Chronic problems with the U.S. Secret Service have been investigated for years, but a recent report revealed that understaffing at the protective agency might be even worse than many people realize. The Aug. 29 report claims that the Secret Service is in dire need of more snipers and sharpshooters, and that if staffing levels do not improve, the public figures guarded by the agency could be at risk.

What does this report say?

The watchdog report was released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General. The report alleges that the Secret Service's "counter sniper team is not staffed to meet mission requirements," and that the agency's current number of snipers is 73% below the necessary level.

This team is "composed of highly trained, precision marksmen wh

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