Appointment of Special Assistant for Secret Service Supervision
The Commission recommends that the Secretary of the Treasury appoint a special assistant dedicated to supervising the Secret Service on a daily basis within the Department of the Treasury. This special assistant should possess significant stature and experience in law enforcement, intelligence, and related fields, so as to provide effective ongoing supervision and to keep the Secretary fully informed of the Secret Service’s performance. An initial responsibility of this special assistant should be overseeing the Secret Service’s current effort to revise and modernize its basic operating procedures.
Overhaul of Secret Service Presidential Threat Detection Facilities
The Commission recommends that the Secret Service undertake a complete overhaul of its facilities for the advance detection of potential threats against the President. Three specific measures are proposed: first, the Secret Service should develop more precise criteria defining which potential threats other agencies should report, and these criteria should include prompt notice of all returned defectors; second, the Secret Service should accelerate its current plans to employ the most efficient data-processing techniques; and third, once new criteria are established, the Secret Service should enter into formal agreements with each federal agency to ensure it receives the required information.
Improvement of Presidential Motorcade Protective Measures
The Commission recommends that the Secret Service improve the protective measures employed in the planning and execution of Presidential motorcades. In particular, the Secret Service should continue its current efforts to heighten the precautionary attention given to buildings situated along the motorcade route.
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