Chronic problems with the U.S. Secret Service have been investigated for years, but a recent report revealed that understaffing at the protective agency might be even worse than many people realize.
The internal watchdog for the Department of Homeland Security issued the first of several reports evaluating the U.S. Secret Service in the wake of the attempted assassination of President Trump in ...
The United States Secret Service’s counter sniper unit operated at nearly three-quarters below its required staffing level for four years, according to a Department of Homeland Security Inspector ...
The demand for counter snipers increased 151% from 2020 to 2024. More than a year after a Secret Service counter sniper team killed a would-be assassin targeting President Donald Trump in Butler, ...
The Secret Service’s counter sniper team is understaffed, jeopardizing the safety of U.S. leaders like the president, according to a new inspector general report. The report comes just over one year ...
A report from the Department of Homeland Security inspector general shows counter sniper teams have “chronic understaffing.” At the same time, the demand for counter snipers at the Secret Service ...
The Secret Service has 73% fewer counter snipers on staff than it operationally requires, according to a new internal report, which found the shortfalls are leaving the nation’s most senior leaders ...