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The United States Park Police Labor Committee is a member of the DC Lodge #1 Fraternal Order of Police. This site is dedicated to the men and women serving as Officers for the United States Park Police. The site will become the online voice of the Labor Committee and it's members. It is intended to celebrate the officers accomplishments and honor their sacrifices.
NLEOM Needs Your Help!
With Police Week coming up, the National Park Service wants bring the memorial up to it's full potential. The National Park Service is holding a second volunteer work day on May 10, 2008 at the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. We will be detail washing the memorial (SMALL scrub brushes)with a detergent/biocide. Read More ...
K9 Officer Takes First In Competition
By Sergeant Robert Lachance, Public Information Officer, USPP
On April 5th and 6th, members of the United States Park Police explosives detection K9 teams participated in the United States Police Canine Association Region 3's certification trials in Berkley Springs, West Virginia. There were a total of 65 teams entered in the certification field for this session.
DOI & NPS Insert Management Teams
- Lyle Laverty -DOI Assistant Secretary of Fish and Wildlfe and Parks,
- Mary Bomar -NPS Director, and
- James E. Cason - Assistant Secretary of Policy, Management and Budget (PMB) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
have been named as members of the Management Oversight Team. This team will oversee the Command Management Team (CMT) which is headed by Salvatore Lauro, Maj (ret.). Lauro is now the Acting Assistant Chief and has "full command".
The CMT consists but isn't limited too:
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Bill Lynch (retired Capt. USPP) now with DOI Law Enforcement & Security Mgt,
- Dan Fowler - Supervisor 1811 with BLM,
- Bob Rule - (retired Maj. USPP) will work part time on CMT, presently Deputy Chief Security of National Gallery of Art
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JJ McLaughlin (retired USPP) - will work on CMT as he is available - currently Director of Security Smithsonian
Chief Pettiford is assigned to assist the Mangement Oversight Team and will not have any involvement in daily USPP operations. Unfortunately the 2009 budget has already been submitted and the 2010 budget is being formulated. So there's no easy relief in sight on that front. Two more classes of recruits are "scheduled" for 2008 for a total of 36 officers (see Command's Inability to Hire). Unfortunatley the officer attrition rate for the last several years is around 40 officers a year and looks to hold true this year.
This management team placement is the first step in DOI response to the OIG Report. Many of the union members see the placement of AC Lauro as a positive step. DOI and NPS now have to support him and his team with a realistic budget and an aggressive recruiting/retention effort.