National Special Security Event
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A National Special Security Event (NSSE) is declared by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assume federal control of security measures normally employed by local law enforcement. It also releases federal funding for security plans. Though not declared by DHS (which did not yet exist), the first NSSE after the September 11, 2001 attacks was the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. More recent NSSEs include the state funeral of Ronald Reagan, the 2004 Democratic National Convention and the 2004 Republican National Convention. Major annual events, such as the NFL's Super Bowl and the State of the Union address, are automatically designated an NSSE.
In the event an NSSE is declared, the United States Secret Service is charged with employing and coordinating all federal and local agencies including the various bureaus of DHS, the FBI, and police departments to secure the venue from terrorist attacks. The declaration of an NSSE was established by President Bill Clinton in a portion of Presidential Decision Directive 62 in May 1998.
Measures
Some of the security measures people can expect on the scene when they attend a major event that is declared an NSSE:
- Heavy police and military presence - Police forces in the area may have days off and leaves cancelled
- Canine teams & Bomb-sniffing dogs
- Surveillance
- Sharpshooters
- Flight restrictions around the area
- Coast Guard patrols
- Increased railroad security
- Extensive road closures
- There will also be many security "enhancements" that most people attending the event will never see.
List of past NSSEs
- Dates: 31 July – 3 August 2000
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dates: 14 August – 17 August 2000
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Date: 20 January 2001
- Location: Washington, DC
- United Nations General Assembly fifty-sixth session
- Dates: 13 September 2001 – ?
- Location: New York, New York
- Dates: 8 February – 24 February 2002
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
- World Economic Forum USA Meeting
- Dates: 21 May – 22 May 2002
- Location: Washington, DC
- Dates: 8 June – 10 June 2004
- Location: Sea Island, GA
- Dates: 9 June – 11 June, 2004
- Location: Washington, DC, Simi Valley, Ca.
- Dates: 26 July – 29 July 2004
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Dates: 30 August – 2 September 2004
- Location: New York, New York
- Date: 20 January 2005
- Location: Washington, DC