Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, was the first legislator to speak out following last year’s revelation that hundreds of workers had hit their salary caps, according to USA Today. Werner said the legislator recently spoke with Alles and vowed to find a permanent fix to the issue.
South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, the Republican chairman of the House oversight panel, also noted that the committee is “working with other committees of jurisdiction to explore ways in which we can best support [the Secret Service],” his spokeswoman, Amanda Gonzalez, told the newspaper.
USA Today reported that the agents who’ve reached their compensation limits this year comprise about a third of the Secret Service workforce. Officials said they had hoped the agency’s workload would lessen after Trump’s inauguration, but that has become nearly impossible considering the president’s frequent trips, his family’s business travels and his large number of protectees.
In time, Alles said he expects the Secret Service’s continued hiring campaign to help relieve some of the pressure the agency faces. The service hopes to expand its current force of 6,800 agents and uniformed officers to 7,600 by 2016.
“We’re making progress,” he said.
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