Security For Cabinet Members

Additionally the secret service has been directed to protect certain cabinet level officials including the secretary of homeland security and secretary of treasury and senior white house staff often considered critical to national security including the white house chief of staff and national security adviser.

Security for cabinet members.

Ap evan vucci susan walsh security trumps progress. Reilly associated press former interior secretary ryan zinke took his security detail on a personal vacation to europe in 2017. Elsewhere in the cabinet los angeles mayor eric garcetti who endorsed biden in early january and served on his vice presidential selection committee is a likely candidate for transportation or. Although some are afforded cabinet level rank non cabinet members within the executive office of the president such as white house chief of staff national security advisor and white house press secretary do not hold constitutionally created positions and most do not require senate confirmation for appointment.

Cabinet members demand more protection while preparing to slash budgets scott pruitt wants 24 hour security but cuts epa budget 33 percent. Marshals service nearly 1 million a month to protect secretary betsy devos a significant step up. A doj official said the hope is that the marshals offer security for cabinet members better and at the appropriate cost by ryan j. Established in article ii section 2 of the constitution the cabinet s role is to advise the president on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member s respective office.