By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hoping to address low morale and security blunders at the Secret Service, some congressional watchdogs are proposing to limit the agency’s role of protecting the president, Time reports. Perhaps most important, the proposal includes removing Secret Service from the Department of Homeland Security, which has struggled as a giant bureaucracy. “Long-term,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com I think the American public in general has been blown away by recent news of the lapses in Secret Service security involving the President. I have to think, had terrorists any clue that it was so easy to breach security and get into the White House, they would have tried something…
By Boston Globe Editorial Board For the federal agency tasked with protecting the president, it’s embarrassing enough that a man could scale the White House fence and make it well into the executive mansion before being apprehended. But the Secret Service’s defensive response to the incident, including withholding key information about the breach, is a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service’s first female director was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss the misbehavior of her male subordinates. CNN reports that Secret Service Director Julia Pierson brushed off allegations of widespread problems among employees, saying recent highly publicized allegations were unusual. “These are isolated incidents of misconduct and we’re working…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It created a buzz in D.C. before the announcement. President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced his intention to name Julia A. Pierson as the 23rd Director of the U.S. Secret Service and the first woman to head the agency. The following is a press release that was posted on the Secret…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Obama will name Julia Pierson as director of the U.S. Secret Service, the first female to head that agency, USA Today reported. An official announcement is expected Tuesday afternoon. Pierson, 53, now serves as the service’s chief of staff, USA Today reports. Other women who head law enforcement agencies include…
