VP’s official residence at DC’s Naval Observatory getting $1.7M security upgrade

VP’s official residence getting security upgrade

WASHINGTON — The vice president’s official residence is getting a security upgrade.

The Washington Examiner reported Sunday that the Navy plans to install a 10-foot security fence and additional security checkpoints around Vice President Joe Biden’s residential compound at the Naval Observatory in northwest Washington.

The National Capital Planning Commission has approved the $1.7 million project.

Plans call for about 1,600 feet of security fence to replace a cable barrier that separates the residence from the rest of the Naval Observatory. They also include two new guard houses, four new gates and five new vehicle barriers.

The U.S. Secret Service, which is paying for the new guard posts, says the upgrades are not a response to any explicit threat to Biden or his family.