Paragon Systems Explained

Paragon Systems Inc. is a United States-based private security and investigation firm, and is headquartered in Herndon, VA. Paragon Systems is a subsidiary of Securitas. As of January 1, 2008 Paragon Systems had received contracts totaling $363 million.

Overview

In April 2008, Paragon Systems was awarded a $56 million contract from the United States Department of Homeland Security. Paragon took over the contract from USProtect and provided security services for federal government facilities.

In December 2006, Paragon Systems reportedly lost accountability of four Glock 23 pistols from their armory at the DHS headquarters facility.^[1] In 2016 employees at Paragon Systems went on strike with employees citing ”work rules” as the reason.^[2]

References

• USAspending.gov
• Ways to Improve Commercial Building Security
• Paragon Systems Wins Security Guard Contract Prote
• Paragon Systems Sued By Maryland Security Company Over Accreditation Claims

External links

• • Hidden Assets

Notes and References

1. News: Contractor's Handguns Missing From Homeland Security Vault . Allan . Lengel . 2006-12-26 . . 2022-07-02.
2. Web site: Federal Security Officers Go on Strike in Dallas . NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth . 2016-04-28.