The Panama Government Declared Eight Multi-Million Dollar Security Purchases as Confidential
In two sets of resolutions, the Cabinet Council declared confidential the specifications for eight security contracts, including body cameras for the Police, the modernization of the CON-C5 and new police and immigration headquarters.
The Panama Cabinet Council issued Resolutions (including Resolution 57) declaring the bidding specifications for these critical security contracts strictly confidential in order to protect national security. Rather than eight, the Cabinet Council authorized four multi-million dollar security contracts. Bidders and private companies must sign non-disclosure agreements before gaining access to the technical tender documents.
The Four Confidential Purchases Include:
- Body cameras and digital evidence systems for security forces
- Modernization of the CON-C5 (National Operations Center)
- A new document/identification system for the Immigration Service
- Construction of a new police headquarters in Chitré
In just 28 days, the government of President José Raúl Mulino declared the specifications for eight multi-million dollar public security purchases confidential. The first package, published in Official Gazette 30546-B on June 15, covers personal protective equipment for police officers, supplies for the operational service of special forces, including ammunition and chemical agents, equipment and tools for specialized agents, and the construction of the new headquarters of the National Migration Service in Curundú, whose first phase already has an approved credit of $8 million.
National Police officers, equipped with riot gear, during Operation Omega in Bocas del Toro in June 2025. The officers used tear gas to disperse groups during protests in the pro
