The Secret Service and Omar Gonzalez

Gonzalez was the guy who jumped over the fence and made it into the White House in September. Homeland Security has published a report on the incident. 

Some conclusions: 

• the Secret Service’s alarm systems and radios failed to function properly, 
• many of the responding officers did not see the intruder as he climbed over the fence, delaying their response. 
• Gonzalez could have been stopped by a Secret Service officer who was stationed on the North Lawn with an attack dog. But the officer did not realize that an intruder had made it over the fence because he was sitting in his van talking on his personal cellphone.