Jose Luis Magana/AP Photos The Inspector General for the Capitol Police said the department needs more resources. Michael Bolton told lawmakers they needed a counterintelligence unit following the Capitol attack. He said the force needs to start looking at themselves as a"protective agency" for Congress. The Capitol Police have to start looking at themselves as a "protective agency" that prioritizes intelligence after the January 6 Capitol attack, the agency's inspector general said. Inspector General Michael Bolton told a House congressional committee on Monday that the agency must create a counterintelligence unit since it was not equipped to deal with the high amount of intelligence before the Capitol riot, NPR reported.