The U.S. Secret Service’s mission assurance report found that multiple operational and communications gaps preceded the July 13 attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. This included a deficiency of established command and control, lapses in communication, and a lack of diligence by agency personnel. The U.S. Secret Service’s Office of Integrity is reviewing the findings and the accountability process is underway.
Informed by the results of this report, Acting Director Ronald L. Rowe has developed a plan for an agency-wide paradigm shift that will address the issues identified in the report and help the agency meet the increasing demands of a dynamic threat environment. This plan focuses on increasing and retaining the agency’s personnel, modernizing our technology, and building a sustainable training strategy. The Secret Service is working with Congress to dramatically increase the agency’s resources so that we can make this paradigm shift a reality and ensure that a tragedy like July 13 never happens again.
The mission assurance report is available at https://www.secretservice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2024-11/Mission-Assurance-Inquiry-Summary.pdf