CAPITAL SECURITY PROGRAM
JUDICIARY CAPITAL SECURITY PROGRAM

This chapter presents the judiciary’s requirements and priorities for the Capital Security Program (CSP), which is funded as a Special 

Emphasis Program within the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Buildings Fund. The CSP provides funding to 

address serious security deficiencies in existing courthouse buildings where physical renovations are viable in lieu of constructing a 

new courthouse. The authority necessary to make renovations of this scope falls under the jurisdiction of GSA. In general, GSA will 

allocate appropriated funding first to any projects already under construction that require additional funds to achieve completion. 

Remaining funds will then be allocated to the design and construction of new projects consistent with the project priority order 

established by the judiciary. For FY 2025, the Judiciary is requesting $25 million to fund CSP projects. This level of funding 

recognizes the need to manage this program as a portfolio, addressing those projects that are ready for construction or need additional 

funds for timely completion. The Judiciary will work together with GSA to ensure that all funding received for this program is 

allocated only toward approved projects (as detailed further below) and provide appropriate information to Congress as needed. 

Should there be some funding remaining in a given fiscal year, it will be applied toward ongoing projects and planned approved 

projects in future years. 

NEW PROJECT PRIORITIES FOR CAPITAL SECURITY PROGRAM

The following new projects will be next in line to receive available funding after all projects currently underway are sufficiently 

resourced: 

1. U.S. Courthouse, Augusta, Georgia (construction only). $26.0 million (estimated cost dated November 2023 at 50%

Design Development). The U.S. Courthouse in Augusta was constructed in 1916 and expanded in 1930. It is listed on the

National Register of Historic Places. The 28,321 usable square feet, three-story (plus basement) structure houses two

courtrooms, one hearing room, and three chambers. Its Asset Management Planning (AMP) process Facility Benefit

Assessment (FBA) Security score is 26.41

 out of a possible 100. Security deficiencies at this courthouse will be addressed by

providing enclosed judges’ parking; a USMS sallyport; judge and USMS elevators; secured, restricted and public circulation;

and improved lobby security. This project received $2 million for design in FY 2021 from the cancelled Raleigh, North

1 An FBA Security score of 100 represents an “ideal courthouse” and a score below 60 represents a “poor courthouse.”

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Carolina, CSP project 2,

 and $8.3 million of construction funding from FY 2023 appropriations. Design Development 

completion date is planned for May 2024. Completion of construction documents and construction cost estimate will be 

finalized after requested funding for the project is available. 

2. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, Indiana (construction only). $25.8 million (estimated

cost dated November 2023 at 90% Construction Documents). This location was approved for a CSP study in June 2016

and currently has an AMP process FBA Security Score of 29.9. The study was completed in Fall 2018 and approved by the

district and circuit courts. Security deficiencies at this courthouse will be addressed by adding a judges’ parking garage, new

USMS sally port and secured parking for USMS staff, two new prisoner elevators, a new security screening station, new fire

egress stairs, and a new holding cell. Also, two dedicated judges’ elevators will be provided (one is repurposed from an

existing shared elevator and the other is a new elevator that will provide restricted circulation to the second floor, including

courtrooms). This project received $2 million for design in FY 2021 from the cancelled Raleigh, North Carolina project.

Design completion planned for March 2024.

3. Federal Building, Post Office, and U.S Courthouse, Burlington, Vermont. $28.0 million (projected). The Burlington

CSP study was completed in April 2020 and approved as a CSP project in June 2020. The courthouse currently has an AMP

process FBA Security Score of 35.4 out of a possible 100. Security deficiencies at this courthouse will be addressed by adding

a secure judges’ parking garage, a new dedicated judges’ restricted elevator, new restricted circulation paths from the judges’

elevator to chambers and courtrooms, a new security screening station at the loading dock, a new fire egress stair, a new jury

room, and a new holding cell. This funding is for design and construction.

