Wackenhut News Archives

With the Liberty Bell as backdrop, Wackenhut Corporation workers from Minneapolis, Miami and Philadelphia launched a national organizing committee to demand freedom to organize and safety on the job.

“We wouldn't continue unless the problems have been solved. It is their problem. It was their subcontractor. They have to assure the Metropolitan government that if they are using a subcontractor, their billings are correct.”

If city employees routinely lied on their timesheets and got paid for days they didn't work, chances are excellent they'd get fired without a second chance. via The Tennessean

“The expenditure of these funds was unexpected and has worked a hardship on the government”

Metro Nashville is asking a security contractor to reimburse the city for more than $840,000 for expenses related to a break-in last year at the Davidson County Election Commission. via The Tennessean

“I think the plant did not perform at the high standard that they wanted to. And I think Wackenhut would clearly say they did not perform as they wanted to. When we see a problem like that, we fix them.”

The Turkey Point nuclear plant is safe and secure despite security guards at the facility being caught sleeping on duty, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said during a visit here Tuesday. via WTVJ Miami Channel 6

“This is a classic example of when you start with a false pretense, you end with a false conclusion”

A security firm that contracted with Miami-Dade Transit overbilled the agency more than $6 million for time its guards did not actually work, according to a county audit released Thursday. via The Item

“We're already moving in the direction right now of canceling all Wackenhut contracts with the county and going after our money”

Miami-Dade County demanded millions of dollars from Wackenhut Security on Thursday, accusing the South Florida company of over-billing taxpayers for years. via WTVJ Miami Channel 6