Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigns
October 02, 2014 14:47
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday, a day after her congressional testimony about lapses in President Obama's security drew calls for her dismissal.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who accepted Pierson's resignation, also announced that a panel of "independent experts" would review the overall performance of the Secret Service, which has been accused of failures that have put Obama's life at risk.