After warning in 2004 that a key federal agency lacked the resources to protect our national parks and monuments, the Fraternal Order of Police argued for management changes and a bigger budget for the.

U.S Park Police

Explanation:

The U.S. Park Police (USPP) has protected federal land in the District of Columbia since 1791 and National Park Service properties in the New York and San Francisco areas since the mid-

1970s. Because of a number of significant events that had taken place since the Academy’s 2001 report was issued, and that it had concerns over a range of issues, most of which is related to USPP’s budget and need to set priorities, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies asked the Academy to convene a Panel to follow up on the 2001 recommendations. The Fraternal Order of Police argued for a better working condition for USSP officers as the institution was being under budgeted and has constrained budgets within the last few years.

It argues it was found that, in the post-9/11 world, the Park Police have heightened responsibilities to protect the nation's most important Icons and urban national parks, and the

people who visit them. Therefore, it is more urgent now that the recommendations in 2001 that

the USPP mission be clarified and priorities be set that are realistic in the context of available

resources.