Lou Dobbs CNN - West Point to replace their guards with

[Lefta Dissenter]

private guards - the National Guard usually guards West Point, but because of the shortage of troops, they are being replaced with guards from a private firm.

Holy Cow! I'm sure Wes will have a word or two about this!

[Zech Marquis]

1. private guards?! protecting West Point?!!!

I just know Clark and Kerry will be all over this!

[saigon68]

17. THEY ARE THE CIA read this shit

Alutiiq has the in house expertise to properly analyze and detect vulnerabilities, recommend sound approaches to eliminate them, and real world savvy to know which approaches really work. Leading these is US Army General (Retired) Joe Stringham. General Stringham rose through the ranks in US Army Special Forces and has been assigned to foreign governments as a security representative for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Post retirement he has developed security systems and teams around the world to support governments and industry. Our team also consists of former military and CIA security specialists. General Stringham and his team have the real world experience to know how to help security personnel and avoid the pitfalls of overly complex, failure/fault prone equipment, and ensure that systems are integrated to provide a seamless operating environment

http://www.alutiiq.com/security.php


In the performance of our contract at Kwajalein Atoll, Alutiiq provides full spectrum police and security services to include policing of neighborhoods and industrial areas, waterside security at multiple islands, airport security, and traffic law enforcement

[JCMach1]

2. What a bunch of

s

[madrchsod]

3. wackie- hut guards

cream of the crop in cheap security

[jburton]

6. Wackenhut here we come!

The best undertrained, underqualified, former-felon, underpaid, understaffed security force money can buy!

[HawkerHurricane]

4. When I first signed up...

(1984) Navy base gaurds were Marines.
Now, they are half DoD cops, half sailors on shore duty.
I don't feel safer.
Privatizing them further would make me downright scared.

[demsrule4life]

8. Nothing wrong with Dod cops

Have to be a graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Academy in Ga. And they sure in the hell are paid good. :) I was a DoD cop after I retired from the Air Force security police at Redstone Arsenal and I really enjoyed it. I just hope the point goes to DoD cops and not some company like wackyouinthebutt.

[HawkerHurricane]

9. Morale problems in Iraq...

have been linked to contracting guard duties to civilians... the same duties performed by Nat'l Guard units, paid a fraction as much for longer hours.

[demsrule4life]

18. Actually by Army Regs

Army MP's are not supposed to be doing physical security except for priorty A, B and C resources. Why in Germany Ponds security has been guarding Army bases for the past several years and more and more DoD cops have been doing the security and law enforcement on bases stateside.

[ConcernedCanuk]

5. Do y'all feel that draft a comin' ?

.
.

Man, that's a sad state of affairs for the world "dominators" !!

I'll keeep on sayin it,

dat WH sure don't learn from HIstory

Cuz all "powers" start off with

"The Rise of ..... "

and you know how they all end up . . .

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Are the rent-a-cops being suppiled by a foriegn country?

It would be par for the course.

[Mika]

10. Got a link?

A link would be nice. :hi:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

11. Wachenhut ?(ms)....Mall Security <gag>

[whyzayker]

12. More on Wackenhut

http://www.newsinsider.org/madsta/caligulan_justice.html

http://www.americanpolitics.com/sc1992209connolly1.html

http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:dtS64P6ngbIJ:www.democraticunderground.com/forum_archive_html/DCForumID12/1308.html+Cheney%2BWackenhut&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

http://www.newsfrombabylon.com/article.php?sid=3346

http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=779&forum=DCForumID12&archive=yes

[Zero Gravitas]

13. Guest Workers?

Maybe they can hire some of Bush's "guest workers" at minimum wage to be those gaurds?

Welcome to Imperial America.

[leftchick]

14. Here is NYT link... Anyone know of this company?

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/22/nyregion/22academy.html


<Alutiiq Security and Technology, an Anchorage, Alaska, company, will be providing the guards, subcontracting with Wackenhut Services of Florida to provide additional guards. Both firm names will appear on the guards' uniform patches, with Alutiiq higher and bigger. Bruce Swagler, the contracts program manager for Alutiiq, said that though final figures had not been agreed on, he expected to provide West Point with 100 to 160 guards for $4 million to $5 million annually, which will pay for everything from offices to uniforms to weapons. Major Cassella said the contract should run through 2007.

Mr. Swagler added that the company, under a larger agreement with the Defense Department, was already providing private security guards at Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania, home of the Army War College. He expects to be rolling out private security guards to more than 10 other military installations in the spring.

There is a challenge to finding guards near West Point, Mr. Swagler acknowledged, what with the population in the general vicinity a little heavier on retired investment bankers than on the retired military personnel who often surround the military bases the company works with.
>

[m-jean03]

15. Darn, thought off-duty LAPD might

get a crack at this...

[mbperrin]

19. What, Miami cops not available?

HUh?

[saigon68]

16. Alutiiq, LLC

Alutiiq, LLC is a subsidiary of Afognak Native Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.


Ronald C. Hancock
Chief Operating Officer, IT Division
Alutiiq Security & Technology, LLC


http://www.alutiiq.com/hancock.php

Ron is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Alutiiq Security & Technology (AS&T). Along with the Alutiiq Chief Operating of Officer of Government Services, he is responsible for implementing a business diversification plan. His duties include: Business Development in government services for information technology and security services; Operational Management overseeing proposal development, contract negotiations, contractual transitions and resultant contract performance.

Prior to being promoted to CEO he was the Chief Operating Officer of AS&T. Ron helped to successfully build the company from a two person start-up into a thriving small business of over 150 employees for 2002. He also played a critical role in marketing, operations and organization of the company.

Before coming to AS&T Mr. Hancock was the Vice President of Engineering and Management Services for Dataline Inc. His responsibilities included: operations of several offices providing engineering, technical, field and management support services to various clients. Additionally, he was responsible for managing existing contracts, brought in new clients and moved the company into new markets and business areas.