Today, the Secret Service's mission is two-fold: protection of the president, vice president and others; and investigations into crimes against the financial infrastructure of the United States.

In 1906, Congress passed legislation and funds for the Secret Service to provide presidential protection. Over the years the number of our protectees and the scope of the protective mission has expanded …

Since our protective mission began in 1901, our protective work has expanded to not only include traditional physical protection, but also protection against threats from airspace, cyber systems and …

Our Canine Explosive Detection Unit provides a safe and secure environment for individuals and locations protected by the Secret Service. This coverage includes security sweeps, bomb threats and …

In an evolving threat environment, this protective effort requires personnel and technological resources drawn from across the Secret Service. Operational personnel conduct protective security surveys …

Triggered by the attack on President Truman, Congress enacted legislation that permanently authorized Secret Service protection of the President, his immediate family, the President-elect and the Vice …

Secret Service operatives surround President Theodore Roosevelt in a protective detail.

We have an integrated mission of protection and investigations to ensure the safety and security of our protectees, key locations, and events of national significance.

We protect our nation’s highest elected leaders, visiting foreign heads of state, and national special security events; and safeguard the U.S. financial infrastructure and payment systems.

The Technical Law Enforcement job family supports our special agents and Uniformed Division officers in their duties. Our civil service professionals, from a wide variety of disciplines, support the overall …