WSI-Nevada Operations is a mid-size company with a diverse team of employees, most of whom are protective force members.  Security personnel provide a broad range of services, from basic access control to complex security missions.

The Nevada Test Site (NTS) began operations under the Atomic Energy Commission in 1950 and is now operated by its successor civilian agency, the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The NTS is where the nation’s underground nuclear testing program was conducted.  It encompasses 1,350 square miles at a site 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Mercury, Nevada, is the gateway to the NTS and serves as its administrative and logistical headquarters.  Mercury is set up as a small city with amenities that include housing, a cafeteria, a fire department, and U.S. Postal Services.

Wackenhut Services, Incorporated (www.wsihq.com), a subsidiary of The Wackenhut Corporation, is a world leader in providing high-end armed and unarmed security personnel, paramilitary protective forces, law enforcement officers, fire-rescue services, aviation operations and support, base operations and facility management, entry level and advanced training, and cleared personnel to government and selected commercial customers both domestically and internationally.

For 45 years, Wackenhut has been a leader in workforce development and training. It has maintained the prime contract with the NNSA for security services at the NTS since 1965.

The Wackenhut Corporation is the United States-based division of Group 4 Securicor, the world's leading international security solutions group.  Group 4 Securicor (www.group4securicor.com) is based in the United Kingdom, has activities in more than 100 countries performed by 530,000 employees, and is the market leader in over half the countries in which it operates.   It is a leading provider of contract services to major corporations, government agencies, and a wide range of industrial and commercial customers.

Security-related services include uniformed security officers, investigations, background checks, hotline programs, emergency protection, and security audits and assessments.  It has a nationwide network of customer support centers to ensure a uniformity of standards, quality service, professionalism, and close attention to local needs.

The corporation's training arm - the Wackenhut Training Institute - develops and conducts training programs not only for company personnel from security officers to managers, but also for outside proprietary security force personnel. It offers college accredited courses, training publications and programs tailored to the customer.

Wackenhut headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, consists of highly qualified personnel. They are dedicated to providing the organization with a competitive edge - an advantage that enables Wackenhut to realize its vision of being recognized as the premier U.S. provider of contract services to the business, commercial and government markets.