Nov 26 White House undergoes holiday lockdown after man jumps fence By Associated Press A man draped in an American flag climbed over the fence at the White House on Thursday, prompting a lockdown as the first family celebrated Thanksgiving. Continue reading
Oct 05 Federal watchdog reopening latest probe of Secret Service By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog is reopening the investigation into efforts by the Secret Service to discredit a congressman who was investigating the agency. Continue reading
Sep 30 Secret Service tried to discredit U.S. lawmaker, investigation reveals By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Scores of U.S. Secret Service employees improperly accessed the decade-old, unsuccessful job application of a congressman who was investigating scandals inside the agency, a new government report said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 07 Secret Service to add steel spikes to improve White House fence security By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Secret Service is adding a second layer of steel spikes to the top of the White House fence to keep would-be intruders at bay, according to a proposal submitted to the National Capitol Planning Commission. Continue reading
Apr 23 Report: Alarm at George H.W. Bush home broken for 13 months By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The alarm at former President George H.W. Bush's Texas home was broken for at least 13 months before the Secret Service fixed it, according to a report released Thursday by the Homeland Security Department's inspector general. Continue reading
Mar 19 Secret Service chief forcefully denies reports of crash By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The new director of the Secret Service went on the offensive Thursday on Capitol Hill, disputing characterizations in news reports that two senior agents crashed a government vehicle into a security barrier at the White House after a night of… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch News Wrap: Secret Service chief testifies on White House drunk driving accident By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 3:19 News Wrap: White House intruder pleads guilty By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Omar Gonzalez, the man who breached White House security and entered the executive mansion in September, pleaded guilty in court. Also, President Obama visited a VA hospital in Arizona where long delays and falsified wait… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Homeland Security investigating Secret Service incident at White House By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 12 Secret Service investigating agents’ crash near White House By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department is investigating two senior Secret Service agents accused of crashing a car into a White House security barrier, an agency spokesman says. Continue reading