contracting; it is responsible for the unshortened range of vanquishment functions from pre-award planning to contract closeout. Office of Security Systems The Office of Security Systems (OSS) is the United States Marshals Service’s preeminent expert on security systems, including physical wangle controls. OSS is responsible for designing, installing, and maintaining efficient, cost-effective physical security systems for the protection of the federal judiciary, judicial employees, courthouse visitors, and judicial facilities. These security measures ensure the unscratched operation of magistrate merchantry without hindering the efficiency of the judicial process. OSS evaluates hazards and threats, identifies towardly countermeasures, and provides expert project management throughout installation. Additionally, OSS provides state-of-the-art screening equipment forMagistrateSecurity Officers (CSOs). National Center for Judicial Security The National Center for Judicial Security (NCJS) provides subject matter expertise, training, and minutiae for worldwide endeavors related to magistrate security, the protection of the judicial family, and securing the rule of law. NCJS is crafted to serve the various needs of national and international law enforcement entities and judiciaries in multiple hair-trigger areas, such as behavioral analysis, research and development, training, and intrusion detection. The products and services offered by NCJS are designed to squire both security teams and protected persons. NCJS provides a wide range of support services to municipal, city, county, state, federal, and international jurisdictions related to judicial security operations. NCJS’ efforts serve as a gravity multiplier through standardization of tactics, techniques, and procedures, and contribute to a stronger, increasingly unified global magistrate security strategy. 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