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- Also known as: Secret Service Division
- Formed: July 5, 1865
- Established by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
- Parent agency: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Former parent agency: U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Employees: 3,200 agents and 1,200 uniformed officers
- Director: Mark J. Sullivan
- Budget: $1.3 billion (2007)
- Initially created to stop counterfeit money after the Civil War
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On this page, learn all about The United States Secret Service. It is a federal law enforcement agency formerly under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, but currently under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Its two basic purposes are to protect American heads of state and to investigate crimes involving counterfeit U.S. currency.
November 16, 2009 The US Secret Service warns Americans to watch out for fake money this holiday season. They say fake money is often made and circulated during the holidays. http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11511234
Who They Protect
Secret Service agents are assigned to protect specific individuals important to the United States government. These include:- President and Vice President
- President-elect and Vice President-elect
- Former Presidents and their spouses (except when the spouse remarries)
- Certain candidates for the offices of President and Vice President (within 120 days of general election)
- Children and grandchildren of current and former presidents until age 16
- Visiting foreign heads of state and government and their spouses
- Any other individuals designated by President or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
How They Protect
Although numerous details of how the Secret Service protect their charges are kept under wraps, some details have been disclosed and/or leaked over the years. Code names for many of the Secret Service protectees, including the president, vice president and family members for current and former presidents have been released. During Inauguration Day 2009, Secret Service snipers were seen on rooftops in Washington DC, keeping an eye out for snipers or other threats. In addition, President Barack Obama will be transported in a new heavily armored Cadillac limousine.Older U.S. Secret Service News Items
October 22, 2009 Sky News reports that U.S. Secret Service agents arrested a security guard named John Brek in the staff break room at Newark Liberty International Airport. He allegedly made some threatening comments there in the break room, according to the person who reported the incident to the U.S. Secret Service. http://blogs.news.sky.com/americanpie/Post:58786ab7-9570-43ed-9798-5405c46cab7c-
Secret Service Timeline
- 1865: Secret Service created to suppress counterfeit currency
- 1874: Headquarters moved to Washington, DC
- 1894: Begin informal part-time protection of the President
- 1902: Operatives begin full time protection of the President
- 1908: Secret Service agents in Department of Justice form an early version of the FBI
- 1963: JFK assassination
- 1968: Robert F. Kennedy assassination
- 1971: Congress authorized Secret Service protection for visiting heads of a foreign state
- 1984: Start taking on fraud investigations
- 1998: Authorized to take on cases of identity theft
- 2001: Patriot Act passed
- 2003: Transferred from Department of Treasury to Department of Homeland Security
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Secret Service in Fiction and Culture
- Wikipedia: Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1944: Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
- 1991: JFK
- 1993: In the Line of Fire
- 1994: Guarding Tess
- 1997: Murder at 1600
- 2005: The Interpreter
- 2006: Death of a President
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Secret Service Satire and Humor
- McSweeney's Internet Tendency: How to Trip the President
- YouTube: The Secret Service Guy (Time: 2:37)
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U.S. Secret Service Questions
The U.S. Postal Service has raised the cost of stamps to $ .44. 3 AnswersThe USPS provides the lowest cost option for mailing letters and circulars. Since the advent of the Internet with the attendant increase in email traffic at the... read more
Will the Secret Service be able to protect President Obama? 5 AnswersYes, I think the Secret Service can protect Obama. Even though the shoe incident occurred, it actually shows how well they are doing their job. The journalis... read more
Will there be another civil war in the U.S.? 9 AnswersProbably not. 150 years ago, people were different and much more willing to take action on what they believed in. It seems now that everything is just an inte... read more
What are the best colleges in the U.S.? 7 AnswersFind out where people you respect went to college. What do you want to study? Who do you look up to in that field? Where did they go to college. This can hel... read more
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