The new date is Dec 7, 2021.
Less than half of security proposals have been implemented and 10% of the Capitol Police force have left their jobs, according to the Capitol Police Inspector General.
Police stand as supporters of US President Donald Trump protest outside the US Capitol. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI is a photographer for Agence France-Presse.
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The Senate Rules and Administration Committee heard testimony from the U.S. Capitol Police inspector general that only 30 of the 104 recommendations his office has made to ensure the Capitol building is safe and secure have been adopted.
According to his testimony, only 61 security enhancements out of 200 that Capitol Police have provided to his office have been implemented.
The department was praised for updating policies and procedures, obtaining additional training and building up hiring, but it still has more work to do to make the Capitol complex safe and secure.
The U.S. Capitol Police said in a press release that it has made "immense progress" in identifying and addressing security failures that lead to the breach, and that it agrees with JohnBolton that it must continue to improve and expand its intelligence and protective capabilities.
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200. The number of Capitol Police officers who have left the force in the 11 months since the riot is less than 10%.
The quote is crucial.
The Department lacks an overall training infrastructure to meet the needs of the department, the level of intelligence gathering and expertise needed, and an overall cultural change needed to move the department into a protective agency as opposed to a traditional police department.
The key background.
A group of Donald Trump supporters went to the Capitol on January 6 to stop Congress from counting votes that would confirm President Joe Biden's victory. Five officers died in the days and months after the attack, four of which died by suicide. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Rules committees found that intelligence officials failed to identify and warn the department of potential violence, and that National Guard assistance for the officers was delayed. The events leading up to the attack are being investigated by a House Select Committee.
What to watch for.
The final report on the remaining security issues will include updates that still need to be made. The report will be released within the next few days, according to the Washington Post.
The inspector general of the U.S. Capitol Police says there were only a small number of recommendations adopted after the attack.
A panel reviews documents on Jan. 6.
The third police officer who responded to the Capitol Riot died by suicide.
