House panel report finds Secret Service 'in crisis,' multiple breaches revealed

A congressional investigation found security lapses by the Secret Service were more prevalent than previously disclosed, showing the agency is "in crisis" and in need of a major overhaul.

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform report, set to be released Thursday, found 143 breaches or attempted breaches in the past 10 years at locations guarded by the Secret Service. At least a half-dozen were never publicly disclosed.

This includes a man who was able to walk up to President Obama at a Congressional Black Caucus event in 2014 and directly speak with him.

The bipartisan report concluded the past three Secret Service directors, including current head Joseph Clancy, have provided "false information'' to the committee when questioned about incidents and operations. The service does not spend enough time on protective duties, instead focusing too much on investigative matters such as credit-card and computer fraud, the report found.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the oversight committee, said the report should come as a wake-up call to the Obama administration.

"The situation is getting worse not better," he said. "The president is in jeopardy, and he better personally get involved in fixing this."