USA – Security sector

Section III: Additional National Action Plan Commitments
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Table 1: Expanding Engagement and Coordination on Responsible Business Conduct Commitments

The Department of State will “leverage its Chairship (Chair through May 2025) of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative (VPI) to make meaningful governance reforms and expand membership of the Initiative to include other land-intensive industries. The VPI is a multistakeholder initiative that provides guidance to companies on providing security for their operations in a manner that respects human rights.” (p.17)

Table 2: Procurement Commitments

“The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will conduct a review to evaluate the value of encouraging or requiring membership in the International Code of Conduct Association for Private Security Providers’ Association for its private security company (PSC) vendors as part of its commitment to continuously reviewing, updating, and strengthening its policy and oversight for contracted private security functions. While DoD already has a third-party certification requirement in place for its private security contractors, ongoing evaluation and review of options will ensure DoD continues to uphold its commitment to strengthening PSC oversight structures and incentivizing PSCs to engage in RBC.”
(p.18)