Claim restated: The Jan 13, 2026 State Department article promised that “DSS agents and analysts will staff a 24/7 Joint Operations Center at the U.S. Consulate in
Milan throughout the Games.” Timeline: Games run Feb 6–22, 2026 (
Olympics) and Mar 6–15, 2026 (Paralympics); projected check date 2026-02-06. Evidence shows the Department of State announced the plan (Jan 13) and
U.S. Diplomatic Security provided media access and described an active operations/coordination center in Milan on Feb 5–6 (Reuters tour and statements). Those contemporaneous accounts indicate the Joint Operations Center was established and operational at the start of the Games, and that DSS personnel were present and coordinating with partners. However, I did not find explicit, time-stamped operational logs or an official after-action or press release confirming continuous 24/7 staffing by DSS agents and analysts for the entire Olympic period (Feb 6–22). Because the central element of the claim is continuous, around-the-clock staffing “throughout the Games,” and available reporting confirms setup and active use but not continuous staffing documented for the full
Olympic window, the most defensible status is “in_progress.” Remaining uncertainty: whether staffing was maintained without interruption during the whole Olympic period (and later the Paralympics). Recommend follow-up after Feb 22 to confirm continuous staffing duration and any official after-action or DSS press statement summarizing operations and staffing patterns; if such documentation shows sustained 24/7 staffing, verdict can be upgraded to “complete.”