Help...USMS contracted work

[Ken K]

I have a question about contracting with the USMS. I have looked at the USMS site and see they have CSO's but I am talking more about contracted protection work, or transporting inmates?

I searched the threads here and on another site but really did not find the answer. There have been discussions where it was mentioned they hire retired LEO's for some USMS work. What is that work and what do you need for a background to get it?

Is there life after fulltime/parttime LE for something like this? Thanks.

[Switchback]

Retired LEOs are almost exclusively hired to the Court Security Officer position (CSO)... the guys in navy sport coats and gray pants that guard the doors. We don't contract out for protection.

Some districts may still contract out for "guards". In my distrcit, they used to use LEOs (current, sworn LEOs) to help on busy days when they were really short on people. These "guards' would help with transport WITH a USMS person and assist USMS personnel in court. They are not permitted to work without a USMS person present. We no longer do this. Some districts may. I beleive, in the past, some districts contracted with security agencies for this. Even in these cases, I think they were mostly current LEO with a sprinkling of retirees.... depending on the district.

[Ken K]

Thanks Switchback, that pretty much answers it.