The U.S. Capitol Police says it expects a union vote of no confidence in its leadership, which includes Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman, appointed to replace the chief who failed to adequately prepare for the violent invasion of the building on Jan. 6.

“Though the vote does not compel any specific action, it does speak to the sentiment and concerns of some of our officers that our senior commanders are working to address,” the USCP said in a statement.

The U.S. Capitol Police Labor Committee says it is going forward with its vote despite the new top brass. In addition to Pittman, the union will signal its lack of confidence in Assistant Chief Chad Thomas, acting Assistant Chief Sean Gallagher, and several deputy chiefs, NPR reported.

Pittman told Congress in late January that the Capitol Police knew in advance that the rioters on Jan. 6 would be armed. She was not acting chief at the time.

“We knew that militia groups and white supremacists organizations would be attending. We also knew that some of these participants were intending to bring firearms and other weapons to the event,” Pittman testified. “We knew that there was a strong potential for violence and that Congress was the target.”

Still, a mob of insurrectionists was able to gain access to the building, leading to several deaths, including the death of two U.S. Capitol Police officers.

After the riot, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund resigned.

The union has been outspoken in its criticism of police leadership, both in repelling the attack and subsequently dealing with dozens of COVID infections among the ranks. In January, Gus Papathanasiou, chairman of the U.S. Capitol Police Labor Committee, lambasted both Sund and his successor.

“The continued systemic failures ‎of this Department is unacceptable and the congressional community as well as the officers that put their lives on the line every day deserve better than being led by inept chiefs of police,” he said.

In its statement, the Capitol Police highlighted notes of support it received from the previous president of its fraternal order of police and the local Teamsters union. It also defended Pittman’s work to improve her department.

“Since the appointment of Acting Chief Pittman two days after the attack, she and her executive team took quick action to improve intelligence and operational communications with all officers,” the police said. “The entire USCP continues to work diligently to see to it that what happened on January 6 will never happen again, and that all officers will have the tools and resources they need, both personally and professionally.”