Akal Security


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.

History

Akal Security, Inc. was founded in 1980 after Gurutej Singh Khalsa, a white American convert to 3HO, found that, although he had some experience in law enforcement, "his beard and turban prevented him from getting a job". The company was started with a $1,200 loan from co-founder Daya Singh Khalsa. Akal Security is one of a number of companies run by followers of the Sikh Dharma sangat.
Akal Security had a large expansion in contracts after the September 11th attacks 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's low-price approach to determining contracts because Akal Security has low overhead and good past performances.