Akal Security, Inc. is a security company which has federal contracts to guard immigration detention centers, federal courthouses, NASA facilities, federal buildings in Washington, D.C., and numerous embassies under construction.
Akal Security and a subsidiary company, Coastal International Security, have received over $1 billion in federal security contracts.
Akal Security is one of a number of companies owned and operated by the
3HO Sikh sangat, founded by
Yogi Bhajan.
History
Akal Security, Inc. was founded in 1980 by Gurutej Khalsa, who found that, though he had studied law enforcement, "his beard and turban prevented him from getting a job".
At the advice of
Yogi Bhajan, Gurutej Khalsa started the company with a $1,200 loan from co-founder Daya Singh Khalsa.
Akal Security had a large expansion in contracts after the
September 11th attacks
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because it was able to recruit a large number of former law enforcement and military personnel.
According to ''The New York Times'', the company has benefited from the
Army
An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...
's low-price approach to determining contracts because Akal Security has low overhead and good past performances.
References
External links
*{{official website, http://www.Akalsecurity.com/
Companies based in New Mexico
Business services companies established in 1980
Security companies of the United States