Secret Service Director Resigns Over Recent Security Breaches At The White House

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 01: The White House and the South Lawn and part of the Ellipse are seen from the observation deck of the Washington Monument October 1, 2014 in Washington, DC. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned in the wake of several security breaches involving the White House and President Barack Obama. The countersniper team is composed of specially trained Uniformed Division officers who use specially built weapons and other sophisticated equipment to prevent any long-range threat to the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)