New whistleblower filings point to a failure by the U.S. Secret Service to fund Homeland Security “rescue squads” and their travel to support security efforts on the campaign trail ahead of the November election.

An email sent Sept. 26 read: “Subject: Jump Team – Out of Money,” according to a filing obtained by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and his oversight team.

The Department of Homeland Security’s investigative unit jump team provides “a mechanism for establishing links between mission support and the front line,” according to the DHS website.

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Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), an agency of DHS, is responsible for combating global threats.

“Jump team members are responsible for helping resolve immediate issues, guiding how funds are allocated, and helping develop solutions to provide more effective support to our front line,” added the DHS website.

Following two separate assassination attempts on former President Trump, who is currently campaigning to become president, jump teams have been deployed to assist the U.S. Secret Service.

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However, documents provided to Grassley’s office via legally protected whistleblower disclosures show that fears of unpreparedness and mismanagement within DHS and the Secret Service may still be true, despite efforts to strengthen enforcement. security.

“Please do not submit or resubmit Jump Team permissions. There’s only $33 at stake right now,” DHS officials told HSI agents on September 9, according to Grassley. The senator’s office cited the email as an example of how funds were falling.

On September 26, agents were informed: “We will not receive more money for Jump Team this year. »

The email asked agents not to use typical spending methods, outlining a process for what to do instead.

“If by some miracle money is added, you will be notified immediately,” the email continues.

“The secret services have a crucial and essential protection mission to carry out. Based on protected whistleblower disclosures, it neglected to transfer sufficient funds for HSI to reimburse its agents, calling into question the agency’s ability to manage federal resources and raising major concerns,” Grassley said in a press release. “Congress and the American people have witnessed too many shortcomings at the Secret Service in recent months – they deserve answers, and it is Congress’s job to provide transparency and accountability.”

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In the September 26 email from a DHS official, they revealed that “we had a failed jump team authorization worth over $371,000 last night.”

According to Grassley’s office and documents obtained, agents were required to pay expenses that the agency cannot cover. The senator noted that this would be a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, which prohibits agencies from obligating or spending federal funds before they are appropriated.

Reimbursements to agents also appear to be delayed and employees are left with uncertainty over their salaries.

In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday; Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe; Patrick Lechleitner, deputy director and senior official serving as director of Immigration and Customs; and Katrina Berger, executive associate director of HSI in Grassley, described that “HSI agents are deployed, usually on short notice, across the country on jump teams, for just a few days or several weeks, several times during the year. »

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“The whistleblower disclosures further show that in some cases HSI agents were required to pay for their own travel expenses, such as flights, food, rental cars, hotels and other incidentals , because HSI delayed reimbursement to agents for fees owed to the Secret Service. not having transferred the funds to HSI.

“If you have an explanation to add context to these emails, I appreciate it,” he told executives.

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Grassley requested additional information from the department and agencies, including documentation on the finances of HSI and its jump teams.

“DHS responds directly to Congressional correspondence through official channels, and the Department will continue to respond to Congressional oversight,” a spokesperson said in a statement.

The Secret Service did not immediately provide comment to Fox News Digital.