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The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security with the purpose of conducting investigations into currency and financial-payment crime, and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government. [3]
The Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. [1] [2] The service is mandated by the U.S. Congress to carry out a unique dual mission: safeguarding the financial and critical infrastructure of the United States, and protecting the nation's leaders. [3] [4] [1]
1972. Owner. United States Secret Service. The James J. Rowley Training Center[1] (JJRTC, RTC, or Secret Service Training Academy) is the law enforcement training center operated by the United States Secret Service just outside Washington, D.C., in South Laurel, Maryland, [2] near Laurel. It is named after former director James Joseph Rowley.
In 1865, the United States Secret Service was founded as a branch of the U.S. Treasury. Originally, the Secret Service's mission was to combat the counterfeiting of U.S. currency.
Website. www.SecretService.gov. The United States Secret Service Uniformed Division (USSS UD) is the federal police force of the U.S. Secret Service, similar to the U.S. Capitol Police or DHS Federal Protective Service. It is in charge of protecting the physical White House grounds and foreign diplomatic missions in the District of Columbia area.
Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. Alma mater. Saint Anselm College. Profession. Law enforcement. Mark J. Sullivan is a former federal law enforcement agent who served as the 22nd Director of the United States Secret Service from May 31, 2006, to March 27, 2013. [1] Sullivan succeeded W. Ralph Basham and was succeeded by Julia Pierson.
Kimberly Cheatle. Kimberly A. Cheatle (born 1970/1971 [1]) is an American former law enforcement officer who served as the 27th director of the United States Secret Service from 2022 until 2024. After serving in the Secret Service from 1995 to 2019, she worked as senior director of global security at PepsiCo from 2019 to 2022.
The Counter Assault Team (CAT) is a specialized tactical unit of the U.S. Secret Service that provides tactical support to the Presidential Protective Division to protect the President of the United States. [1][2] This is in contrast to the Presidential Protective Division whose mission is to shield the president from an attack and to evacuate ...