Fairfax, VA – Fairfax County, Virginia employs more than 11,000 people in over 200 owned/leased facilities totaling 7.5 million square feet. With growing concerns over national security, Fairfax County undertook a critical security strengthening program. They determined that the first task was to assess the security vulnerabilities at each of their facilities in a short period of time. Fairfax County chose SAKO for the project.

Partnering with URS, the largest architecture and engineering design firm in the world, the SAKO team developed the structure and content of the risk assessment survey. We created SakoNet™ a proprietary electronic project management program that enabled on-site assessors to enter data electronically. This data was immediately available online through the SakoNet website so the client was able to review documentation and project progress at any time.

In a second phase of the project, SAKO security consultants surveyed 26 representative Fairfax County buildings, ranging from a government center complex and a police academy to health department facilities and a commuter parking structure. We then provided threat assessments and security recommendations for each facility.