Report finds holes and delays in how Secret Service updates its protection policy
Summary
A government report found that the U.S. Secret Service did not update its protection policies or explain why after several drone-related security incidents. This failure contributed to security gaps before the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump and other close calls.Key Facts
- From 2015 to 2025, the Secret Service faced 83 security incidents but updated policies after only 25 of them.
- The agency did not document reasons for not updating policies in response to some drone incidents.
- In 2024, a man attempted to assassinate President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, by taking a shot after using a drone to scout the area.
- Other security breaches included an armed man near Trump at a golf course and another man getting close at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner.
- The Secret Service failed to update eight of 22 protection policies within the required four-year period.
- A key agreement between the Secret Service and the Diplomatic Security Service about overseas protection has not been updated since 1991 and does not address new threats like drones.
- The report suggests the Secret Service should document why policies are not changed after incidents and improve review processes.
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