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Sergeant at Arms details recent breaches, AI pilots and member safety steps at House security hearing
Summary
House Sergeant at Arms Bill McFarland told a subcommittee there have been four recent security breaches and described measures including vapor-detection dogs, AI-enabled screening tools, a security working group and expanded district security support; members asked about screenings, MOU challenges and airport/Union Station security.
At a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, House Sergeant at Arms William (Bill) McFarland described recent security incidents on the Capitol campus and outlined steps under way to strengthen protections for members, staff and visitors.
When asked how many security breaches the Sergeant at Arms had recorded, McFarland replied, "The account right now is, I think, four, sir." He added that three of those four incidents involved weapons or ammunition.
McFarland described several operational changes and pilots: vapor-detection dogs patrolling the plaza, the addition of AI tools to metal detectors and X-ray screening similar to airport electronic…
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