Protection

Table Of Content

• Official Statement on the Investigation of a Substance Found in the White House
• Office of Communication and Media Relations
• Secret Service agent Robert Engel, who was with Trump on Jan. 6, testifies before House select committee
• Protection
• Motorcade Support
• One Integrated Mission
• Assault On The U.S. Capitol

Special agents focus on protecting top U.S. and visiting foreign officials and investigating financial crimes. The United States Secret Service Uniformed Division (USSS UD) is the Federal police force of the U.S. It is in charge of protecting the physical White House grounds and foreign diplomatic missions in the District of Columbia area. The Secret Service employs approximately 3,200 special agents, 1,300 Uniformed Division officers, and more than 2,000 other technical, professional and administrative support personnel. However, while these agencies are nominally responsible for services to other officers of the United States and senior dignitaries, the Secret Service provides protective services at the highest-level – i.e. for heads of state and heads of government. Protection of the nation's highest elected leaders and other government officials is one of the primary missions of the Secret Service.

Official Statement on the Investigation of a Substance Found in the White House

The department is asking private businesses to review their security footage and will ask the DC community to help identify those who were damaging property or hurting people. Eleven MPD officers were injured during the protests – none sustained life threatening injuries, but one is undergoing surgery today after suffering multiple compound fractures to his leg after a protester threw a rock at him, Newsham told reporters at a news conference Sunday. CNN teams were on hand for much of the protests and witnessed protesters throwing objects at officers and pulling temporary fencing away from them. The select committee is currently wrapping up its investigation and it will issue a final report before it sunsets at the end of this year. Thompson said Thursday that the committee had "pretty much done" the first eight chapters of the final report.

Office of Communication and Media Relations

These rifles use Remington 700 actions in Accuracy International stocks with Schmidt & Bender optics. CS technicians also use the 7.62mm KAC SR-25/Mk11 Mod 0 semi-automatic sniper rifle with a Trijicon 5.5× ACOG optic. As a non-lethal option, Special Agents, Special Officers, and Uniformed Division Officers are armed with the ASP 16” expandable baton, and Uniformed Division officers also carry pepper spray. Officers assigned to CS, ERT, and K9, are designated "Technicians" to recognize their advanced training. When people behave "this way, we all lose by giving the very same forces of racist oppression we are fighting the false validation that they crave" Lightfoot said. Cuomo said resources will be sent to "any place that needs additional help where the local police can't handle it."

Secret Service agent Robert Engel, who was with Trump on Jan. 6, testifies before House select committee

After the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley, Congress also directed the Secret Service to protect the president of the United States. The Secret Service investigates thousands of incidents each year of individuals threatening the president of the United States. Our Hazardous Agent Mitigation Medical Emergency Response Team (HAMMER) supports the agency’s protective mission through chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) detection and intervention, emergency medical support and rescue/extrication capabilities. HAMMER members receive extensive training in emergency medicine and CBRN hazards. To accomplish their mission, HAMMER personnel utilize the latest technology to monitor for potential threats. Additionally, the White House Branch provides protection for visiting heads of state whom temporarily reside at the Blair House.

Protection

Cheatle is currently a senior director at PepsiCo North America overseeing facilities, personnel and business continuity, and prior to that served as Assistant Director, Office of Protective Operations. Jill and I know firsthand Kim’s commitment to her job and to the Secret Service’s people and mission. When Kim served on my security detail when I was Vice President, we came to trust her judgement and counsel. She is a distinguished law enforcement professional with exceptional leadership skills, and was easily the best choice to lead the agency at a critical moment for the Secret Service. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman was residing in Blair House while the White House, across the street, was undergoing renovations.

House Democrat introduces bill aimed at Trump that would strip Secret Service protection from felons - New York Post

House Democrat introduces bill aimed at Trump that would strip Secret Service protection from felons.

