Mack C-85
R.I.P.
Can I ask a rational question.... why does EVERY federal agency need an armed law enforcement division. Why cant the IRS, DOE, NOAA, etc., etc. turn over their findings to a single federal enforcement agency. Same with security... GSA or whomever could be a single agency for security at all civilian agency facilities.
Because the President ordered in 1986 that each Agency was responsible for their own support functions. Started my .gov career in 1983 with General Services Administration Federal Protective Service providing security at a facility on Fort Meade.....later that year accepted a position as an Electrician's Apprentice (nice raise!!) with GSA supporting the same facility. In December of 1986, became an employee of that Agency when the entire GSA staff "rolled over" under this order.
BTW - The Police Force is many times larger than it was in 1986....and most of the building maintenance functions are now contractors.