SUPPORT SERVICES

PRG’s founders and managers gained substantial experience during  their careers as federal executive and senior managers with the former US Customs Service (USCS), Department of Homeland Security/Homeland Security Investigations (DHS/HSI), or the US Army.  PRG distinguishes itself with a staff with years of experience effectively dealing with customs and border security operations, investigations, enforcement, readiness, and management issues at the national and international level.  PRG also retains a large cadre of subject matter experts formerly with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), ICE/HSI, and other federal agencies to assist on projects related to customs issues, immigration issues, port security, border operations, export control, counter terrorism and counter smuggling.

 

PRG SMEs:

Produce strategies to support all sectors of border operations and supply chain security

■ Design procedures to induce cooperation among border control agencies, local and national law enforcement agencies, as well as contiguous nation border and enforcement agencies to effectively suppress trans-border criminal activities.
■ Plan and develop anti-terrorism and anti-smuggling exercises and provide consultation and readiness support to border control agencies.
■ Provide consultation services on state-of-the-art border inspection and detection equipment to include procurement, installation, training and maintenance.   
■ Conduct evaluations and assessments of border organizational and operational efficiency and recommend methods for achieving continuous improvement throughout all sectors of border operations.

Since 2009, PRG has supported the Department of State, Export Cooperation and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program and the Global Antiterrorism Assistance (GATA) Program by developing and delivering border security equipment training, and procuring and delivering border security inspection and detection equipment to 77 partner nations around the world.

PRG procurements for the Department of State run the gamut ranging from inspectional tool kits, radiation and chemical detection equipment, and night vision devices, to multi-million dollar high-energy X-ray scanners for inspecting vehicles and cargo to identify weapons, drugs and contraband.

In addition to supplying equipment for the EXBS and GATA Programs, PRG has provided installation, repair and maintenance services on mobile baggage and cargo X-ray screening equipment. We deploy certified X-ray maintenance technicians worldwide, often to remote border locations, to assess equipment condition and maintain and repair devices to full operational capability.   

Utilizing our in-house expertise, PRG ensures all exports are in full compliance with the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and the Department of Commerce’s Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to counties all over the world since 2008.

Our customers’ security and anonymity is the hallmark of our TSCM program.    Each of our TSCM technicians have over 15 years of federal government experience operating at the highest level of threat and technology in the field of TSCM practices.  The experience and well-honed skills of the team have been the result of the training and certifications from the Interagency Training Center (ITC), the leading educational facility, utilized by the federal government, as well as many years of experience identifying and exploiting the highest threat level of hostile penetration technologies.   Throughout their federal careers they have participated in continuing education programs to maintain currency on the most recent and sophisticated threats.

Our program offers an immediate on site report, with recommendations.  Written confidential reports, as well as threat neutralization, are available at your discretion.   Our team is available for operations throughout the United States and can deliver a quick response should any indication of threat be suspected.

Since 2015 we have been a prime contractor on the Department of Justice, Asset Forfeiture Investigative Support Services (AFISS) IDIQ contract where we offer criminal and civil investigative support services to Federal criminal investigative agencies that operate under the Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Funds.

We support the Treasury Executive Office of Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF) on the Treasury Seized Property Contract involving the seizure, storage, and release of seized property since 2014. PRG provides risk management services and program oversight and ensures policy compliance by outside seized property storage vendors on seized automobiles, aircraft, vessels and personal property.   

PRG’s National Risk and Quality Control Manager and District Risk Coordinators conduct quarterly program audits and  investigations into adverse incidents on damaged or missing seized property at 145 vendor sites across the United States. PRG personnel communicate with the appropriate government agencies, and make collections to make the government whole.

Since 2012, PRG  supports the TEOAF Seized and Forfeited Real Property Contract by providing Risk, Audit and Quality Control Management services.  PRG provides oversight of the management and disposition of seized, forfeited and blocked residential and commercial real property, operating businesses and vacant land held in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories.  PRG’s Risk Manager conducts investigations of adverse incidents, makes recommendations for securing and maintaining the value of seized property during the disposition phase, and investigating customer complaints involving seized real estate.

