In Brief

How Many Cooks?

The Secret Service was in charge of the security plan for the Democratic National Convention, but it had plenty of help.

By Sarah D. Scalet

September 01, 2004 — CSO — The Secret Service was in charge of the security plan for the Democratic National Convention, but it had plenty of help. The security steering committee included representatives from each of the following groups:

n Secret Service

n FBI

n Federal Emergency Management Agency

n Boston Police Department

n Massachusetts State Police

n Boston Fire Department

n U.S. Coast Guard

n Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety, which oversees the State Police, National Guard and Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

n FleetCenter management

n U.S. Attorney's office

n Boston Emergency Medical Services

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