Internal Review Finds Widespread Failures by Secret Service in White House Breach
An intruder was able to climb a fence and enter the White House in September because of a succession of “performance, organizational, technical” and other failures by the Secret Service, according to a damning review of the incident by the Department of Homeland Security.
The review found that the Secret Service’s alarm systems and radios failed to function properly, and that because of construction on the fence around the White House, Secret Service officers did not see the intruder as he climbed over it, delaying their response.
The review has not been made public, but members of Congress were briefed on it Thursday. An executive summary was obtained by The New York Times.
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