A Secret Service police officer walks outside the White House in Washington, Oct. 23, 2014, as a maintenance worker performs fence repairs as part of a previous fence restoration project.

The new fence is a far cry from the first White House fence — a wood rail fence that was completed in 1803, during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency. Portions of the current fence will be ...

New fencing put up around the White House to keep protesters at bay has become a magnet for demonstrators, who've been decorating it with signs honoring George Floyd and demanding police reform. ...

Earlier this year the National Capital Planning Commission gave final approval to several design changes to the fence enclosing the White House. Citing security reasons, the commission decided it ...

Existing White House fence from Lafayette Park. National Park Service and U.S. Secret Service The proposal must be approved by this commission, as well as the National Capital Planning Commission.

The fence surrounding the White House is probably the most visited fence in D.C. — and it's about to get taller and stronger.

The work began May 8 and will continue through summer while leaders of the two agencies try to figure out a long-term solution to the porous perimeter of the 52-acre White House grounds. But the ...

Authorities apprehended an individual who climbed up, then back down, the White House fence on Monday. The incident was caught on camera — the individual slid back down on the outside of the ...

It may be the first successful intrusion onto the complex since the White House fence was doubled in height to roughly 13 feet (3.96-meters) in recent years after a series of security breaches.

A rendering of new, taller White House fence. National Park Service/U.S. Secret Service The National Capital Planning Commission approves design guidelines for a new fence that will be nearly 5 ...

Why the New White House Fence Will Be 5 Feet Higher. After two recent security breaches this month relating to fence jumpers, the need for a redesigned perimeter is more evident than ever.