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GAO-21-105255 1 (2021-08-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaolze0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CAPITOL ATTACK: SPECIAL EVENT DESIGNATIONS COULD HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FOR JANUARY 6, 2021, BUT NOT ALL DHS GUIDANCE IS CLEAR August 2021 In the months leading up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, there were reported efforts to organize large groups of protestors to travel to Washington, D.C., to dispute the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Over the course of about 7 hours on January 6, the attack on the U.S. Capitol resulted in assaults on approximately 140 police officers, including about 80 U.S. Capitol Police and about 60 from the Metropolitan Police Department, and about $1.5 million in damages, according to information from the Department of Justice and the U.S. Capitol Police. In addition, the events of the day led to at least seven deaths. Questions have been raised about the extent to which necessary steps were taken to adequately secure the Capitol Complex, and share intelligence information. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has specific designations available for planned special events that bolster security-planning processes and coordination between federal, state, and local entities. For example, these designations enhance coordination of protective antiterrorism measures and counterterrorism assets, and restrict access. These designations include the National Special Security Event (NSSE) and the Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR). These types of designations were not assigned to the events occurring on January 6. We have a body of work underway that examines the preparation, coordination, and response on January 6, that we will begin issuing over the next several months, (see appendix Ill for additional details). We FIGURE 1: U.S. CAPITOL BEHIND SECURITY FENCING IN APRIL 2021 Source: Stock.Adobe.com/demerzel21. I GAO-21-105255 GAO-21-105255 DHS Special Events PAGE 1

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