I think the attached link does a good job in pointing out much of the problems with this organization, and I think this one brief note sort of spells out the current problem with the director.
"“I respect Pierson’s service, but she hasn’t been on a protective mission in two decades,” said one supervisor who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “She doesn’t know anything about security planning in a post-9/11 world.”
Pierson failed to provide fresh start for Secret Service that administration wanted - The Washington Post
And for those that worry consistently about politics (
I never understood how it was still POLITICS once you were elected, but) here is one time both parties seemed to agree....
"Lawmakers were also annoyed by the administration’s budget request for this year for an agency that has claimed to be chronically underfunded.
Homeland Security requested $1.49 billion in operating funds for the Secret Service, a $60 million dip from last fiscal year. But even spending-conscious Republicans said that was too much. So Congress instead agreed to a rare increase over the administration’s request, giving the agency $1.53 billion. "