Breaking News: U.S. Secret Service Director Resigns

Secret Service Director Resigns -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — Julia Pierson, the director of the Secret Service, is resigning in the wake of several security breaches.

The resignation came less than a day after lawmakers from both parties assailed Ms. Pierson’s leadership and said they feared for the lives of the president and others in the protection of the agency.

On Wednesday morning, Ms. Pierson met with Jeh C. Johnson, the secretary of Homeland Security, the department that oversees the Secret Service. In a statement, Mr. Johnson said that he had accepted Ms. Pierson’s resignation, and that he had appointed Joseph Clancy, a former agent in charge of the Presidential Protective Division, to become the agency’s acting director.

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Update: Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigns -- CNN

My Comment: Cannot say that I am surprised .... the revelations that were made public yesterday revealed how dysfunctional the U.S. Secret Service has become. But removing the head of the department does not mean that the problem has been solved .... my gut is telling me that there are probably institutional problems within the Secret Service .... and it's problems run far more deeper than one Secret Service Director.

On a side note .... I am sure that there international terror groups taking notice, and it would not surprise me if they are now (or will be) contemplating/planning attacks to take advantage of this mess.