United States Secret Service

United States Secret Service
Emblem of the U.S Secret Service
Secret Service special agent badge
U.S. Secret Service flag
Common nameSecret Service
AbbreviationUSSS
Agency overview
FormedJuly 5, 1865 (1865-07-05)
Employees8,300+ (2024)[1]
Annual budgetUS$3.2 billion (2025)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionUnited States
Operational structure
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
Agency executives
  • Sean M. Curran, Director[2]
  • Matthew C. Quinn, Deputy Director[3]
Parent agencyU.S. Department of Homeland Security (2003–present)
U.S. Department of the Treasury (1865–2003)
Facilities
Field and resident offices116
Overseas offices20
Website
secretservice.gov

The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security tasked with conducting criminal investigations and providing protection to American political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government.[4] The Secret Service was, until 2003, part of the Department of the Treasury, due to their initial mandate of combating counterfeiting of U.S. currency.[5] The agency has protected U.S. presidents and presidential candidates since 1901.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Secret Service | Budget Overview | Fiscal Year 2025 Congressional Justification" (PDF). dhs.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Our Leadership". U.S. Secret Service. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Secret Service Welcomes Back Matthew C. Quinn as Deputy Director". U.S. Secret Service. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  4. ^ Resse, Shawn (April 16, 2012). "The U.S. Secret Service: An Examination and Analysis of Its Evolving Missions" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "Secret Service Fast Facts". CNN. May 3, 2019. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "SECRET SERVICE: ALL ABOUT US ELITE FORCE". NDTV.
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