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Virtual Security : Enhancing Physical Security for Govern- ment Buildings and Grounds

From gate controls to perime- ter monitoring , loitering , and object detection , as security risks increase , federal , state , and local government agen- cies require more sophisticat- ed tools for protecting their government buildings , people , premises , internal assets , and borders .

Sufficient levels of physical security require a multi-tiered approach and a shift in proto- col . It is no longer sufficient to do post-event analysis .

Government physical secu- rity leaders are focused on

strategies to proactively de-

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