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1 online resource |
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Government procedures and operations |
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Government procedures and operations.
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| Contents |
Preface; United States Secret Service: An Agency in Crisis*; Executive Summary; I. Introduction; II. Findings and Recommendations; Findings Related to the November 11, 2011 White House Shooting; Findings Related to April 2012 Misconduct in Cartagena; Findings Related to the September 16, 2014 Incident at the CDC; Findings Related to the March 4, 2015 Incident Near the White House; Findings Related to USSS Culture and Accountability; Findings Related to Agency Management and Leadership; Findings Related to the Agency's Staffing; Findings Related to the Agency's Budget |
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Findings Related to Agency Morale and Employee AttritionFindings Related to Agency Hiring; Findings Related to Security Breaches; Findings Related to Reconsidering the Agency's Mission; III. Case Studies; 1. November 11, 2011 White House Shooting; A. Failure to Issue Lookout; B. Identifying the Threat to White House; C. Documenting the Incident; D. Summary; 2. April 2012 Cartagena Misconduct; A. Similar Misconduct in Past; B. USSS Internal Investigation; C. DHS OIG Investigation; D. Standards for Sexual Misconduct; E. Summary; 3. September 16, 2014 CDC Incident; A. Underlying Incident |
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I. Failure to Solicit and Obtain Information for Background Checksii. Proximity of Armed CDC Security Personnel to President; iii. Distribution of Credentials at CDC; iv. Elevator Operator's Arrest History; v. Allowing Unpinned Individuals near President; vi. Breach at President's Departure; vii. USSS Protective Methodology; viii. Video Evidence of the Incident; B. Subsequent Developments; i. USSS's Incomplete and Problematic Initial Review; ii. Failure to Fully Brief White House Staff; iii. Then-Director Pierson's Testimony to Congress; iv. Second USSS Review of the Incident |
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V. Inaccurate Information in Letter to the CommitteeC. Standards for Security Personnel at Presidential Visits; D. Summary; 4. March 4, 2015 Incident; A. Unnecessary Delay in Arresting Heather Brookins; B. Need for Clarity in Misconduct Investigations; C. Reliance on Self-Reporting of Misconduct; D. Disparate Treatment; E. Lack of Candor with Committee Staff; F. Discipline for Those Involved; i. Individuals Named in OIG Report; ii. Individuals Not Named in OIG Report; G. Summary; IV. USSS Culture and Accountability; for Misconduct; 1. Protection of Communications |
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2. USSS Disciplinary Structure and ProceduresA. Former Disciplinary System; B. Changes to Disciplinary System; C. Transparency in Disciplinary Process; 3. Security Clearance Revocation Process; 4. Response to Misconduct; A. Failure to Report Misconduct; B. Conducting an Investigation before Reporting; C. Referring Appropriate Misconduct to OIG; D. Failure to Discipline; i. Employees Who Provide Inaccurate Information; ii. Resigning or Retiring in Lieu of Formal Discipline; iii. Need for Appropriate Discipline; 5. USSS Culture of Misconduct; A. OIG "Culture" Report |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Secret service -- United States.
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Intelligence service -- United States.
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Presidents -- Protection -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage
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Intelligence service
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Presidents -- Protection
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Secret service
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fields, Melanie, editor
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| LC no. |
2020679142 |
| ISBN |
9781634857789 |
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163485778X |
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