A Leader in Professional and Protective Services

Robert A. Dorr, the current CEO of DECO, Inc. organized the company in 1986, after six years of active duty as an armed security specialist and security technician with the USAF National Guard and 12 years of experience installing security and electrical systems. Building on these 18 years of experience "Dorr Electric Company" started off as a critical security alarm and monitoring systems and electrical systems service provider to a wide spectrum of tribal, private, state, and federal agencies. Prominent clients during the first years of the company were the United States Air Force including the Grand Forks Air Force Base and the 934th Airlift Wing, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe reservations, the State of Minnesota and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

In 1998, "Dorr Electric Company" became known as DECO, Inc., and was organized as a corporation under the Minnesota state law. During this same year, Derek J. Dorr, a published graduate degree researcher and educator in Criminology/Psychology, joined his father to advance and formalize their abundant capabilities within DECO to extend beyond security-related systems to services such as critical staffing, security support, and education/training solutions.

One month before the 9/11 attacks DECO was awarded its first FPS Security contracts providing armed security in Region 5 for the Chicago Loop and in Region 7 for the El Paso District. In just a matter of months, excellent performance ratings helped DECO expand and diversify its services. In 2002 DECO expanded its services and began providing the Defense Information Systems Agency (DOD-DISA) with Top Secret Cleared Security Personnel including Security Specialists and Analysts. Also in 2002, DECO began establishing its global presence by securing contracts to provide US Government clients with security and training services outside the continental United States. This includes providing Construction Security Monitoring Services to the Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) and providing training services to the Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Antiterrorism Assistance�s Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) programs. DECO's growth continued and in 2004 DECO was rated number the #2 Fastest Growing Company in the State of Minnesota.

During the next six years DECO continued to build on its early success and its exceptional performance ratings providing personnel, program management, and a wide-range of other critical services to a variety of federal agencies. DECO's services to date extend to 17 states and 45 countries. Current and past clients include:

  • Department of State
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of the Navy
  • Department of Transportation
  • Department of Treasury
  • Department of Justice
  • Department of Commerce
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • National Archives and Records Administration
  • Department of Health and Human Service