The latest departure is the Deputy Director of the U.S. Secret Service, A.T. Smith, who is stepping aside for another position within the Department of Homeland Security, according to the agency.
Smith has served in the position since 2012 and was responsible for oversight of the agency’s daily operations. According to his biography, Smith’s career with the Secret Service began in 1986 as a special agent in the Miami field office.
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union that a new Director of the Secret Service will be selected “pretty soon.”