PRG offers commercial client exporter, manufacturer and broker registration, licensing and consulting services for import and export of defense articles and defense services under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). We also offer export licensing and consulting services for dual-use commodities  licensable under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to commercial clients.  We have in-house export compliance experts with over three decades of Federal Government export control investigative and licensing experience who can:

■ Prepare Department of State ITAR registration or registration renewal and filing of corporate change letters.

■ Setup a Department of State D-Trade fully-electronic defense export licensing system account to enable license filing for export of defense articles and defense services.

■ Setup a Department of Commerce SNAP-R electronic licensing account to enable license filing under the EAR for export of dual-use commodities.

■ Train corporate Empowered Officials and employees on export license and compliance regulations and procedures.

■ Develop Internal Compliance Plans for exporters in accordance with U.S. Government guidelines to ensure that each company employee is cognizant of all policies relating to federal export regulations to bolster corporate compliance with law and regulation.

■ Assist manufacturers with preparation of Commodity Jurisdiction requests.

■ Assist exporters and manufacturers with the preparation of Technical Assistance Agreements and Manufacturing License Agreements.

PRG delivers three equally important phases to the polygraph examination process: scheduling, security interviews, and polygraph examinations. We deliver these services at Government facilities and also at remote locations across the country including a purpose built polygraph suite at PRG headquarters in Ashburn, Virginia. Our polygraph examination offices are strategically located to meet contract requirements while reducing employee and applicant travel.  

For each prime contract, PRG employs a scheduling team which contacts subjects and gathers necessary information to schedule security interviews and the polygraph examinations.

We employ a cadre of retired federal  investigators to serve as background investigators to conduct security interviews, review subject backgrounds and verify and clarify the background information submitted by each subject prior to the polygraph procedure.  

PRG employs only federally certified polygraph examiners who conduct the Counterintelligence and Expanded Scope Screening Polygraph Examinations or the Test for Espionage and Sabotage in accordance with DOD policy and Federal guidelines.  Our polygraph examiners are outstanding examiners, elicitors, and report writers with an experience level averaging 15 years.  

In addition, PRG provides a superior polygraph management team to oversee these contracts and deliver polygraph examinations that exceed Federal polygraph standards.  Our experience in the industrial security environment ensures strict adherence to personnel security requirements and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).

PRG works closely with government polygraph program managers and contracting officers to support their respective agency missions and deliver our contract requirements.  We meet all required timelines to schedule examinees and deliver polygraph examination throughput at the required levels. We conduct quality control reviews and perform quality assurance assessments on contract polygraph examinations to produce high quality finalized polygraph products that are always completed within timeframe requirements.  

PRG SMEs began conducting studies and assessments for the Department of State under the Global Antiterrorism Assistance (GATA) Program in 2008. Under GATA, PRG deployed SME teams for up to two weeks to participant nations to conduct initial in-country needs assessment as well as periodic program reviews for countries receiving Department of State antiterrorism assistance.

 

Initial needs assessments conducted by PRG SMES established objective baseline measurements in 25 areas of counterterrorism critical competencies while periodic program reviews measured and evaluated the level of success and gaps found within established counterterrorism programs.

 

PRG SMEs followed the GATA Program Measurements and Effectiveness System that provided a format for objective statistical and comparative analysis for the participating nation’s progress over time to offer program managers a means to prioritize planned assistance in relation to both threat and need.

 

PRG SME reporting was used as the basis for developing or modifying multi-year Country Assistance Plans to determine applicable training courses and equipment necessary to implement effective antiterrorism programs. Our SMEs provided vital information that validated program requirements and established a basis for the formal budgeting process.

 

Today PRG still offers experienced and qualified SME practitioners with broad and deep domain knowledge who are capable of performing comprehensive assessments, program evaluations, surveys and in-depth analysis of air, maritime, and land borders as well as across a full spectrum of law enforcement and public safety disciplines. Our SMEs are all retired border security and law enforcement professionals with a minimum of twenty five years in federal, state or local  service who are experienced in and fully capable of operating in any domestic or international environment.