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The security posture and response of the U.S. Capitol Police during the January 6 attack, including the role of the Capitol Police Board and the impact of governance and authorization processes.
Federal officers on operated under a patchwork of existing law-enforcement policies rather than a single, clearly communicated wartime “rules of engagement”; in practice that meant individual agencies...
was the sworn Chief of the Capitol Police entering and resigned in the immediate aftermath of the attack, after which Assistant Chief served as acting chief until J. Thomas “Tom” Manger was appointed ...
The Capitol Police Board’s pre‑January 6 governance, authorization processes, and long‑standing failures to implement GAO recommendations constrained the U.S. Capitol Police’s authority, slowed extern...