Goodlatte Statement on DHS Panel’s Recommendations to Improve the U.S. Secret Service
December 18, 2014
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on the United States Secret Service Protective Mission Panel’s assessment and recommendations for improvements at the United States Secret Service.
“The United States Secret Service has a critical duty to ensure the safety of the President, White House personnel and the historic grounds, and there can be no room for error. Security breaches like the fence-jumping incident in mid-September are completely unacceptable and must be prevented from happening again in the future.
“It is imperative that the Secret Service begin to review and implement the recommendations made by the U.S. Secret Service Protective Mission Panel as soon as possible so that it restores itself as a dynamic agency in thwarting threats made against the President of the United States. I look forward to working with the Secret Service in the coming year to make necessary improvements at the agency.”
In November, the House Judiciary Committee held a public oversight hearing on the agency and then closed a portion of it to the public to discuss law enforcement sensitive matters.
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“The United States Secret Service has a critical duty to ensure the safety of the President, White House personnel and the historic grounds, and there can be no room for error. Security breaches like the fence-jumping incident in mid-September are completely unacceptable and must be prevented from happening again in the future.
“It is imperative that the Secret Service begin to review and implement the recommendations made by the U.S. Secret Service Protective Mission Panel as soon as possible so that it restores itself as a dynamic agency in thwarting threats made against the President of the United States. I look forward to working with the Secret Service in the coming year to make necessary improvements at the agency.”
In November, the House Judiciary Committee held a public oversight hearing on the agency and then closed a portion of it to the public to discuss law enforcement sensitive matters.
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