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Following the bombing of the
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the President directed that
an assessment of federal facilities be conducted to determine their
vulnerability to acts of terrorism and other forms of violence. As a result, a
set of minimum security standards was developed that could be applied to the
various federal facilities. The
standards covers the subjects of perimeter, entry, interior security and security
planning.
Because of the considerable
differences among federal facilities and their security needs, the federal
holdings were divided into five security levels to determine which minimum
standards should be applied. These five
levels are determined by facility size, number of employees, use and required
public access. The levels range from
Level I (typically leased with ten or fewer employees) to Level V (such as the
Pentagon or CIA Headquarters with large number of employees and critical
missions).
Department of Commerce
facilities are individually
rated, taking into
account their unique missions, threat, crime, assets and surrounding environment. Following is the criteria for assigning
facility Levels:
Level I
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2,500 or less square
feet of office space; and
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A low volume of public
contact
Level I Facility Minimum Security
Standards Certification Form
11 to 150 federal
employees
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From 2,500 to 80,000
square feet;
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A moderate volume of
public contact; and
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Federal activities that
are routine in nature, similar to commercial activities.
Level II Facility Minimum
Security Standards
Certification Form
151 to 450 federal
employees
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A moderate/high volume
of public contact
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Tenant agencies may
include law enforcement agencies, court/related agencies and functions, and
government records and archives
Level III Facility Minimum Security
Standards Certification Form
Has over 450 federal
employees
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More than 150,000 square
feet
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High volume of public
contact; and tenant agencies that may
include high-risk law enforcement and intelligence agencies, courts, judicial
offices, and highly sensitive government records
Level IV Facility
Minimum Security Standards Certification
Form
Similar to Level IV in
terms of employees and square footage
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Similar building
Pentagon or CIA Headquarters that contains mission functions critical to
national security\
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