With the goal of making Secret Service (USSS) members look as uniform as possible in terms of their attire, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will assume an additional expense in its budget by paying for a pair of tailored suits for each of the Secret Service agents The initiative was adopted after Kristi Noem, DHS Secretary, publicly stated her opposition to USSS agents wearing their own suits, as it created a disparity between those with more seniority who had more money to buy expensive suits and newly recruited personnel with more limited resources. In a statement to The Hill, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin indicated that the measure aims to address the disparity in status among USSS members. "This seeks to correct an inequity where non-uniformed graduates must pay for their uniforms, while the uniform division is provided with theirs. This aims to eliminate financial strain when these men and women are just beginning their careers in the Secret Service and their service to our country," she stated. It was officially announced that the protective agents will receive two navy blue suits, which will be made with the name of the The agent is embroidered inside the jacket for year-round use. According to the Government Accountability Office, the suits must also comply with the 2009 Kissell Amendment, which restricts DHS to purchasing only “uniforms and other textiles from US manufacturers, with certain exceptions.” It should be noted that, with the Democrats' refusal to pass a spending bill, funding for DHS was left in limbo, and because its budget was depleted, USSS agents are currently working without pay. This is because they are considered essential to safeguarding the security of the facilities and the government personnel to whom they are assigned. In fact, since Donald Trump's return to the White House, one of his administration's priorities has been to strengthen the USSS to prevent a repeat of what happened on July 13, 2014, when a young student, evading a security operation, shot the New York tycoon, blowing off part of his right ear.