The Physical Security Program protects the Department’s facilities, property, information, and personnel assets in accordance with federal standards and regulations within the United States and Foreign Commercial Service. The program evaluates and certifies risk assessment surveys, prioritizes physical security efforts and recommends countermeasures to mitigate vulnerabilities.

The Physical Security program focuses on guidance, instruction, countermeasure deployment, and services in areas of:

• Electronic Security Systems 
  • Physical Access Control Systems 
  • Video Surveillance Systems 
  • Intrusion Detection Systems 
• Facility Security Assessments
• Facility Security Committees
• Locks and Keys
• Protective Security
  • Protective Security Officers 
  • K-9 Services

Resources

• Implementation of the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) Risk Management Process Standards memo from the director for security
• Manual of Security Policies and Procedures: Section IV: Physical Security (Commerce personnel only)
  • Chapter 29: Physical Security Program
  • Chapter 30: Physical Protection
  • Chapter 31: Locks and Keys
  • Chapter 32: Security Force Services
  • Chapter 33: Security Storage Equipment
  • Chapter 34: Shipboard and Aircraft Security
  • Chapter 39: Phased Facility Security Program Handbook
  • Chapter 40: Risk Management Process
• The Risk Management Process for Federal Facilities: An Interagency Security Committee Standard
  • Appendix A: Design-Basis Threat Report (For Official Use Only, FOUO) 
  • Appendix B: Countermeasures (FOUO) 
  • Appendix C: Child-Care Centers (FOUO) 
• Items Prohibited from Federal Facilities: An Interagency Security Committee Standard
• Planning and Response to an Active Shooter: An ISC Policy and Best Practice Guide (FOUO) 
• Armed Contract Security Officers in Federal Facilities: An ISC Best Practice 
• Other ISC Policies, Standards, Best Practices, Guidance, and White Papers