The current version of this list may be found at:
http://www.tscm.com/goldlist.html

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Recommended U.S. TSCM Firms

The following is a list of private TSCM firms who specialize in "bug sweeps"
and wiretap detection and all of whom have legitimate TSCM training,
credentials, and equipment (all are very well respected within the
industry).

While most TSCM specialists are available for travel outside of a specific
geographic area they tend to avoid such engagements, or will limited the
services to vulnerability analysis, pre-construction assistance,
non-instrumented inspections, simple RF checks, in-place monitoring, or
limited TSCM services involving only a briefcase sized in-place monitoring
system (such as a single spectrum analyzer, MSS, Eagle, ScanLock, OSCOR,
SPECTRE, ROSE, or similar system).

These private TSCM firms tend to operate in a specific geographic area
limited to a few hundred miles (usually within a four to six hour automobile
drive). However, all of the TSCM firms listed here are available for travel
anywhere in the United States or the World on short notice, but only provide
limited services when operating outside of their normal coverage area. This
limited coverage area is due to the logistics involved in transporting
hundreds and often thousands of pounds of sophisticated, highly sensitive
electronic instruments, equipment and tools. Bug sweeps and wiretap
detection involves the use of ladders, pole climbing equipment, LAN
analyzers, X-ray systems, large antennas and other equipment which is not
easily transported by airplane.

TSCM firms also tend to restrict their operations to a specific geographic
area to facilitate an expert level of knowledge regarding the RF
environment, construction methods used, community zoning, population
demographics, civil engineering, aeronautic or maritime facilities, local
military bases, and related areas. Knowledge of such regional information is
critical for a successful TSCM project.

The TSCM specialist must also have an intimate knowledge of the telephone
systems, engineering methods, fiber optics, major cable locations, central
office switches, test numbers, and related communications infrastructure
present or being used in an area (which tends to be very regional).

An understanding of what types of eavesdropping devices, methods, and
frequencies are being used in an area is also important, as is a knowledge
of what type of surveillance equipment is being sold within that region (and
other areas). The TSCM Procedural and Protocols Guides used by a specialist
also tend to be based on specific issues and variables present in that
specific geographic area.

On a more interesting note, many of these firms are located in, or near
major maritime port cities. The heaviest concentrations are around major
cities on the East and West coasts with a very limited presence in the
Mid-West, Great Plains, and Rockies.

If you are in the Mid-West, Great Plains, or Rockies area you would need to
engage a TSCM firm from one of the major port cities. For example customers
in Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, Denver, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis,
Billings, etc. would need to fly a TSCM specialist in from Boston, New York,
Washington DC, Los Angles, Lexington, or Seattle.

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Please be patient when contacting these firms, as if they are out serving a
client they may not be able to return your call for several hours.

Rates generally are non-negotiable and reflect the cost of the sweep
practitioner's time, investment in equipment acquisition and maintenance,
several weeks of in-service training a year, travel, administrative and
communications time and expense to coordinate the sweep and written report,
and a fair profit for their services.

It is very unwise to shop for sweeps by using price as a criteria as it only
invites getting ripped off. Legitimate TSCM professionals are not interested
in, nor will then engage in negotiating for a lower price. When you contact
persons on this list, you are talking with someone in the same league as an
attorney or surgeon, not a salesman. In fact most of the people listed on
this page have more time in their specialized training than do most
attorneys or medical professionals.

Anything beyond an initial phone call usually will be billable time.
Attorneys and doctors don't consult for free, and neither do legitimate TSCM
specialists. If a potential client calls with a long list of questions not
pertaining directly to hiring the practitioner, or wants to know how to do
his own sweep, or wants to know how to use the sweep kit he purchased on his
own, expect to pay an hourly rate in advance for consulting services.

If you are considering engaging (or have already engaged) a TSCM firm and
they are not listed in the following directory you would do well to
immediately ask some awkward questions.

It is also important you understand that legitimate services by a competent
TSCM firm rarely start at less then several thousand dollars for even a
basic sweep.

Keep in mind that there only a small number of legitimate and competent TSCM
counterintelligence specialists or "Bug Sweepers" in the U.S. private
sector. Legitimate TSCM firms are in very high demand, hard to find, and
expensive; so be patient when trying to find one to help you.

