2025 Counting and Certification of Electoral Votes Designated a ...
WEB2 days ago · WASHINGTON – The 2025 Counting and Certification of Electoral Votes in Washington, DC on Jan. 6, 2025, has been designated a National Special Security Event by the Secretary of Homeland Security. This marks the first time a National Special Security Event designation has been granted for a Certification of Electoral Votes and follows a request made by the DC Mayor to designate this event a ...
Secret Service Escalates Security Plans to Avoid Jan. 6 Repeat
WEB3 days ago · September 11, 2024 at 8:31 PM EDT. Save. Federal officials are beefing up security for the counting and certification of votes at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2025, seeking to avoid planning missteps ...
Next year's Jan. 6 election certification will get extra security to ...
WEB2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — In an effort to prevent another riot like the one on Jan. 6, 2021, the Homeland Security secretary has designated the congressional count and certification of the presidential election as a national special security event overseen by the Secret Service. Both political parties’ national conventions, the presidential ...
News Releases | United States Secret Service
WEBU.S. Secret Service and Partners Conduct EBT Fraud and Skimming Outreach in Alaska. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Secret Service, alongside state and local law enforcement partners, conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud outreach operation Aug. 1-2 in several Alaskan…. Read More.
'Agency in crisis': Secret Service has decade-old staffing shortfall
WEBJul 20, 2024 · The arm of the Secret Service that protects presidents, vice presidents and their families is nearly 10% smaller than it was a decade ago despite warnings from Congress and a government...
Statement From U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle
WEBJul 15, 2024 · The U.S. Secret Service, in conjunction with our Federal, state and local law enforcement and public safety partners, designs operational security plans for National Special Security Events (NSSE) to be dynamic in order to respond to a kinetic security environment and the most up-to-date intelligence from our partners.
US Secret Service delays briefing to Congress on Trump …
WEBWASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service postponed a meeting on Monday where it was due to field questions from Congress about why agents failed to prevent a gunman from almost...
With a No-Fail Mission, the Secret Service Strains to Make Do
WEBJul 26, 2024 · An assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally on July 13 in Butler, Pa., has exposed weaknesses in the Secret Service’s make-do approach to security. Doug...
Takeaways from the congressional grilling of Secret Service …
WEBJul 22, 2024 · US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination...
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faces fierce grilling at …
WEBJul 23, 2024 · Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle repeatedly refused to answer questions about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, enraging lawmakers.