U.S.

Department of
Homeland Security
United States
Secret Service
CPAG presentations may cover:
Pre-Operational Surveillance
Blending and Disguise
Penetrating Perimeter Security
Stand-off Weapons
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
Bombers
Lone Attackers
Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive
Devices (VBIEDs)
Diversionary / Secondary Attacks
Motorcade Attacks
Coordinated Attacks
Water-Borne Attacks
Soft Targets
Domestic Terrorism
CPAG provides briefings on
terrorist trends and tactics that
affect the physical protection of
soft targets, hard targets, and
VIPs. Upon request, CPAG will
address divisions within the
Secret Service, law enforcement
at the federal/state/local/
tribal levels, military services,
civilian security personnel, first
responders, legislators, legal
officials, and international law
enforcement officials.
United States Secret Service
Critical Protective Analysis Group
CPAG
cpag@usss.dhs.gov