Shakeup at the Secret Service

[Peter1469]

Shakeup at the Secret Service (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/4-top-secret-service-executives-told-to-leave-their-posts-in-agency-shake-up/2015/01/14/a084b164-9c1f-11e4-96cc-e858eba91ced_story.html)

I assume these four were political appointees and not career agents.


The Secret Service has decided to remove four of its most senior officials while a fifth has decided to retire, the biggest management shake-up at the troubled agency (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/10/01/a-shortlist-of-recent-secret-service-scandals/) since its director resigned in October (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/julia-pierson-resigns-as-secret-service-director/2014/10/01/ea39a396-499f-11e4-891d-713f052086a0_story.html) after a string of security lapses, according to people familiar with internal discussions.


The departures would gut much of the Secret Service’s upper management, which has been criticized by lawmakers and administration officials in recent months for fostering a culture of distrust between agency leaders and its rank-and-file, and for making poor decisions that helped erode quality.

[del]

at least one, pupillo, had been there 31 years.

i think the others were career agents a s well, based on their titles and responsibilities

[Peter1469]

If they were career people fired, it would look more like a purge than a leadership failure. The guys who came up from the ranks tend to know the deal. And the top posts often go to the political appointees.

[del]

straight assistants, as opposed to deputy assts, etc tend to be career guys according to at least one source, three of them were there for at least 30 years..


The four assistant directors who are being ousted are Paul Morrissey, head of investigative missions; Jane Murphy, governmental and public affairs; Dale Pupillo, protective operations; and Mark Copanzzi, mission support. Also falling on his sword is Vic Erevia, who was named assistant director for training last year but announced his retirement after a brutal assessment (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/panel-calls-for-deep-changes-in-secret-service/2014/12/18/422b8612-86f1-11e4-b9b7-b8632ae73d25_story.html) last month that cited “Keystone Cops” and concluded the agency was “starved for leadership” even after the resignation of Director Julia Pierson last October.

The Observer‘s source pointed out that at least three of the four demoted executives have been at the agency for 30 years. “Dale might have came on after the fact but the other three were ’83 guys — Erivia, I’m not sure, but he retired so it doesn’t matter


Read more at http://observer.com/2015/01/four-secret-service-executives-fired-stunning-an-already-shaken-agency/#ixzz3OqxIRnDC