Review of Jan 6 Riot Urges More Police, Mobile Fencing

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Clint Watts
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Mar 8, 2021
Most all of these recommendations of 1-6 report seem reasonable & probable based upon past week's hearings "Review of Jan 6 Riot Urges More Police, Mobile Fencing"

Review of Jan 6 Riot Urges More Police, Mobile Fencing
An insurrection task force directed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says U.S. Capitol Police need more support to address security weaknesses. The review was led by retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré.
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Clint Watts
@selectedwisdom
Particularly appreciate that the focus on proactive intelligence for Capitol police is front and center. Training and integration at the operations level, integration within JTTF all good, hope that intelligence training also emphasized at the leadership levels
10:49 AM · Mar 8, 2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/08/973991366/review-of-jan-6-riot-urges-more-police-mobile-fencing

The Jan. 6 insurrection exposed major Capitol security failures, and a review by a task force led by retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré is urging Congress to revamp its security apparatus by adding hundreds of new police officers, creating a quick reaction force and installing a new fencing system.

Honoré and other members of the task force will host three bipartisan briefing sessions for lawmakers on Monday at the Capitol to discuss their findings and draft recommendations.

The six-week review, which ran through Friday, also highlighted the vast shortfalls that faced Capitol Police during the siege. Officers were understaffed and under-resourced, left without earpieces or riot gear in many cases as they fought the Capitol attackers, the report said.

The report also highlighted that the force is not equipped to track intelligence at the scale of attack seen on Jan. 6, the report said.

"The USCP is not postured to track, assess, plan against, or respond to this plethora of threats due to significant capacity shortfalls, inadequate training, immature processes, and an operating culture that is not intelligence-driven," the report said.

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