US President appoints new Secret Service boss
The White House announced Tuesday that Randolph D. “Tex” Alles, a senior customs official and retired US Marine Corps general, would take over the U.S. Secret Service, becoming the agency’s 25th director, Washington Post reported. Alles spent 35 years in the Marines before retiring in 2011, according to the White House.
He comes to the Secret Service after serving in several roles with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, most recently being appointed acting deputy commissioner on Jan. 20, the day President Trump took office. The appointment comes as the Secret Service has faced criticism over a breach at the White House complex.
