Standing Post

Clint Hill is an author and speaker. He is a guest speaker at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and continues to participate with present-day Secret Service personnel in discussing protective activities and procedures. If you would like more information on Clint Hill, he has authored three books and can be contacted through his website. Special Thanks to Mr. Clint Hill and Lisa McCubin f...

Episode #007 Pt. 1 – Please welcome Secret Service legend Retired Special Agent Clint Hill in part one of our two-part series. Mr. Clint Hill is a retired U.S. Secret Service Agent who served five presidents and was in the motorcade in Dallas on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Mr. Hill will forever be remembered for his brave and swift actions as he leaped onto...

Episode #006 – Welcome Officer Technician Jay Castro and his K-9 partner Willy. Jay is a K-9 Officer under the Special Operations Branch of the Uniformed Division. Willy is a Belgian Malinois who entered duty with the U.S. Secret Service on April 1, 2015. The Canine Unit’s mission is to provide a safe and secure environment for individuals and locations protected by the U.S. Secret Service. This c...

Episode #005 – Welcome Special Agent Rafael Barros, Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge (ATSAIC) of the Talent and Acquisition Division (TAD) under the Office of Human Resources for the U.S. Secret Service. Joining him is retired Special Agent Tony Chapa. Tony retired as the Assistant Director of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) after being the Special Agent in Charge (SAIC) of...

Episode #004 – October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. On this episode Special Agent Matt O’Neill, Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge (ATSAIC) of the Criminal Investigative Division (CID) under Investigations (INV) talks with us about Cyber-crime, Identity Theft, Business Email Compromise, his efforts in apprehending computer hackers and the creation of the Global Investigative O...

Episode #003 – Protecting the Nation’s Children w/ SA Joan Hoback - Welcome Special Agent Joan Hoback, Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge (ASAIC) of the Forensic Services Division (FSD) for the U.S. Secret Service. On this episode, we discuss our partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). This initiative is the Childhood Smart Program, which heightens aw...

Episode #002 – Welcome Dr. Lina Alathari, Chief of the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) under the Protective Intelligence and Assessment Division (PID) for the Secret Service. In this episode, we discuss enhancing school safety. The United States Secret Service (USSS) released their National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) Operational Guide for Preventing School Violence on July 12, 2018....

Ep. #001 - Welcome, thank you for taking the time to listen to our very first episode of the new Podcast, "Standing Post." In this first episode, we introduce you to the Deputy Assistant Director, Ronald Layton. With Ron’s help, we will take you through a brief history of the agency, his personal journey on becoming a Secret Service Special Agent, what it’s like behind the scenes, and some interes...

The United States Secret service is proud to introduce to you the very first episode of our the new Podcast, "Standing Post: Inside Stories of the Secret Service." I’m your host, Cody Starken, and I’ll take you on a learning adventure about what the U.S. Secret Service has to offer. On July 5th, 2018, we introduce to you the Deputy Assistant Director of Protective Operations Mr. Ronald Layton. Wit...