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Following a series of incidents this fall in which multiple people jumped the White House fence, a new security report concluded that a better, taller fence needs to be erected “as soon as possible.”

The recommendation comes from a report conducted by a four-person panel formed at the behest of Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson to conduct an independent review of the U.S. Secret Service. While the panel made recommendations to the Service in the areas of training and personnel, perimeter security, technology, operations, and leadership, its most immediate recommendation is that a new White House fence go up immediately.

“Among other things, the Panel believes strongly that the fence around the White House needs to be changed as soon as possible to provide better protection,” the report says. “We recognize all of the competing considerations that may go into questions regarding the fence, but believe that protection of the President and the White House must be the higher priority. As the Executive Branch, Congress, and the Service itself have all recognized, the fence must be addressed immediately.”

The report recommends that the fence should be “four to five” feet taller than it is now, but doesn’t give any other specifics about how it should be constructed.

In a statement, Johnson said that the Department of Homeland Security will “[ensure] that the Secret Service has and utilizes what it needs to get the job done.”