Secret Service

The U.S. Secret Service is "mandated by the U.S. Congress to carry out two distinct and significant missions: protection and criminal investigations."

Mission
"The Secret Service is responsible for: the protection of the President, the Vice President, and their families, heads of state, and other designated individuals; the investigation of threats against these protectees; protection of the White House, Vice President's Residence, Foreign Missions, and other buildings within Washington, D.C.; and security design, planning, and implementation at designated National Special Security Events." 

"The Secret Service is also responsible for the enforcement of laws relating to counterfeiting of obligations and securities of the United States, investigation of financial crimes including, but not limited to access device fraud, financial institution fraud, identity theft, computer fraud, telecommunications fraud, and computer based attacks on our nation's financial, banking, and telecommunications infrastructure." 

Personnel

 * Mark J. Sullivan, Director

History
See "History of the Secret Service".

Contact Information
Website: http://www.secretservice.gov/

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * Bank Secrecy Act
 * banking
 * Critical Systems Protection Initiative (CSPI)
 * cyber threat
 * U.S. Department of the Treasury
 * Homeland security
 * national security
 * suspicious transactions
 * W. Ralph Basham, former director