New Secret Service protective detail agents are about to get a wardrobe upgrade, courtesy of taxpayers. The Secret Service will soon offer each agent who graduates from protective detail training two tailored suits, according to sources familiar with the matter and a public contract solicitation. The source added that the Secret Service had to find funding for the suits inside its current budget. “With all the resource challenges the Secret Service has, this seems like an odd expenditure,” former Secret Service agent and CNN contributor Jon Wackrow said. Secret Service agents are considered essential and are currently working without pay during the shutdown.

Source: CNN February 21, 2026 18:32 UTC