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On August 24, 2022, President [[Joe Biden]] named [[Kimberly Cheatle]], the senior director of global security at [[PepsiCo]], as the agency's new director. Cheatle was in the Secret Service for 27 years and became the first woman to serve as assistant director of protective operations, a department tasked with protecting the president and dignitaries.<ref name="Viser_8/24/2022">{{cite news | last=Viser | first=Matt | title=Biden names second woman to head the Secret Service | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=August 24, 2022 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/24/biden-first-woman-secret-service/ | access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref> | On August 24, 2022, President [[Joe Biden]] named [[Kimberly Cheatle]], the senior director of global security at [[PepsiCo]], as the agency's new director. Cheatle was in the Secret Service for 27 years and became the first woman to serve as assistant director of protective operations, a department tasked with protecting the president and dignitaries.<ref name="Viser_8/24/2022">{{cite news | last=Viser | first=Matt | title=Biden names second woman to head the Secret Service | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=August 24, 2022 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/24/biden-first-woman-secret-service/ | access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref> | ||
On November 12, 2023, a Secret Service agent guarding Naomi Biden fired shots at three people seen breaking into an unoccupied government vehicle in [[Georgetown, Washington, D.C.|Georgetown]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/13/us/politics/naomi-biden-secret-service-shoot-car.html|title=Secret Service Agent Protecting Naomi Biden Fires Gun During Car Break-In|website= | On November 12, 2023, a Secret Service agent guarding Naomi Biden fired shots at three people seen breaking into an unoccupied government vehicle in [[Georgetown, Washington, D.C.|Georgetown]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/13/us/politics/naomi-biden-secret-service-shoot-car.html|title=Secret Service Agent Protecting Naomi Biden Fires Gun During Car Break-In|website=The New York Times|first=Glenn|last=Thrush|authorlink=Glenn Thrush|date=November 13, 2023|access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/13/politics/secret-service-dc-break-in/index.html|title=Secret Service agent on Biden's granddaughter's security detail fired weapon in response to car break-in|first=Betsy|last=Klein|website=[[CNN]]|date=November 13, 2023|access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref> | ||
On July 13, 2024, Secret Service agents protecting former President [[Donald Trump]] at a campaign rally in [[Butler, Pennsylvania]] in advance of his presumptive [[Republican Party (United_States)|Republican]] candidacy in the [[2024 United States presidential election]], shot and killed [[Thomas Matthew Crooks]] during an [[Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania|assassination attempt]] on Trump.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arnsdorf |first=Isaac |last2=Knowles |first2=Hannah |last3=Kornfield |first3=Meryl |last4=Barrett |first4=Devlin |date=2024-07-14 |title=Trump rally shooting was assassination attempt on ex-president, FBI says |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/13/trump-rally-pennsylvania/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Live updates: Trump says he was shot in the ear during rally; one attendee and shooter are dead |url=https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Associated Press}}</ref> Crooks, armed with an [[AR-15–style rifle]], had shot at Trump from an elevated position near the venue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Layne |first=Nathan |last2=McDermid |first2=Brendan |last3=Mason |first3=Jeff |date=14 July 2024 |title=Trump survives assassination attempt at campaign rally after major security lapse |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-shooting-raises-questions-about-security-lapses-2024-07-14/ |website=reuters.com}}</ref> Trump was injured in his right ear and quickly rushed to hospital, while Crooks was killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanyos |first=Faris |date=2024-07-14 |title=Trump rally shooter killed by Secret Service sniper, officials say|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-rally-shooter-death-attendee-butler-county-da/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Kathryn |date=2024-07-14 |title=Trump says bullet "pierced the upper part of my right ear" when shots were fired at Pennsylvania rally|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-shots-pierced-injured-ear-rally-pennsylvania/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=CBS News}}</ref> One other attendee, 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, was also killed by Crooks and several others in attendance were injured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title=Man killed at Trump rally identified as firefighter Corey Comperatore, who ‘died a hero’ |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/14/politics/corey-comperatore-trump-shooting-victim/index.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=CNN}}</ref> | On July 13, 2024, Secret Service agents protecting former President [[Donald Trump]] at a campaign rally in [[Butler, Pennsylvania]] in advance of his presumptive [[Republican Party (United_States)|Republican]] candidacy in the [[2024 United States presidential election]], shot and killed [[Thomas Matthew Crooks]] during an [[Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania|assassination attempt]] on Trump.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arnsdorf |first=Isaac |last2=Knowles |first2=Hannah |last3=Kornfield |first3=Meryl |last4=Barrett |first4=Devlin |date=2024-07-14 |title=Trump rally shooting was assassination attempt on ex-president, FBI says |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/13/trump-rally-pennsylvania/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Live updates: Trump says he was shot in the ear during rally; one attendee and shooter are dead |url=https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Associated Press}}</ref> Crooks, armed with an [[AR-15–style rifle]], had shot at Trump from an elevated position near the venue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Layne |first=Nathan |last2=McDermid |first2=Brendan |last3=Mason |first3=Jeff |date=14 July 2024 |title=Trump survives assassination attempt at campaign rally after major security lapse |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-shooting-raises-questions-about-security-lapses-2024-07-14/ |website=reuters.com}}</ref> Trump was injured in his right ear and quickly rushed to hospital, while Crooks was killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanyos |first=Faris |date=2024-07-14 |title=Trump rally shooter killed by Secret Service sniper, officials say|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-rally-shooter-death-attendee-butler-county-da/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Kathryn |date=2024-07-14 |title=Trump says bullet "pierced the upper part of my right ear" when shots were fired at Pennsylvania rally|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-shots-pierced-injured-ear-rally-pennsylvania/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=CBS News}}</ref> One other attendee, 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, was also killed by Crooks and several others in attendance were injured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title=Man killed at Trump rally identified as firefighter Corey Comperatore, who ‘died a hero’ |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/14/politics/corey-comperatore-trump-shooting-victim/index.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=CNN}}</ref> | ||
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When transporting the president in a motorcade, the Secret Service uses a fleet of custom-built armored [[Cadillac]] Limousines, the newest and largest version of which is known as "[[Presidential state car (United States)#Current model|The Beast]]". Armored [[Chevrolet Suburban]]s are also used when logistics require such a vehicle or when a more low-profile appearance is required. For official movement, the limousine is affixed with U.S. and presidential flags and the presidential seal on the rear doors. For unofficial events, the vehicles are left sterile and unadorned.<ref name="Kessler" /> | When transporting the president in a motorcade, the Secret Service uses a fleet of custom-built armored [[Cadillac]] Limousines, the newest and largest version of which is known as "[[Presidential state car (United States)#Current model|The Beast]]". Armored [[Chevrolet Suburban]]s are also used when logistics require such a vehicle or when a more low-profile appearance is required. For official movement, the limousine is affixed with U.S. and presidential flags and the presidential seal on the rear doors. For unofficial events, the vehicles are left sterile and unadorned.<ref name="Kessler" /> | ||
Government audits have criticized the Secret Service for a "slow embrace of technology", according to '' | Government audits have criticized the Secret Service for a "slow embrace of technology", according to ''The New York Times''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lipton |first1=Eric |last2=Fahrenthold |first2=David A. |title=Secret Service’s Tech Flaws Helped Gunman Evade Detection at Trump Rally |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/secret-service-technology-trump.html |access-date=1 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=1 August 2024}}</ref> | ||
==Field offices== | ==Field offices== | ||