The feature is designed to deter against future would-be fence jumpers. — -- The Secret Service is testing out new spikes to reinforce the White House fence and deter against future would-be ...

In efforts to prevent breaches in Washington, the National Park Service and Secret Service plan to install temporary half-inch steel spikes atop the White House fence.

A person carrying a suspicious package was arrested on Sunday night in Washington D.C. for jumping a White House fence.