2015 finding on the Secret Service identified deficiencies in confidential financial disclosure; ineffective controls in seized property; ineffective controls over time and attendance approvals; ineffective controls for expense and invoice controls. Often when there is a news splash on gross misconduct, an OIG report follows in the year later. In the spring of 2013, Secret Service agents had some rousing parties overseas. And OIG report 14-20 is entitled “Adequacy of USSS Efforts to Identify, Mitigate, and Address instances of misconduct and inappropriate behavior”.
The 144 pages is so boring, I gave up reading it. The section heads give a clue:
- internal controls are insufficient;
- disciplinary measures are insufficient;
- noncompliance with federal disciplinary regulations; etc.
The bad conduct of agents in Columbia in 2013 was not an isolated incident and management seemed a bit permissive.
Check; got it.