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Report finds holes and delays in how Secret Service updates its protection policy
The agency updated protection rules after 25 of 83 security incidents, but a GAO report said it often failed to document why changes were not made.
- On Thursday, the Government Accountability Office reported the Secret Service failed to document why it opted against updating protection policies after several drone-related security incidents.
- Between 2015 and 2025, the agency managed 83 security incidents and updated policies for only 25, including past drone events involving President Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders.
- In the Butler, Pennsylvania incident, an assailant used a drone for 11 minutes over the crowd, helping him position himself to target Donald Trump with a clear shot.
- The Secret Service failed to update eight of 22 protection policies within four years, while a 1991 memorandum with the Diplomatic Security Service remains outdated regarding drone threats.
- Department of Homeland Security officials agreed to implement all recommendations, with Nathan Tranquilli, acting director of the Government Accountability Office, calling the drone incidents a "compelling example" of missing information relevant to subsequent attacks.
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Report finds holes and delays in how Secret Service updates its protec
The U.S. Secret Service dealt with several drone-related incidents without adjusting its protection policies or documenting why it didn’t, according to a government report released Thursday. That information may have helped illustrate the emerging threat of civilian
·Baltimore, United States
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Report finds holes and delays in how Secret Service updates its protection policy
A government report finds that the U.S. Secret Service faced several drone-related incidents without updating its protection policies or documenting reasons it didn't.
·New York, United States
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Secret Service ignored drone incidents for years. Then came the Trump shooting
A new GAO report says the Secret Service ignored dozens of security incidents, including repeated drone sightings near presidents and candidates, because agency policy never required staffers to explain why they weren't making changes.
·Washington, United States
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