Posted: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:00:00 GMT [source]

Motorcade Support

We are uniquely positioned to share our protective expertise with law enforcement, community and school safety partners to help prevent targeted violence in public and in schools for a safer America. Our specialized resources provide protection from threats, including chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials and explosive devices. We play a critical role in protecting U.S. and visiting world leaders, safeguarding U.S. elections through protection of candidates and nominees, and ensuring the security of key facilities and major, national-level events. The agent was part of Harris' security team at Joint Base Andrews base in Maryland on Monday morning when the vice president was leaving for Wisconsin.

One Integrated Mission

The name United States Secret Service Uniformed Division was adopted in 1977. The agency's key focus is on large, high-dollar economic impact cases involving organized criminal groups. Financial criminals include embezzling bank employees, armed robbers at automatic teller machines, heroin traffickers, and criminal organizations that commit bank fraud on a global scale. We ensure the security of key facilities in support of our total protective mission, including locations where the nation's highest elected leaders live and work, as well as the foreign diplomatic missions around Washington, D.C. We are one of America’s oldest federal law enforcement agencies, originally created in 1865 to stamp out rampant counterfeiting in order to stabilize America's young financial system. By the end of the Civil War, nearly one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.

United States Secret Service Uniformed Division

The members of this unit support our investigative and protective mission through specialized training in multiple types of evidence gathering and recovery. These technicians are trained to process crime scenes, conduct gunshot residue tests, examine handwriting samples, restore serial numbers on weapons and to perform shoe, tire and tool mark impressions. In addition, they can determine ballistic trajectory, blood splatter and have the ability to lift and develop latent fingerprints. The Washington Examiner understands that the agent became aggressive with other agents. When the special agent in charge and a detail shift supervisor attempted to calm the agent, a physical altercation ensued. The agent was handcuffed before being withdrawn from service for medical assessment.

Assault On The U.S. Capitol

Our protective mission dates back to 1901, after the assassination of President William McKinley. Following the tragedy the Secret Service was authorized to protect the President of the United States. In 1906, Congress passed legislation and funds for the Secret Service to provide presidential protection. Over the years the number of our protectees and the scope of the protective mission has expanded in response to the evolving threat environment.

We accomplish our full mission through robust partnerships with local, state, federal and international law enforcement agencies and the private sector. After the Civil War, the nation needed a federal law enforcement force worthy of the public's trust and confidence to stamp out rampant counterfeit currency threatening to bring down the young nation's financial system. The Secret Service is interested in legitimate information relating to threats, plans or attempts by individuals, groups or organizations to harm Secret Service protectees. However, the agency does not desire or solicit information pertaining to individuals or groups expressing legitimate criticism of, or political opposition to, the policies and decisions of the government or government officials.

Engel was also among the Secret Service officials whose phones were turned over to the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, as part of an investigation into missing Secret Service text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021. The agents' text messages were previously subpoenaed by both the inspector general and the House select committee. The Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension Act includes a provision for GAO to report on the extent of progress made by the Secret Service in implementing the Panel's recommendations. This report addresses the progress that the Secret Service has made toward implementing the Panel's recommendations. For this report, GAO reviewed relevant Secret Service planning and implementation documents, analyzed agency training data from fiscal years 2014 through 2020, and interviewed agency officials. The Secret Service is in the process of implementing the remaining six recommendations.

The period following the Kennedy assassination was the most difficult in the modern history of the agency. Press reports indicated that morale among the agents was "low" for months following the assassination.[69][70] The agency overhauled its procedures in the wake of the Kennedy killing. Training, which until that time had been confined largely to "on-the-job" efforts, was systematized and regularized. Since our protective mission began in 1901, our jurisdiction has expanded to meet the needs of an evolving security environment.

Engel and Ornato had both already testified before the committee prior to Hutchinson's testimony, but they have since been asked to return. The source did not dispute that Trump demanded to be taken to the Capitol or his language. The substance was located inside a receptacle used to temporarily store electronic and personal devices prior to entering the West Wing. As a non-lethal option, Special Agents, Special Officers, and Uniformed Division Officers are armed with the ASP 16" expandable baton, and Uniformed Division officers also carry pepper spray.