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US Secret Service needs fundamental reform: panel

An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally says the Secret Services "needs fundamental reform" and that "another Butler can and will happen again" without major changes in how candidates are protected.

The review faulted the Secret Service for poor communications that day and failing to secure the building where the gunman took his shots.

It also found more systemic issues at the agency such as a failure to understand the unique risks facing Trump and a culture of doing "more with less".

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