‘Leadership Changes’ at Secret Service
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Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Acting Director of the U.S. Secret Service Joseph Clancy will implement “leadership changes in the Secret Service management team,” in order to “gain a fresh perspective on how we conduct business.”
The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that four senior Secret Service officials would be removed from their positions, with a fifth deciding to retire. The newspaper called the changes the Secret Service’s “biggest management shake-up…since its director resigned in October after a string of security lapses.”
An independent report released in December found the agency was “an organization starved for leadership,” and leaders “who can drive change within the organization.”
Clancy said in a statement on Wednesday that “based on the Independent Panel review, and my own assessments, I will be implementing leadership changes in the Secret Service management team.” He added that he is “certain any of our senior executives will be productive and valued assets either in other positions at the Secret Service or the department.”
The Secret Service has been in the spotlight in recent months over a number of lapses, including the fence-jumping incident in which a man was able to make it into the White House.
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