Secret Service

March 16, 2017

Following the September 19, 2014 White House fence jumping incident, the Secretary of Homeland Security established the Protective Mission Panel (PMP) to undertake a broad independent review of the Secret Service’s protection for the White House Complex (WHC).

In addition to recommendations made in an unclassified report, the PMP made a number of recommendations in its December 2014 classified report.

As directed by Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, we reviewed the Secret Service’s actions to address the PMP’s classified recommendations.

The PMP’s classified recommendations primarily relate to security gaps and vulnerabilities at the WHC.

We reviewed changes made by the Secret Service to equipment, technology, and operations in response to these recommendations.

The Secret Service has taken action to address the PMP’s classified recommendations by using funding appropriated for PMP initiatives to begin enhancing security and refreshing technology at the WHC.

As in our unclassified report, we concluded that fully implementing many of the recommendations will depend on staff increases, sustained funding, and a multi-year commitment by Secret Service and Department

leadership to ensure actions continue even during times of increased protective mission demands and unexpected priorities.

In its response to this report, the Secret

Service reiterated its agreement with our conclusion.

We made no additional recommendations in our report.

In addition to this unclassified summary, we issued a classified version of our report to the Department and Congress.