Acuity International, formed from the combination of Comprehensive Health Services, Janus Global Operations, Project Time & Cost, Sallyport, and Michael Baker Global Services, holds Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) III task orders for the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security, including protective and security-logistics support for the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia. The company also provides program and construction management and occupational health services to government clients.
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WPS & Security: OCONUS Recruiters
Firms that staff Worldwide Protective Services and related security contractor roles, one of the most credential-intensive lanes overseas.
10 of the 107 recruiters and staffing firms placing OCONUS / GovCon roles tracked on OCONUS Recruiters publish WPS & Security as a specialty, as of October 14, 2026. The featured partner, Recruitmint, is pinned first when it qualifies; every other row is alphabetical, unpaid, and drawn from public information.
WPS & Security firms specialize in Worldwide Protective Services and related armed or unarmed security contractor staffing, one of the most credential-intensive categories on this list — firearms qualification, prior military or law enforcement service, and specific medical and physical standards are usually non-negotiable. Few firms in this directory work this lane exclusively; most that do are boutique or mid-size shops with a dedicated security-staffing track. See the jobs-wps-jobs and jobs-overseas-security-contractor guides for what these roles typically require before you apply or bid.
Which recruiters and staffing firms placing OCONUS / GovCon roles do wps & security?
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| Company | Headquarters | Specialties | Size | Best for | Website |
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Acuity International
Africa, Middle East
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Reston, VA, USA | Mid-size | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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Constellis
Middle East, Africa
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Herndon, VA, USA | Large | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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Continuity Global Solutions
Global/OCONUS, Middle East
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Falls Church, VA, USA | Mid-size | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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CTP, Inc.
Global/OCONUS, CONUS
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Herndon, VA, USA | — | Embassy & State Dept Support | Visit | |
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GardaWorld Federal
CONUS, Global/OCONUS
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Arlington, VA, USA | Large | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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Minimal Risk Consultancy
Europe, Africa
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United Kingdom | — | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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Sallyport Global
Middle East, Africa
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— | — | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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Serpteam
Global/OCONUS
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Fairbanks, AK, USA | — | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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SOC LLC
Middle East, CONUS
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Chantilly, VA, USA | Large | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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Vates
Africa
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Kenya | Boutique | Embassy & State Dept Support | Visit |
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10 shownConstellis provides armed and unarmed security services, high-risk protective operations, and facilities and base-operations support to U.S. government and commercial clients, tracing its lineage to predecessor firms including Triple Canopy and Academi. The company operates in roughly 40 countries with regional offices across Africa, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East, supporting contingency and expeditionary operations in austere environments.
Continuity Global Solutions, formerly Torres Advanced Enterprise Solutions, provides security and risk management, staffing and project management, and linguistic services for U.S. government and embassy clients, including Local Guard Force contracts and bodyguard details for U.S. diplomatic missions overseas. Its staffing division handles direct hire, executive search, and temporary and contract-to-hire placements for security, linguistic, and operational-support roles in austere environments.
CTP, Inc. recruits, retains, and manages staff for U.S. government programs both CONUS and OCONUS, including State Department Bureau of Diplomatic Security Anti-terrorism Assistance (ATA) training and border-security missions, USAID's Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program, and international narcotics and law enforcement support. The firm has placed subject matter experts in diplomatic security, anti-terrorism, criminal justice, and strategic trade and export-control roles.
GardaWorld Federal provides integrated operational support to U.S. government programs, including protective security, mobile and static security, K9 detection, expeditionary logistics and life-support services, and disaster/crisis response staffing for federal, state, and local agencies and their commercial partners. Its security teams include veterans and specialists vetted and trained to standards aligned with U.S. government requirements.
Minimal Risk Consultancy is a UK security consultancy that has run a recruitment service since 2003, sourcing specialists, often former service personnel, for close protection, residential security teams and asset protection roles. It holds a pool of DV and SC cleared personnel and lists group offices in the UK, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and the UAE. Its recruitment services range from advertising and candidate placement to managed deployments.
Sallyport Global, a Caliburn International company, describes itself as a provider of protective, security and mission support services to government and commercial clients. Its careers site lists logistics, base operations and construction jobs. Company-level details (regions, founding year) come from third-party profiles and still need confirmation on a Sallyport-owned page.
Serpteam describes itself as a global private military company. Its WPS Contract Services page covers protective work under the U.S. State Department's Worldwide Protective Services program and similar frameworks: static and mobile protection, convoy and motorcade security, tactical medical support, and site security for embassies, consulates and compounds. It says its personnel come from special forces, law enforcement and intelligence backgrounds.
SOC LLC, a Day & Zimmermann company, provides cleared staffing and security workforce solutions to prime government contractors and federal agencies, including hiring support for Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) positions posted on its own careers pages. It also staffs technical engineering, IT, intelligence, and logistics roles through contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire placements.
Vates is a U.S. veteran-owned intelligence and risk management firm operating in Somalia and East Africa, with offices in Kenya and Somalia. Its workforce solutions line recruits and deploys international subject matter experts, embedded analysts and security advisors, plus vetted local linguists, technical staff and security personnel across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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How many recruiters and staffing firms placing OCONUS / GovCon roles do WPS & Security?
10 of the 107 companies in this directory. The list is compiled from public information and refreshed as companies change.
How is this list ordered?
The featured partner, Recruitmint, which publishes this directory, is pinned first and labelled. Everyone else is alphabetical. Position is not for sale.
Do companies pay to appear on this page?
No. Inclusion is free and unpaid. Recruitmint is the only company with a commercial relationship to this site, and it is disclosed on every page.