New Secret Service head: We're working to rebuild trust

The new director of the Secret Service says his agency is working to "regain the trust" of the public after a series of security breaches.

"We have not received an unfair rap," Director Joseph Clancy said in an interview aired on ABC's This Week."I think when you fail, and we have failed, we own it. Now, it's up to us to correct it."

Problems have included the 2012 prostitution scandal in Colombia. In September, a man who had jumped the White House fence managed to make his way inside the executive mansion.

Then, last month, a small unmanned drone crashed onto the White House grounds in the pre-dawn hours, an incident that drew "very specific questions" from Obama, according to Clancy.

"He wanted to know what happened," Clancy told ABC News. "But he has faith in the work that we're doing."

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Indeed, Clancy said no one should try to breach White House security anytime soon.

"I wouldn't suggest it," he said.