Secret Service Fast Facts
April 2012 - After allegations of misconduct involving heavy drinking and prostitutes  11 Secret Service members are recalled to the United States from Colombia  where they had been working on security ahead of a visit by  President Obama . After allegations of misconduct involving heavy drinking and prostitutes  11 Secret Service members are recalled to the United States from Colombia  where they had been working on security ahead of a visit by  President Obama .
May 2013 - A senior agent from the presidential detail creates a fuss at a Washington DC hotel  trying to get back into a woman's room  fearing he left behind a bullet from his gun  according to the Washington Post. An internal review reveals  the agent and another member of Obama's detail  had sent inappropriate emails to a female coworker. One of agents is later fired  and the other is reassigned. A senior agent from the presidential detail creates a fuss at a Washington DC hotel  trying to get back into a woman's room  fearing he left behind a bullet from his gun  according to the Washington Post. An internal review reveals  the agent and another member of Obama's detail  had sent inappropriate emails to a female coworker. One of agents is later fired  and the other is reassigned.
December 10  2013 - During a memorial service for Nelson Mandela in South Africa  a man with forged security credentials stands feet away from  President Obama .  The man  pretends to be a sign language interpreter  taking the stage with During a memorial service for Nelson Mandela in South Africa  a man with forged security credentials stands feet away from  President Obama .  The man  pretends to be a sign language interpreter  taking the stage with  Obama  and other world leaders.  He  later tells reporters  he  is mentally ill. The Secret Service faults South African event organizers for failing to vet the imposter.
October 1  2014 - In the wake of several security breaches  Pierson resigns as director of the Secret Service. Joseph Clancy  a former special agent from  the President 's security detail  steps in as interim director. In the wake of several security breaches  Pierson resigns as director of the Secret Service. Joseph Clancy  a former special agent from  the President 's security detail  steps in as interim director.
February 18  2015 -  President Obama  chooses Clancy to be the director of the agency  going against recommendations to bring in an outsider to help the Secret Service implement reforms.  President Obama  chooses Clancy to be the director of the agency  going against recommendations to bring in an outsider to help the Secret Service implement reforms.
December 2015 - The House Oversight Committee issues a 438-page report  "United States Secret Service: An Agency in Crisis." The report examines the 2011 White House shooting episode  the misconduct in Colombia  the breach at the CDC and the incident involving the supervisors driving into a crime scene. The House Oversight Committee issues a 438-page report  "United States Secret Service: An Agency in Crisis." The report examines the 2011 White House shooting episode  the misconduct in Colombia  the breach at the CDC and the incident involving the supervisors driving into a crime scene. The review lists six additional breaches that took place over the course of a single month  including a security lapse that enabled an uninvited guest to go backstage at a function and speak to  the president . The committee proclaims that the agency has failed to implement many of the reforms recommended by the government panel in 2014. In conclusion  the committee declares that "the agency's recent public failures are not a series of isolated events  but the product of an insular culture that has historically been resistant to change."
April 2012 - After allegations of misconduct involving heavy drinking and prostitutes  11 Secret Service members are recalled to the United States from Colombia  where they had been working on security ahead of a visit by  [TGT]  . After allegations of misconduct involving heavy drinking and prostitutes  11 Secret Service members are recalled to the United States from Colombia  where they had been working on security ahead of a visit by  [TGT]  .
May 2013 - A senior agent from the presidential detail creates a fuss at a Washington DC hotel  trying to get back into a woman's room  fearing he left behind a bullet from his gun  according to the Washington Post. An internal review reveals   [TGT] had sent inappropriate emails to a female coworker. One of agents is later fired  and the other is reassigned. A senior agent from the presidential detail creates a fuss at a Washington DC hotel  trying to get back into a woman's room  fearing he left behind a bullet from his gun  according to the Washington Post. An internal review reveals   [TGT] had sent inappropriate emails to a female coworker. One of agents is later fired  and the other is reassigned.
December 10  2013 - During a memorial service for Nelson Mandela in South Africa  a man with forged security credentials stands feet away from  [TGT]  .  The man  pretends to be a sign language interpreter  taking the stage with During a memorial service for Nelson Mandela in South Africa  a man with forged security credentials stands feet away from  [TGT]  .  The man  pretends to be a sign language interpreter  taking the stage with   [TGT] and other world leaders.  He  later tells reporters  he  is mentally ill. The Secret Service faults South African event organizers for failing to vet the imposter.
October 1  2014 - In the wake of several security breaches  Pierson resigns as director of the Secret Service. Joseph Clancy  a former special agent from  the President 's security detail  steps in as interim director. In the wake of several security breaches  Pierson resigns as director of the Secret Service. Joseph Clancy  a former special agent from  the President 's security detail  steps in as interim director.
February 18  2015 -   [TGT] chooses Clancy to be the director of the agency  going against recommendations to bring in an outsider to help the Secret Service implement reforms.   [TGT] chooses Clancy to be the director of the agency  going against recommendations to bring in an outsider to help the Secret Service implement reforms.
December 2015 - The House Oversight Committee issues a 438-page report  "United States Secret Service: An Agency in Crisis." The report examines the 2011 White House shooting episode  the misconduct in Colombia  the breach at the CDC and the incident involving the supervisors driving into a crime scene. The House Oversight Committee issues a 438-page report  "United States Secret Service: An Agency in Crisis." The report examines the 2011 White House shooting episode  the misconduct in Colombia  the breach at the CDC and the incident involving the supervisors driving into a crime scene. The review lists six additional breaches that took place over the course of a single month  including a security lapse that enabled an uninvited guest to go backstage at a function and speak to  the president . The committee proclaims that the agency has failed to implement many of the reforms recommended by the government panel in 2014. In conclusion  the committee declares that "the agency's recent public failures are not a series of isolated events  but the product of an insular culture that has historically been resistant to change."