Also, the firms listed on this page are not attorneys and cannot tell you
whether it is legal or illegal for you to monitor your own phones. Always
call a competent licensed attorney for legal advice. Without exception, no
one listed here performs eavesdropping services or sells surveillance
equipment to any other than government agencies AND WILL NOT REFER YOU TO
ANYONE WHO DOES.

When you contact any of the following firms please mention that you saw them
listed on this web site.

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All of New England, Upstate New York, and the Boston Metropolitan Area
(MA, RI, CT, VT, NH, ME, New York State including Long Island, and some of
New Jersey)
Available on a limited basis to cover any location within 1000 miles of
Boston.


James M. Atkinson
Granite Island Group
127 Eastern Avenue #291
Gloucester, MA 01931-8008

(978) 546-3803 Telephone

URL: http://www.tscm.com/
E-mail: jmatk@tscm.com

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Stamford, Connecticut Metropolitan Area
(also, Manhattan, Long Island, and New Jersey)

Sam Daskam
Information Security Associates, Inc.
38 Settlers Trail
Stamford, CT 06903

(203) 329-8387 Telephone

URL: http://www.isa-tscm.com/
E-mail:sales@isa-tscm.com

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Norwalk, and Lower Fairfield Country Area
(also, Manhattan, Long Island, Philadelphia, and New Jersey)

Rob Muessel
TSCM Technical Services
11 Bayberry Lane
Norwalk, CT 06851

(203) 354-9040 Telephone

URL: http://www.tscmtech.com/
E-mail:rmuessel@tscmtech.com

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Greater Philadelphia and Harrisburg Metropolitan Area
(also, serving South-Eastern and Central Pennsylvania)

Bob Motzer
RCM and Associates
609 Sandra Lane
Phoenixville, PA 19460

(888) 990-6265 Telephone

E-mail: 1RCM@MSN.COM

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Washington DC and Baltimore Metropolitan Area
(also, Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania)

Steve Uhrig
SWS Security
1300 Boyd Road
Street, MD 21154-1836

(410) 879-4035 Telephone

URL: http://www.swssec.com/
E-mail: steve@swssec.com

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Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Galveston
(also, Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana)

Rick Udovich
Communication Security, Inc.
2 Shadow Lane
Bay City, TX 77414

(979) 244-4920 Telephone

URL: http://www.bugsweep.com/
E-mail: rjudo@sat.net

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Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Southeastern US
(also, AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN)

Buzz Benson
Executive World Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 33
Braselton, Georgia 30517-0033

(678) 316-7002 Telephone

URL: http://www.executiveworldservices.com/
E-mail: sales@executiveworldservices.com

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Lexington KY Metropolitan Area
(also, Louisville, Cincinnati, and Central Midwest)

Bill G. Rhoads
Intelcom, Inc.
121 Prosperous Place, Suite 4B
Lexington, KY 40509

(859) 263-9425 Telephone

E-mail: bgr101@aol.com

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Michigan and Surrounding Area
(also, Indiana, Ohio, and Northern Midwest Region)

Chad Margita
Off Duty Security
18301 Eight Mile Rd, Suite 214
Eastpointe, MI 48021

(586) 774-1675 Telephone

E-mail: offdutysecurity@comcast.net

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Washington State and Seattle WA Metropolitan Area
(also, Oregon, and the Pacific North West)

Gordon Mitchell
Future Focus, Inc.
P.O. Box 2547
Woodinville, WA 98072

(888) BUG-KILR Telephone

URL: http://www.bug-killer.com/
E-mail: enquiries@bug-killer.com

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San Francisco and all of Northern California
(also, Silicon Valley Area)

William Bennett
Walsingham Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 4264
San Rafael, CA 94913

(415) 492-1594 Telephone

E-mail: walsingham@compuserve.com

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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, Beverly Hills, Orange County, Los Angles
County, San Diego County
(also, Riverside County, and Ventura County)

Rick Hofmann
Microsearch LLC
P.O. Box 2084
Cypress, CA 90630

(714) 952-3812 Telephone

URL: http://home.earthlink.net/~microsearch
E-mail: tscmsweeps@earthlink.net

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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, Beverly Hills, Orange County, Los Angles
County, San Diego County, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Jose, San
Diego, and Las Vegas.
(Also, anywhere in a thousand mile radius from Los Angeles.)

Roger Tolces
Electronic Security
6646 Hollywood Blvd. #212
Los Angeles, CA 90028

(323) 462-1351 Telephone

URL: http://www.bugsweeps.com/
E-mail: info@bugsweeps.com

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