How the White House is upgrading perimeter security

The occasional but still alarming breaches of the White House perimeter, by foot and by vehicle, has the U.S. Secret Service on the lookout for security upgrades.

From sharp fence clip-ons to new vehicle security barriers, the National Park Service, on behalf of the Secret Service, has proposed a series of enhancements to the White House perimeter, each of which will be reviewed next month by the National Capital Planning Commission.

Numerous incidents of White House fence jumping, including one…