APPROVED CAPITAL SECURITY PROGRAM STUDY LOCATIONS

The judiciary approves locations on a rolling basis for participation in the CSP. These locations have been approved to undergo a CSP 

study in priority order as described below. 

1. William O. Douglas Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Yakima, Washington. The Douglas Courthouse has

an AMP process FBA Security Score of 44.90 out of a possible 100. The courthouse has a combined service and staff

entry point which is shared by judges, court staff, prisoners, and freight delivery, there is no USMS vehicle sally port

2 Summary and description of Raleigh, NC project noted on page 15.12.

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and prisoners are loaded and unloaded in an open-air driveway directly adjacent to the open judges’ parking. This 

shared driveway is also directly adjacent to a privately-owned theatre with no setback from the courthouse property. 

Prisoner movement on the first floor to the USMS main detention cell block is a shared corridor with judges. Separate 

circulation paths for judges, prisoners, and the public do not exist on the second and third floors. The third-floor 

courtroom does not have courtroom holding cells. All mail and packages are screened at the main public entry and 

security checkpoint, as a screening area for incoming mail does not exist. Building air intakes are at ground-level and 

are not compliant with security standards. The building has minimal setback from public sidewalks and streets on three 

sides of the building. A kick-off meeting with all stakeholders was held in September 2023. The study will take 

approximately a year to complete. 

2. Jacob Trieber Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and U.S. Courthouse, Helena, Arkansas. The Trieber Federal

Building has an Asset Management Planning (AMP) process Facility Benefit Assessment (FBA) Security Score of

54.3. A U.S. Post Office occupies the first floor, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture occupies much of the second

floor. Court functions are housed on the third floor. Also on the second floor, the Probation Office is building out

space for a staffed office. Security and safety are primary concerns at the facility. The building lacks separate and

secured circulation as judges, staff, prisoners, and the public all use the one public elevator. There is no sallyport;

prisoners are offloaded along a public alley behind the facility adjacent to the unrestricted judges’ and staff parking

area. There are no physical barriers on any side of the building. The court and GSA reported significant crime issues

in the area, which makes the lack of restricted parking a greater concern. Study not yet started.

3. U.S. Courthouse, Sioux City, Iowa. The U.S. Courthouse occupies one-half of a city block in downtown Sioux City.

The four-story (plus basement) building houses the federal courts, GSA, Health and Human Services, U.S. Senate and

House of Representatives offices, the Department of Labor, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The

U.S. Courthouse has an AMP process FBA Security Score of 57.3. There is no separate circulation among judges,

staff, prisoners, and the public as they all use the same elevators. There is no prisoner sallyport. Prisoners and

detainees are offloaded in the unrestricted parking area adjacent to the loading dock and judges’ unrestricted parking

along the public alley. Prisoner security and logistical issues have increased since ICE moved into the building,

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moving detainees from the loading dock to the basement through the public elevator. Also of concern are the very 

limited setbacks on three sides of the building. Study not yet started. 

4. Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Rapid City, South Dakota. The Bogue Courthouse is a

three-story (plus basement) building. The facility is located in downtown Rapid City and houses space for the District

Court, Probation Office, U.S. Attorney’s Office, and USMS. The Bogue Courthouse has an AMP process FBA

Security Score of 36.6. Security at the courthouse is inadequate. Judges, prisoners, and the public all use public

circulation at various points throughout the facility. There is no sallyport. Prisoners are offloaded at the service

entrance within the judges’ restricted parking area and moved to the third-floor central cellblock via freight elevator.

There are no holding cells in the facility. Prisoners are moved directly from the central cellblock to the courtrooms and

hearing room through restricted and public circulation. Study not yet started.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The CSP was endorsed by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 2010 to assist the courts at locations that have 

significant security deficiencies but may not qualify for a new courthouse building that would, among other things, address their

security needs. The purpose of the CSP is to improve physical security in buildings occupied by the judiciary. Program goals include: 

• Utilizing existing building assets and federal resources cost-effectively;

• Addressing security deficiencies which place the public, prisoners, judges, and federal employees at risk; and

• Providing a low-cost alternative to high-cost capital improvements.

