As we approach the second anniversary of one of the darkest days in our nation’s history, we must answer this critical question, “Could January 6 happen again?”

During the last two years, with the support of Congress, the United States Capitol Police (USCP) has been working around the clock to implement more than 100 significant improvements. Today we are clearly better off than we were before the January 6 attack and that is due to the hard work and dedication of more than 2,000 USCP employees.

• We’ve brought on new leaders from premier law enforcement agencies with an expertise in National Security Special Events, intelligence operations and physical security.
• Planning for demonstrations and significant events now require the preparation of detailed Incident Action Plans that set forth the responsibilities for command officials and participating law enforcement agencies.
• Congress passed legislation to ensure the USCP Chief can unilaterally declare a state of emergency and call upon the National Guard.
• The USCP has established strong partnerships with dozens of law enforcement agencies in and around the Washington, D.C. area, and throughout the East Coast, for their support and assistance when it’s required.
• We hired a new Intelligence Director and we have dramatically improved the manner in which we collect, analyze, and share intelligence with our partner law enforcement agencies. We have also ensured that critical information is disseminated to our officers and...

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