IN THE SPOTLIGHT
KeyPoint names Austin based leader for Security Services Group. Dusza brings Texas presence to national security firm
KeyPoint Government Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of background investigations and investigative, monitoring and fraud prevention services, today announced Brian Dusza is joining the company as managing director of the Security Services Group, which handles security inspections and audits. He will be based in Austin, Texas.
The Security Services group provides a wide range of services to federal, state and local governments including risk assessments, independent third party compliance audits, operational training, technical security countermeasures, design of electronic security systems and physical security measures.
"We are pleased to have Brian joining our leadership team and opening an Austin office," said Jeff Schlanger, President and CEO of KeyPoint Government Solutions. "The company is experiencing strong momentum and growth serving a variety of clients."
About KeyPoint Government Solutions
KeyPoint provides a wide range of investigation and compliance solutions by its extensive security and investigative expertise to a diverse range of client needs. For example, the firm was appointed by the U.S. District Court to serve as the Independent Monitor for the Los Angeles Police Department, which required ongoing extensive analysis of records, reports and independent sources. Similarly, KeyPoint was hired to investigate critical police incidents in Tennessee, Austin and San Francisco, among other municipalities.
KeyPoint has a nationally based field force of approximately 2,000 investigators, all with security clearances and a wide array of skills and expertise. These investigators are made up of both contractors and employees and are drawn mainly from the ranks of retired law enforcement officers. Investigations are performed in every state of the union and its territories. http://www.keypoint.us.com.
Originally formed in 2003 as a subsidiary of Kroll, Inc. to bring the commercial offerings of Kroll to the public sector, KeyPoint was acquired in May 2009 by Veritas Capital. KeyPoint is now part of a family of companies that aggregate more than $6 billion in annual government sales and employ more than 50,000 men and women. http://www.veritascapital.com.
KeyPoint names senior leadership for growing Investigative Services Group. John D. Lenoir and Sebastian Lorigo have joined the Washington, D.C. office as managing directors of KeyPoint’s Investigative Services Group
LOVELAND, Colo., October 15, 2009 - KeyPoint Government Solutions, Inc., (formerly Kroll Government Services, Inc.) a leading provider of security-clearance background investigations and investigative, monitoring and fraud prevention services to U.S. government agencies, today announced management hires for its Investigative Services division.
John D. Lenoir and Sebastian Lorigo have joined the Washington, D.C. office as managing directors of KeyPoint’s Investigative Services Group. KeyPoint has extensive experience investigating and reducing fraud and abuse for the U.S. Government, state and local agencies and commercial companies. KeyPoint is a pre-eminent provider of security clearance investigations to the federal government, KeyPoint provides such services to various components of the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
“We are pleased to expand our management team with seasoned leaders who bring vast expertise in law enforcement, business and government,” said Jeff Schlanger, President and CEO, of KeyPoint Government Solutions.
John D. Lenoir, Esq., PhD
John D. Lenoir, Esq., PhD has wide experience conducting complex litigation and directing criminal investigations. He is a career prosecutor who has worked in three of the largest and most active prosecutor’s offices in the United States—the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and US Attorney Offices in Texas and New York. He left government service in 2007 to become Managing Director at Kroll Government Services where he responsible for business development, contract management and special consultation projects. He was a member of the Federal Monitor team for the Los Angeles Police Department and managed Kroll’s Bankruptcy Audit Program for the Executive Office of U.S. Trustees. Click here to read Mr. Lenoir’s complete bio.
Sebastian (Ben) Lorigo
Sebastian “Ben” Lorigo has extensive experience in national scope investigations and management. As a senior executive with the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the District of Columbia, he has a track record of accomplishments in planning and implementation of innovative programs with national impact. Click here to read Mr. Lorigo’s complete bio.
About KeyPoint Government Solutions
KeyPoint provides investigation and compliance solutions including:
- Bankruptcy Audits
- Identity Fraud Indicators
- Worksite Enforcement Compliance Audits
- Background Investigations
- Facility Security
- Various other investigative services
KeyPoint has applied its extensive security and investigative expertise to a diverse range of clients. For example, the firm was appointed by the U.S. District Court to serve as the Independent Monitor for the Los Angeles Police Department, which required ongoing extensive analysis of records, reports and independent sources. Similarly, KeyPoint was hired to investigate critical police incidents in Tennessee, Austin and San Francisco, among other municipalities.
