Problem Statement

Private security providers must coordinate scheduling, emergency coverage, timekeeping, reporting, compliance, payroll, billing, and client communication across multiple operational systems.

Public workforce statistics suggest the problem is substantial:

• Approximately 1.27 million workers in the combined U.S. security-guard and gambling-surveillance occupation in 2024 (BLS).
• Approximately 162,300 projected openings annually during 2024–2034, mostly from replacement demand (BLS).
• A reported 50.8% annual turnover rate in the security industry in 2023 from a Census QWI-based analysis (Center for American Progress), compared with 38.4% for the private sector.

Existing workforce platforms already integrate substantial portions of scheduling, timekeeping, payroll, billing, reporting, and compliance. ASBOS therefore addresses a narrower question:

Can a security-specific, event-driven multi-agent orchestration layer coordinate cross-system workflows with explicit human approval, auditable events, and scoped agent permissions?

This repository presents a proposed framework and simulator — not a completed production deployment.