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| Ex-Chief of Obama Security Works to Boost Scarred Secret Service
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 29-November-2014
3:37:9 AM |
| On his way to work every morning, Joseph P. Clancy passes his new obsession and likely legacy: the 7 1/2-foot fence that surrounds the White House.
Clancy got his job as the interim director of the Secret Service partly because of the vulnerable, black iron barrier. In a highly publicized security breach in September, an intruder scaled the fence and made his way into the White House. The incident set off widespread criticism of the agency and ultimately led to the resignation of the previous director, Julia Pierson.
Now Clancy spends part of each day dreaming up ways to enhance the fence, even as he tries to convince everyone - including the first family - that the White House is impregnable.
Should the fence be higher, like the 10-foot model at the vice president's residence? Should it be curved outward, like those at prisons? Should the agency go back to the practice of having a gymnast test it to see how hard it is to surmount?
And, there is always the last resort floated by a Democratic congressman at a recent hearing: build a moat.
"A lot of people wonder, 'Well, what can an acting director do in three or four months?'" Clancy said in his first interview since President Barack Obama asked him to return to the agency where he spent 27 years, until he finds a permanent head. "I said, after an incident like the one we had, this is the most critical time. This is a time you've got to really sprint and get yourself back up on your feet."
As he walks down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Secret Service's headquarters from his temporary housing near the White House, Clancy stops to chat with the uniformed officers standing in front of the fence, hoping that some quick praise from the boss will lift the spirits of demoralized personnel. At times, he can catch a glimpse of his son, a young officer stationed at the White House.
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