Washington (Reuters)-a prostitution scandal involving the United States secret service, the Columbia employees did not cause any security holes, did not reflect the institutions of high ethical standards of behavior, the agency's director said.
The specialist director mark Sullivan in defense of culture of organization, to prepare for testimony, in senate hearings on Wednesday, said its employees is the most devoted between "self sacrifice" in the federal government. This will be his first public appearance in congress since the scandal.
But in the coastal city of cartagena, Colombia's event, after the scandal, Sullivan said he has ordered the review will produce a "action plan" to strengthen in the agency's professional ethics standards. Reuters on Tuesday to get his senate homeland security committee held a hearing of the testimony.
The specialist employees, and military personnel have and the behavior of the husky, they take as many as 21 women, of which at least some prostitutes, back to the hotel guest room lead over Obama presidential visit Columbia years April 13-15, the summit of the americas.
Sullivan said, the secret service has been to Columbia summit in advance to listen to their mission, April 12,, a day after a night misconduct.
"So, at the time of the improper behavior happens, no any improper behavior involves the personal received any specific protection information, sensitive security files, guns, radio or other security related equipment, in their hotel room," he said.
He said, the safety of the summit of the plan will not be damaged, have negative security related events at the summit.
Sullivan said, however, the agency is also reached the U.S. intelligence community "for net as wide as possible," to determine if the security in violation of already.
"Found no bad information," he said.
9 the secret service was found in Colombia has strict heavy misconduct, but Sullivan points out, this is 200 institutions employees have time. Three of the most serious is cleared of charges.
Improper behavior ", isn't it represents high ethical standards, and from our we nearly 7000 employees requirements, "he said.
Involving four employees have decided to fight for their appointment, think that the agency that they already as long-term bear some of the behavior on the path of the scapegoat, because it does not cause problems, "the Washington post" reported, citing sources on Tuesday night.
"Issues of cultural '
Sullivan there may be some trouble, persuade some congressmen in Wednesday's hearing, senator Susan Collins said she did not believe that this is an isolated incident.
"On the contrary, the traditional story line, this is not just a single, organized gangs night to go to the town, she said:" in a statement for the hearing.
"This is two and three individuals and small groups, in different time to do not with the club, bars and brothels, but all finished in similar circumstances," Collins said.
"The number of people involved, as well as two senior supervisor to participate in, to make me believe that this is not a one-off events. Instead, unfortunately, in this case the proposed a culture's problem, republicans, Collins said."
Sullivan points out, secret service, on April 27, to a new behavior rule, bans on alcohol, make foreign guests visit back to the hotel room.
He also founded the "professional reinforcement working group" censorship standards of behavior, and prepare to suggest, in order to strengthen them.
He said, the agency has review through in el Salvador strip club in advance of Obama last year do agency similar improper conduct report, but did not find any evidence to prove it.




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