5 takeaways from U.S. Capitol security review, including staffing, quick reaction force, K9s
Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY
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WASHINGTON - Two months after a mob infiltrated the U.S. Capitol, a task force shared its recommendations to significantly improve security at the complex.
The review was conducted by a 16 member-task force, led by retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked him to lead the security review after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol that left the nation shaken.
U.S. Capitol Police understaffed, lacks sufficient intelligence training
The security review found that U.S. Capitol Police were “understaffed, insufficiently equipped, and inadequately trained to secure the Capitol and members when violently attacked by a large mob.”