Overview
- FBI Director Kash Patel said he ordered counterterrorism and intelligence teams to high alert and mobilized assisting security assets, posting the directive on X.
- Patel stated that Joint Terrorism Task Forces nationwide are working around the clock to detect and disrupt any threats to the homeland.
- The U.S. Secret Service said it is actively monitoring and coordinating with partners, and Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police reported no known threats but signaled readiness to increase presence.
- A law enforcement source described the elevated posture as increased surveillance of priority subjects, renewed tasking of confidential sources, and intensified reviews of technical intelligence.
- Reports referenced an operation labeled “Operation Epic Fury,” which remains only partially confirmed, and the stepped-up security posture comes as DHS operates during a partial shutdown.