KeyPoint has a nationally based field force of approximately 2,000 investigators, all with security clearances and a wide array of skills and expertise. These investigators are made up of both contractors and employees and are drawn mainly from the ranks of retired law enforcement officers. Investigations are performed in every state of the union and its territories. http://www.keypoint.us.com
Originally formed in 2003 as a subsidiary of Kroll, Inc. to bring the commercial offerings of Kroll to the public sector, KeyPoint was acquired in May 2009 by Veritas Capital. KeyPoint is now part of a family of companies that aggregate more than $6 billion in annual government sales and employ more than 50,000 men and women. http://www.veritascapital.com.
KeyPoint Appoints Michael Chertoff to Serve on Board of Directors. Chertoff poised to help KeyPoint grow compliance and monitoring practices.
LOVELAND, Colo., September 17, 2009- KeyPoint Government Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of security-clearance background investigations and investigative, monitoring and fraud prevention services to U.S. government agencies, today announced the appointment of Secretary Michael Chertoff to its Board of Directors.
"I am extremely pleased to welcome Secretary Chertoff to our Board," stated Jeff Schlanger, President and CEO, of KeyPoint Government Solutions. "We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Secretary Chertoff, one of our country's foremost experts on the integration of safety, security and law enforcement. His knowledge and counsel will be invaluable to KeyPoint's growing business with the U.S. federal, state and local governments."
"I look forward to working with Jeff, and the KeyPoint and Veritas teams on broadening the critical services KeyPoint provides to the government," said Secretary Chertoff. "The investigative and compliance monitoring expertise of KeyPoint is sorely needed in combating fraud, waste and abuse within government programs."
Mr. Chertoff served as the second Secretary of Homeland Security from 2005 to early 2009. Before heading up the Department of Homeland Security, Mr. Chertoff served as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Earlier, during more than a decade as a federal prosecutor, he investigated and prosecuted cases of political corruption, organized crime, corporate fraud and terrorism -- including the investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
After leaving government service Mr. Chertoff co-founded The Chertoff Group, a risk management and security consulting company where he serves as the Managing Partner. Mr. Chertoff also serves as Senior of Counsel at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Covington & Burling.
Mr. Chertoff is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College (1975) and Harvard Law School (1978). From 1979-1980 he served as a clerk to Supreme Court Justice William Brennan.
About KeyPoint Government Solutions
KeyPoint Government Solutions is a leading provider of security-clearance background investigations and employment screening services to U.S. government agencies such as the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Homeland Security. KeyPoint also provides related investigative, monitoring and fraud prevention services helping such agencies ensure the integrity of their crucial processes. Founded in 2003 as a unit of Kroll, KeyPoint became a Veritas Capital portfolio company in 2009. The Company is based in Loveland, Colo. with offices in Reston, Va., Los Angeles and New York.
About Veritas Capital
Founded in 1992, Veritas Capital is the leading private equity firm focused on investing in companies that provide services and products to governments around the world. Veritas' portfolio of companies, which generate annual revenues of approximately $5.5 billion and employ more than 45,000 people in 35 countries, includes DynCorp International, Vangent, Inc., Aeroflex, Inc., McNeil Technologies, CRGT, Inc., Global Tel*Link and KeyPoint Government Solutions, Inc. Former Veritas portfolio companies include Vertex Aerospace, Integrated Defense Technologies, and Athena Innovative Solutions, among others. The Veritas portfolio companies are dedicated to providing the highest level of critical services and products to the U.S. government and other customers around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.veritascapital.com.
OUR MISSION
To provide highly effective integrated solutions that protect the integrity of our clients' essential processes
CLEARANCE AND INSPECTIONS SERVICES
A base of 2000 investigators provides nationwide security clearance background investigations and site inspections for multiple government agencies, including various agencies of the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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Security professionals, former law enforcement agents, and professional engineers provide a wide range of security related consulting and design services. These services include risk assessments, independent third-party compliance audits, operational training, technical security countermeasures, design of electronic security systems and physical security measures.
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Investigators, trained accountants, financial analysts and former law enforcement officials provide financial and other fraud investigative services to a variety of clients. We provide independent monitoring and consulting services to law enforcement agencies throughout the nation.
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Former law enforcement, legal and correctional management personnel provide consulting services to federal, state, local and private corrections agencies. These services include independent third-party audits and consulting on all aspects of correctional operations, including performance management, risk management, litigation support, internal affairs, labor relations, training, and court-mandated compliance monitoring.
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Taking full advantage of state-of-the-art technology, we conduct checks of public records, criminal and credit histories and retrieve vital records for clients including the Transportation Security Administration and the Army National Guard.
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