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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