The CSP was first funded in FY 2012 when Congress designated $20 million within GSA’s Federal Buildings Fund to address 

security deficiencies in federal courthouses using mechanisms such as constructing additional secure corridors; adding or 

reconfiguring elevators; constructing USMS sally ports; creating visual barriers; and reconfiguring security screening areas. Project 

prioritization, selection, and implementation are handled collaboratively by stakeholders from the courts, the USMS, and GSA. This 

valuable program has resulted in greater security at federal courthouses in the selected locations at a fraction of the cost of new 

courthouse construction. Funding for the CSP is summarized in the table below. 

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Fiscal Year Funding

FY 2012 $20 million

FY 2013 $20 million

FY 2014 $0

FY 2015 $20 million

FY 2016 $20 million

FY 2017 $26.7 million

FY 2018 $20 million

 FY 2019* $0

FY 2020 $0

FY 2021 $0

FY 2022 $19.8 million

FY 2023 $18.7 million

FY 2024 TBD

*GSA reallocated $2.2 million from its FY 2019 Repairs and Alterations (R&A) funding to cover unexpected costs in two existing

CSP projects: $1.8 million for Fort Worth, TX and $0.4 million for St. Thomas, VI.

Renovation projects that enhance security are selected for the program through an objective and collaborative review process that 

includes stakeholder representatives from local courts and their circuit judicial councils, the USMS, GSA, Federal Protective Service 

(FPS), the Judicial Conference’s Space and Facilities Committee in consultation with the Judicial Conference’s Judicial Security 

Committee, and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO). The following steps outline the process: 

1. Preliminary List. Development of a preliminary list of potential CSP projects begins with data collected through the

judiciary’s AMP3 process that identifies courthouses with poor security ratings. These data are then compared with risk

assessment data collected independently by the USMS and with GSA data on government facilities that need physical

improvement. A preliminary list of potential projects is then compiled based on these sources of data.

3 Under the AMP process, each district and circuit adopt a long-range facilities plan that includes an evaluation of each courthouse location for urgency of space 

needs. As part of the process, facility benefit assessments are conducted on each courthouse to determine how well the existing facility supports the needs and 

operations of the court. An urgency evaluation list is then developed each year, placing each courthouse location in rank order. This rank is used to determine 

the urgency of space needs. The AMP process was adopted by the Judicial Conference in 2008.

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2. In-Depth Analysis and Resulting Short List. Each project on the preliminary list is then reviewed and validated during a

more in-depth analysis conducted by stakeholder representatives of local courts and their circuit judicial councils, the USMS,

GSA, FPS, and AO. This review looks at specific security deficiencies at each courthouse and identifies potential conceptual

solutions. Potential projects are then evaluated against a list of factors to determine the relative priority of the potential

projects. Factors may include whether there is a separate circulation pattern for judges, prisoner movement, and the public; the

number of resident judges; the type of caseload and proceedings; other repair and alteration projects planned; USMS risk

assessment and incident reports; and the presence of high-risk prisoners regularly in the courthouse.

3. Space and Facilities Committee Review and Validation. The Space and Facilities Committee reviews and, in consultation

with the Judicial Security Committee, approves the specific courthouse locations to move on to the next step in the project

selection process – completion of a capital security study.

4. Capital Security Study and Final Recommendations. Using judiciary funding, the AO contracts with an architect-engineering

firm to conduct a capital security study for each court location approved by the Space and Facilities Committee. Each study

reviews the security issues specific to that court location, identifies potential solutions, and documents the three best options

with corresponding budget estimates. The study also identifies other projects that are already planned or underway by the

USMS, GSA, or the judiciary to ensure design solutions are fully coordinated.

