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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Secret Service
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments (Sub-organization)
|Mission=The Secret Service is responsible for protecting the nation's leaders, safeguarding the financial and critical infrastructure of the United States, and combating crimes involving financial systems and electronic crimes.
|ParentOrganization=Department of Homeland Security
|TopOrganization=Department of Homeland Security
|CreationLegislation=Act of Congress on July 5, 1865
|Employees=7000
|Budget=$2.5 billion (Fiscal Year 2023)
|OrganizationExecutive=Director of the United States Secret Service
|Services=Protection of national leaders; Financial and cybercrime investigations; Protection of visiting foreign heads of state
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89417, -77.02758
|HeadquartersAddress=950 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20223, USA
|Website=https://www.secretservice.gov
}}
{{Short description|U.S. federal law enforcement agency}}
{{Short description|U.S. federal law enforcement agency}}
{{Organization
 
|OrganizationName= United States Secret Service
|OrganizationType= Executive Departments (Sub-organization)
|Mission= The Secret Service is responsible for protecting the nation's leaders, safeguarding the financial and critical infrastructure of the United States, and combating crimes involving financial systems and electronic crimes.
|OrganizationExecutive= Director of the United States Secret Service
|Employees= 7000
|Budget= $2.5 billion (Fiscal Year 2023)
|Website= https://www.secretservice.gov
|Services= Protection of national leaders; Financial and cybercrime investigations; Protection of visiting foreign heads of state
|ParentOrganization= United States Department of Homeland Security
|CreationLegislation= Act of Congress on July 5, 1865
|Regulations=
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.894173, -77.027576
|HeadquartersAddress= 950 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20223, USA
}}
The '''United States Secret Service''' ('''USSS''' or '''Secret Service''') is a [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|federal law enforcement]] agency under the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] tasked with conducting criminal investigations and providing protection to U.S. political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government.<ref name="crs report">{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL34603.pdf |title=The U.S. Secret Service: An Examination and Analysis of Its Evolving Missions|last=Resse |first=Shawn|date=April 16, 2012|access-date=April 18, 2012|publisher=[[Congressional Research Service]]|archive-date=April 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418201206/http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL34603.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The Secret Service was, [[United States Department of the Treasury#2003 reorganization|until 2003]], part of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Department of the Treasury]], due to their initial mandate of combating [[Counterfeit United States currency|counterfeiting of U.S. currency]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/us/secret-service-fast-facts/index.html |date=May 3, 2019 |title=Secret Service Fast Facts |publisher=CNN |access-date=June 3, 2019 |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531070231/https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/us/secret-service-fast-facts/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The agency has protected U.S. presidents and presidential candidates since 1901.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/webstories/feature/secret-service-all-about-us-elite-force-20543|title=SECRET SERVICE: ALL ABOUT US ELITE FORCE |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>
The '''United States Secret Service''' ('''USSS''' or '''Secret Service''') is a [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|federal law enforcement]] agency under the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] tasked with conducting criminal investigations and providing protection to U.S. political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government.<ref name="crs report">{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL34603.pdf |title=The U.S. Secret Service: An Examination and Analysis of Its Evolving Missions|last=Resse |first=Shawn|date=April 16, 2012|access-date=April 18, 2012|publisher=[[Congressional Research Service]]|archive-date=April 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418201206/http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL34603.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The Secret Service was, [[United States Department of the Treasury#2003 reorganization|until 2003]], part of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Department of the Treasury]], due to their initial mandate of combating [[Counterfeit United States currency|counterfeiting of U.S. currency]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/us/secret-service-fast-facts/index.html |date=May 3, 2019 |title=Secret Service Fast Facts |publisher=CNN |access-date=June 3, 2019 |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531070231/https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/us/secret-service-fast-facts/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The agency has protected U.S. presidents and presidential candidates since 1901.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/webstories/feature/secret-service-all-about-us-elite-force-20543|title=SECRET SERVICE: ALL ABOUT US ELITE FORCE |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>


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==== International expansion ====
==== International expansion ====
[[File:Secret Service Cyber Intelligence Center (CIS).jpg|thumb|right|Secret Service Cyber Intelligence Center (CIS)]]
[[File:Secret Service Cyber Intelligence Center (CIS).jpg|thumb|right|Secret Service Cyber Intelligence Center (CIS)]]
On July 6, 2009, the U.S. Secret Service expanded its fight on [[cybercrime]] by creating the first [[European Electronic Crime Task Force]], based on the successful U.S. domestic model, through a memorandum of understanding with Italian police and postal officials. Over a year later, on August 9, 2010, the agency expanded its European involvement by creating its second overseas ECTF in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.secretservice.gov/press/GPA05-09_EuropeanECTF.pdf|title=United States Secret Service Signs Partnership Agreement With Italian Officials Establishing the First European Electronic Crimes Task Force |date=July 6, 2009|access-date=August 9, 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915122628/http://www.secretservice.gov/press/GPA05-09_EuropeanECTF.pdf |archive-date=September 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.secretservice.gov/press/GPA06-10_LondonECTF.pdf|title=United States Secret Service Signs Partnership Agreement With United Kingdom Officials Establishing the Second European Electronic Crimes Task Force|date=August 9, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915122400/http://www.secretservice.gov/press/GPA06-10_LondonECTF.pdf |archive-date=September 15, 2012}}</ref>
On July 6, 2009, the U.S. Secret Service expanded its fight on [[cybercrime]] by creating the first [[European Electronic Crime Task Force]], based on the successful U.S. domestic model, through a memorandum of understanding with Italian police and postal officials. Over a year later, on August 9, 2010, the agency expanded its European involvement by creating its second overseas ECTF in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.secretservice.gov/press/GPA05-09_EuropeanECTF.pdf|title=United States Secret Service Signs Partnership Agreement With Italian Officials Establishing the First European Electronic Crimes Task Force |date=July 6, 2009|access-date=August 9, 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915122628/http://www.secretservice.gov/press/GPA05-09_EuropeanECTF.pdf |archive-date=September 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.secretservice.gov/press/GPA06-10_LondonECTF.pdf|title=United States Secret Service Signs Partnership Agreement With United Kingdom Officials Establishing the Second European Electronic Crimes Task Force|date=August 9, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915122400/http://www.secretservice.gov/press/GPA06-10_LondonECTF.pdf |archive-date=September 15, 2012}}</ref>


Both task forces are said to concentrate on a wide range of "computer-based criminal activity," including:
Both task forces are said to concentrate on a wide range of "computer-based criminal activity," including:
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