WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- Nearly 4,000 officers from law enforcement agencies nationwide were sworn in Sunday to help support security for the 60th Presidential Inauguration, according to D.C. police. "They have been deputized under the US Marshal Service, so they will be placed in positions where we need them across the city," said D.C. police Chief Pamela Smith in a news conference Sunday morning. Officials provide update on Inauguration Day security, road closures The United States Marshal Service deputized 3,800 law enforcement officers from agencies nationwide on Sunday, Jan. 19, ahead of the inauguration. (Courtesy: The Metropolitan Police Department)The United States Marshal Service deputized 3,800 law enforcement officers from agencies nationwide on Sunday, Jan. 19, ahead of the inauguration. (Courtesy: The Metropolitan Police Department) Smith noted that Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers would be assigned to residents in "all seven areas" across the District on Inauguration Day. "These [deputized] officers, along with MPD and our federal law enforcement partners, will be working hard to ensure the safety of everyone throughout the District," D.C. police said in a post on the X platform.