The Space and Facilities Committee’s Subcommittees on Space Planning and Rent Management then review the options and

budgets for each project location, including rent impacts, if applicable, and recommend a final list of projects to the Space and

Facilities Committee. The Space and Facilities Committee then reviews the recommendations and approves the locations to

proceed with a CSP project.

5. Notification to GSA. GSA is advised of the result of the Space and Facilities Committee’s review of the final list of projects.

If the list of projects exceeds the congressional budget limitation for that fiscal year, projects are moved to the next fiscal year

while keeping their rank order.

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STATUS OF PROJECTS

FY 2024 CSP. TBD

FY 2023 CSP. Congress appropriated $18.7 million and the funding was allocated to ongoing CSP projects to achieve project 

completion in priority order: Alexandria, LA ($6.3 million), Raleigh, NC ($500,000), Texarkana TX/AR ($111,357), Detroit, MI ($3.4 

million), with the remaining balance for future construction of Augusta, GA ($8.3 million). 

FY 2022 CSP. Congress appropriated $19.8 million for CSP which was used in full to complete construction costs for the 

partially funded project Alexandria, LA. 

1. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Alexandria, Louisiana (construction only). $19.8 million. This project is

summarized below in FY 2017. Construction completion planned for FY 2026.

2. William M. Colmer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. $27 million (funded by GSA R&A

funding). The Hattiesburg CSP study was completed in October 2020 and approved as a CSP project in December 2020. This

location has an AMP process FBA Security Score of 37.7. Security deficiencies at this courthouse will be addressed by adding

a new secure judges’ parking garage; a refurbished dedicated judges’ elevator; new restricted circulation paths from the

judges’ elevator to chambers and courtrooms; a USMS vehicle sallyport; dedicated prisoner elevator; two new courtroom

holding cells; and a new fire egress stair tower. Building envelope work is also included. Design award planned for April

2024.

FY 2021 CSP. Congress did not provide funding for CSP in FY 2021. However, in FY 2021, the Detroit CSP project received 

full funding through the reallocation of $9 million originally provided in FY 2016 for a CSP project in Raleigh, North 

Carolina, that was descoped.

Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse, Detroit, Michigan. $9.0 million (funded with $9 million reallocated from descoped 

Raleigh CSP Project (see pg. 15.10)). The Levin Courthouse was constructed in 1934 and is listed on the National Register 

of Historic Places. The 402,935 usable square feet, ten-story plus basement structure houses 13 courtrooms and 13 

chambers. Its AMP process FBA Security score is 17.0. Security deficiencies at this courthouse will be partially addressed 

by constructing an enclosed USMS sally port; providing new screening stations and queuing areas at both public and staff 

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lobbies; replace 2 holding cells; and converting an existing elevator to USMS prisoner elevator. Design is completed and 

construction was awarded in November 2023. 

FY 2020 CSP. Congress did not provide funding for CSP in FY 2020. 

FY 2019 CSP. Congress did not provide funding for CSP in FY 2019. As noted above, however, GSA reallocated $2.2 

million from its FY 2019 R&A funding to cover unexpected costs for two existing CSP projects: $1.8 million for Fort Worth, 

Texas and $0.4 million for St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. 

FY 2018 CSP.

Hato Rey Complex, Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse and Federico Degetau Federal Building, San Juan, 

Puerto Rico (Phase 2). $20 million. The Hato Rey complex, which includes the Degetau Federal Office Building and 

Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse, serves as the headquarters for the District Court in the District of Puerto Rico. A CSP 

project study completed in 2016 evaluated existing conditions of both buildings and proposed a preferred concept solution 

to address additional deficiencies of each structure. The recommendation for the Ruiz Nazario Courthouse involves 

construction of a new USMS sallyport and required secure corridors to the Nazario Courthouse, a stairwell and new 

prisoner elevator to USMS main detention cellblock in the Degetau Federal Building and three new holding cells in the 

basement of the Nazario Courthouse. A new courthouse annex project is currently listed as a judicial space emergency on 

the Federal Judiciary Courthouse Project Priorities list and the design for this CSP project has been integrated into the 

scope of the new annex project. Funding for a Phase 2 CSP project was appropriated in FY 2018 and authorized in June 

2019. The construction contract was awarded in March 2022 and substantial completion is planned for April 2024. 

FY 2017 CSP. 

1. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Alexandria, Louisiana (construction only). $10 million. Security deficiencies at this

courthouse will be addressed by constructing restricted judges’ parking, a judges’ elevator, and reconfigured corridors to

facilitate restricted circulation for all judges. The USMS will have new space that includes an enclosed sally port, holding

cells, a prisoner elevator, and reconfigured corridors to facilitate secure prisoner transport. Full funding for this project was

originally requested in FY 2016. Due to increased cost estimates for other projects, the FY 2016 funding was only sufficient to

complete the Alexandria project’s design ($1.9 million). Construction funding ($9.0 million) was received in FY 2017, and an

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additional $1.0 million was reallocated from funds originally intended for the Paducah, Kentucky, project to cover a budget 

shortfall due to underestimated direct costs, escalation, and market conditions. However, GSA later identified an additional 

significant funding shortfall for the Alexandria project, as it expects construction to cost approximately $18.5 million. This is 

because the preferred concept could not be executed, and the original study cost estimate was not based on the final solution 

nor did it take into account the complexities of renovating within an existing historic structure and phasing requirements. 

Because available funds were insufficient to meet Alexandria’s new, higher construction costs and, at the same time, other 

previously funded CSP projects, such as St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and Texarkana, Arkansas, were also experiencing 

shortfalls due to labor shortages and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021 GSA redistributed Alexandria’s 

FY 2017 appropriation to the following other projects: 

• $1.5 million to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

• $58,000 to Texarkana, Arkansas

• $1.5 million to Monroe, Louisiana

• $6.2 million to Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

As noted above, the funds redistributed from Alexandria were subsequently replenished with FY 2022 and FY 2023 CSP 

funding. The revised construction cost is $26.1 million. 

2. U.S. Courthouse, Paducah, Kentucky. $17.7 million. The original CSP project in this location was identified to

address security deficiencies by improving secure circulation, and adding a dedicated prisoner elevator, a dedicated

judges’ elevator, restricted judges’ parking, and a USMS vehicle sally port for prisoner transport vehicles. Estimated

construction completion was originally March 2021; however, in September 2017, GSA issued a report and analysis of

assets potentially impacted by Executive Order 13717, which established a Federal Earthquake Risk Management

Standard. Based on the standard, the Paducah Courthouse was identified as being Exceptionally High Risk and

requiring seismic mitigation. Options to address the risk have been evaluated and as a result this CSP project has been

cancelled. Instead, GSA has determined that the work required for the CSP and seismic upgrades are interrelated in

terms of their execution and must therefore be accomplished as one project. GSA believes that all deficiencies can be

remedied through a prospectus-level renovation and alteration project that will include CSP security improvements, as

well as seismic and overall building upgrades.

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Accordingly, GSA submitted in May 2019 a revised spend plan to Congress to reallocate the $17.7 million that had 

been previously reserved for the Paducah CSP project to cover necessary costs for prior year CSP projects that have 

encountered funding shortfalls. These projects were: Raleigh, North Carolina (this project was subsequently descoped

as noted on page 15.11); Texarkana, Arkansas/Texas; Monroe, Louisiana; and Alexandria, Louisiana. In addition, $3.2 

million of the proposed reallocation was provided to a project in Fort Worth, Texas, as described below. 

3. Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse, Fort Worth, Texas. $9.3 million ($3.2 million from CSP; $4.3 million from

USMS; $1.82 million from GSA’s R&A FY 2019 Spending Plan). The USMS has a completed security

improvement design for the Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas. This facility currently has an

AMP process FBA Security Score of 42.7. The design includes a shared prisoner/judge’s elevator, sally port, holding

cells, and restricted and secure circulation, as well as USMS command center renovations. Detailed construction

documents and cost estimates have been completed and the project is ready for construction. The total project

construction cost estimate is $9.3 million, and $4.3 million is available from the USMS. Because this project aligns

with many of the goals of the CSP program, the Space and Facilities Committee, at its November 2018 meeting,

approved this project for program participation and approved the reallocation of approximately $3.2 million in funds

originally intended for Paducah, Kentucky. The project also received $1.8 million from GSA’s FY 2019 Major Repairs

& Alterations Spending Plan. Construction was completed in January 2024. Contract close-out and demobilization is

underway.

FY 2016 CSP 

1. Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, North Carolina. $15.7 million. Security deficiencies at this courthouse were

intended to be addressed by adding or reconfiguring elevators, providing secure parking for judges, and constructing additional

secure circulation corridors with security screening revisions to better accommodate both the courts and the Military Entrance

Processing Station (MEPS) - a future tenant. The design for this project was completed in October 2017. The construction

bids received were significantly higher than the budget, therefore, the design was revised in April 2019. In addition to the

$15.7 million of FY 2016 funding, approximately $6.8 million was reallocated from funds originally intended for the Paducah,

Kentucky, project to cover this shortfall due to scope changes and lack of competition, for total project availability of $22.5

million.

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As a result of CSP project delays and other recently identified building deficiencies in the Sanford Federal Building that are 

beyond the scope of the proposed CSP project, the Eastern District of North Carolina withdrew support for this project in 

November 2019. The Fourth Circuit Judicial Council approved this action in December 2019. At the USMS’s request, GSA 

revised design drawings and cost estimates for the construction of one new prisoner elevator and associated restricted 

circulation corridors (components of the former CSP project). The projected cost for this elevator is approximately $6.3 

million and the remaining funding balance was reallocated to other approved CSP projects as shown below: 

• $0.5 million to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

• $9.0 million to Detroit, Michigan

• $2.052 million to Augusta, Georgia

• $2.0 million to Fort Wayne, Indiana

Design Build contract awarded and substantial completion is planned for March 2025. 

2. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Alexandria, Louisiana (design only). $1.9 million. This project is summarized above in

FY 2017.

3. Ron De Lugo Federal Building, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (Phase 2). $2.4 million. Security deficiencies at

this courthouse will be addressed by constructing enhancements to the first-floor entry screening and access control

space. The project will provide air-conditioned space for USMS screening equipment, thus prolonging its useful life,

organize the processing space to minimize lobby queuing, provide separate adjacent zones for an employee entrance

and occupant/visitor entrance, and improve ballistic protection available to court security officers. Construction is 99%

complete with an adjusted estimated project completion date of April 2024 due to delays from labor shortages and the

pandemic.

FY 2015 CSP. 

1. J. Robert Elliot Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, Georgia. $6.7 million. Security deficiencies at this

courthouse were addressed by constructing an enclosed USMS sally port and prisoner and judges’ elevators with secure

prisoner movement, reconfiguring and constructing new corridors, and adding perimeter fencing. The project was completed

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in Summer 2019. As a result of the project, the AMP process FBA Security Score for this courthouse improved from 38.2 to 

60.2 and the overall FBA score improved from 54.9 to 61.7. 

2. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Monroe, Louisiana. $6.1 million. Security deficiencies at this courthouse will be

addressed by enclosing a sally port, enclosing the judges parking garage and stair tower, and reconfiguring/constructing new

corridors and the lobby screening station. Additional judiciary funding ($2.8 million) will be used to build a new courtroom

and jury assembly area to address courthouse needs in lieu of building a new courthouse. The design was completed in

November 2017. Due to two-plus years of escalation between the initial and projected construction start dates and

underestimated general cost conditions for the project, approximately $3.4 million was reallocated from funds originally

intended for the Paducah, Kentucky, project and an additional $1.4 million was reallocated from the Alexandria, Louisiana,

project to cover budget shortfalls. Construction was awarded in April 2021 and substantial project completion planned for

March 2024.

