Secret Service chief: Morale suffering at agency
Source: AP-Excite
WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting director of the Secret Service warned lawmakers Wednesday of "potentially dire consequences" from lowered morale and operational security at the agency. He vowed to do better.
Joseph Clancy offered the sobering assessment in testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, making his first appearance on Capitol Hill since his appointment last month to lead the embattled agency. The Secret Service has suffered a string of embarrassments, including a fence jumper who made it into the White House, which led to the resignation of its previous director.
Clancy acknowledged that the agency has fallen short of its goal of perfection. He said that being in the spotlight has had detrimental effects on employee morale and operational security, "both with potentially dire consequences."
He also offered a mea culpa over the Sept. 19 fence-jumping incident. An internal review last week detailed a string of failures that allowed a Texas Army veteran, Omar Gonzalez, to make it way all the way into the East Room.
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