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Post-January 6 attack, Secret Service director calls for more funding for high-security events By Nicole Sganga
May 6, 2021 / 4:40 PM / CBS News
The director of the Secret Service told lawmakers Thursday that the agency needs more money to fund coverage of high-profile functions that are designated as National Special Security Events (NSSEs) there were five events that were specially designated and federally coordinated in the past year.
An NSSE-designated event prompts the federal government led by the Secret Service in coordination with the FBI and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to work together to secure large venues that may be targeted by violent actors.
How Could Law Enforcement Have Investigated Before the Capitol Riot?
U.S. Capitol Police Headquarters draped in mourning after the death of Officer Brian Sicknick in the Capitol riot. (Flickr/Victoria Pickering, https://flic.kr/p/2kr3uV6; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)
The day after what he called “the siege at the Capitol,” FBI Director Christopher Wray vowed that the bureau “will hold accountable those who participated in” the attack. Arrests have already been made, but it is equally clear that the FBI itself, as well as the Capitol Police and other agencies, will face aggressive questions from officials, the press and the public about what transpired.