3. U.S. Courthouse and Post Office Building, Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas. $7.2 million. Security deficiencies at this

courthouse will be addressed by consolidating the USMS space into one location, enclosing a sally port, adding elevators for

prisoners and judges, building corridors for secure circulation, and reconfiguring building entry screening areas. The design

was completed in May 2018 with anticipated substantial construction completion in February 2024. In addition to the $7.2

million of FY 2015 funding, $3.3 million was reallocated from funds originally intended for the Paducah, Kentucky, $58,000

reallocated from Alexandria, Louisiana, and $111,357 from CSP FY 2023 funding to cover budget shortfalls due to

underestimated direct costs, escalation, and market conditions.

FY 2014 CSP. Congress did not provide funding for CSP in FY 2014.

FY 2013 CSP. 

Ron De Lugo Federal Building, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (Phase 1). $20 million. Several major security 

deficiencies at this courthouse will be addressed by constructing judges’ and prisoner elevators, a restricted judges’ garage, a 

USMS sally port, and other security-related site improvements. A Phase 2 project to construct an adequate security screening 

area in the building’s lobby was funded in FY 2016 in the amount of $2.4 million and is also underway. The overall project is 

at 99% of construction completion with an adjusted estimated substantial completion date of April 2024 due to delays from 

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labor shortages and the pandemic. Additional funds from FY 2012 CSP savings, FY 2019 GSA R&A, and reallocated $1.5 

million Alexandria project funds have been provided to this project. 

FY 2012 CSP. 

1. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Benton, Illinois. $4.7 million. Security deficiencies at this courthouse were

addressed by reconfiguring and constructing new corridors, adding an elevator, enclosing a sally port, and constructing visual

barriers. The project is complete, and the court resumed occupancy of the space in January 2015. As a result of the project,

the AMP process FBA Security Score for this courthouse improved from 46.1 to 80.2 and the overall FBA score improved

from 51.7 to 61.1.

2. Hato Rey Complex, Clemente Ruiz-Nazario U.S. Courthouse and Federico Degetau Federal Building, San Juan, Puerto

Rico (Phase 1). $3.1 million. Security deficiencies at this courthouse were partially addressed by constructing a new

dedicated elevator for prisoner movement. The project is complete, and the court resumed occupancy in July 2015. As a result

of this project, the AMP process FBA Security Score for this courthouse improved from 58.9 to 68.2 and the overall FBA

score improved from 70.4 to 73.0. A follow-on Phase 2 CSP project design has been completed and is in construction phase

(described above under FY 2018).

3. Frank M. Scarlett Building, Brunswick, Georgia. $5.5 million. A new judges’ elevator, perimeter fence, and enclosed

parking area were constructed. Secure circulation was provided on the upper floors by re-stacking the clerk’s public access

operations, relocating the magistrate and bankruptcy judges’ chambers, and constructing a USMS sally port and prisoner

elevator. The project is complete, and the court resumed occupancy of the space in May 2017. As a result of the project, the

AMP process FBA Security Score for this courthouse improved from 41.1 to 63.9, and the overall FBA score improved from

61.2 to 67.7.

4. U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, Lexington, Kentucky. $6.7 million. Security deficiencies at this courthouse were

addressed by reconfiguring and constructing new corridors, adding dedicated prisoner and judges’ elevators, enclosing a sally

port, and constructing visual barriers. In addition to the security enhancements, two new fire egress stairwells were

constructed to make the facility compliant with life safety codes. Construction was completed in July 2017. As a result of the

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project, the AMP process FBA Security Score for this courthouse improved from 37.2 to 62.4 and the overall FBA score 

improved from 61.9 to 69.1. 

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