PRO FORCE CONTRACTOR G4S CALLS FOR STANDARD SECURITY CONTRACT IN COMPLEX

Weapons complex protective force contractor G4S Government Solutions is advocating for physical security, protective forces, fire and emergency management to be combined in one contract for each site in the weapons complex. In his first public remarks since the Y-12 security breach last summer, G4S President Paul Donahue said yesterday at the Fifth Annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit that the contractor is urging DOE to standardize the way it does security contracting at weapons complex sites. “Why would you have a company commander defending a fixed site and not have full responsibility for all the security that he or she is responsible for? Today, at Y-12, we have half of it, or whatever that portion works out to be. We think that’s a mistake,” Donahue said. “We think the contractor should have full responsibility for all the missions. It will give a single point of control on the budget side, which is clearly important to priorities, it enhances accountability and it eliminates filters.” 

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G4S is the parent company of WSI-Oak Ridge, whose contract was shifted under B&W Y-12 after the July security breach before it was ultimately fired as the Y-12 security contractor. Donahue said he understood why DOE’s contract change was necessary in the short term, but said that it is not an appropriate structure in the long term and noted that there is not a “one-size-fits all” security contract across DOE sites. He also noted a myriad of contributing factors to the Y-12 breach, including a lack of necessary technology and a complacency that had developed. He said the contractor is undertaking efforts to improve training and change the culture in security at the sites, and improving supervision and oversight.

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