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Secret Service faces questions about agency funding used for White House renovations
The Secret Service is facing questions about funding that was reportedly taken from the agency’s budget to fund White House renovations. In a letter to Secret Service Director Sean Curran last week, Senator Maggie Hassan asked how the agency would have spent roughly the $415 million dollars that was redirected from its budget. Hassan wants to know whether that has affected the Secret Service’s modernization efforts, including its ongoing hiring campaign. Her letter points to a June 2026 inspector general report that found the Secret Service’s effectiveness was at risk due to staffing and resource constraints. See Pri...
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This is a Federal News Network podcast. Coming up today on the Federal Newscast, the Secret Service faces questions about agency funding used for White House renovations. The Space Force extends its inter-office transfer application window.
And the application window is open for the Defense Department's Cyber Service Academy. stories and more on today's Federal Newscast. Welcome to the Federal Newscast. I'm Michelle Sandiford. The Secret Service is facing questions about funding that was reportedly taken from the agency's budget to fund White House renovations.
In a letter to Secret Service Director Sean Curran last week, Senator Maggie Hasen asked how the agency would have spent roughly $415 million that was redirected from its budget. Hasen wants to know whether that has affected the Secret Service's modernization efforts, including its ongoing hiring campaign.
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