The GE Interlogix Commercial Group has announced that the Portland Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which is in charge of all IT systems and equipment, is using its Windows-based Diamond II security system. This system protects the Bureau as well as the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offices also located in the same building.
“Once we moved into our new location, we needed a more robust access control system than our former keypad and codes system” said Shawn Stanfill, BLM property specialist. “We were having problems with theft as well as demonstrators, who sometimes tried to gain access to the building to protest actions of the Forest Service. Diamond II, in conjunction with Guard Manning and Federal Protective Services, lets us control the area around and near our building. Presently, we are using proximity cards and readers on the front end but will be migrating toward a system using SEIWG standard smart cards.”
According to Stanfill, the BLM, Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Forest Service share in their use of the Diamond II system. Each agency has made significant contributions and suggestions for enhancement. The system has evolved, utilizing the best of each group’s security specialists, many with military experience.
Because of military personnel and operations in the building, the three partners have agreed that for now the Diamond II system should cover only the Portland office as a standalone system. Eliminating remote access enhances operational security and inhibits hacking. However, Stanfill wants to create an enterprise-level global system with Diamond II once the U.S. government goes to the SEIWG smart card standard. He adds that an enterprise system would ultimately allow physical and logical access to all government employees and systems anywhere in the United States, including more than 2,000 BLM employees. The Enterprise system, a Washington, D.C.-generated program relating to systems compatibility, would additionally cover many federal government departments and agencies.
“Our BLM Law Enforcement utilizes the full range of capabilities of Diamond II, including InVision,” Stanfill added. “It’s a very efficient system with leading edge technology. As a result, we have the highest, most secured building in the Bureau. The joystick controls provide the ability to fully operate the pan/tilt/zoom cameras. We have had no thefts since implementing the system. During the days, we keep the doors unlocked but, at night, everything is in control mode and locked. With Diamond II, we produce helpful reports, some of which are used for law enforcement purposes.”
At the BLM Portland office, the Diamond II system controls all access and provides numerous applications of layered security. With it, the BLM can control all access points, including building entrances, elevator doors and admittance to the parking lot. The GE Interlogix’ InVision system combines two fully featured digital video recorders with intelligent access control cameras. Sixteen digital cameras, including pan/tilt/zoom models with joystick control, are monitored. Event videos are recorded in a watermarked wavelet compressed event video that is automatically downloaded to the Diamond II server.
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