Secret Service study from 1990s found White House vulnerable to fence-jumpers

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-study-from-1990s-found-white-house-vulnerable-to-fence-jumpers/2014/09/22/b1cf4f4e-4272-11e4-b47c-f5889e061e5f_story.html

By Carol D. Leonnig and Spencer S. Hsu
The Washington Post
September 22, 2014

The Secret Service commissioned a classified mock attack two decades ago 
that found an easy way to pierce the White House security zone: Overwhelm 
Secret Service officers on the compound with six to eight attackers 
climbing over the fence at the same time.

That vulnerability remains, despite the creation of specially trained 
counterassault and surveillance teams recommended at the time, according 
to government officials who were briefed on the findings and requested 
anonymity to discuss sensitive information.

Securing the White House grounds has been further complicated over the 
past two years by severe staffing shortages and high turnover rates in the 
officer division tasked with patrolling the compound, according to these 
officials.

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