The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting U.S. political leaders,their families,and visiting heads of state or government. Until 2003,the Secret Service was part of the Department of the Treasury,as the agency was founded in 1865 to combat the then-widespread counterfeiting of U.S. currency. President Abraham Lincoln signed the legislation on April 14,1865,just a few hours before he was assassinated. In 1901,the Secret Service was also assigned to presidential protection duties.
The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy. Its primary function is to investigate criminal activities involving the Navy and Marine Corps,though its broad mandate includes national security,counterintelligence,counterterrorism,cyberwarfare,and the protection of U.S. naval assets worldwide. NCIS is the successor organization to the former Naval Investigative Service (NIS),which was established by the Office of Naval Intelligence after the Second World War.
The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is the principal security and law enforcement agency of the United States Department of State (DOS). As the operational division of DOS' Bureau of Diplomatic Security,its primary mission is to protect diplomatic assets,personnel,and information and combat visa and passport fraud. DSS also conducts counterterrorism,counterintelligence,cybersecurity and criminal investigations domestically and abroad.
John William Magaw is an American former police officer and administrator for the United States Federal Government. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Otterbein College,in Westerville,Ohio in 1957. He began his career in public service in 1959 as a state trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The Sentinel is a 2006 American political action thriller film directed by Clark Johnson about a veteran United States Secret Service special agent who is suspected as a traitor after an attempted assassination of the president reveals that someone within the Service is supplying information to the assassins.
William Ralph Basham,Jr. is an American law enforcement official who served as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection,director of the United States Secret Service,director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers,and chief of staff of the Transportation Security Administration.
William Henry Pickle was the 37th United States Senate Sergeant at Arms. He was sworn in on March 17,2003,after a lifetime of public service,especially relating to the security of the institutions of the United States,and served until Terrance W. Gainer assumed the post in January,2007.
Rebecca Lee Ediger was a former Deputy Assistant Director/Administration,Office of Human Resources and Training,United States Secret Service,United States Department of Homeland Security. Agent Ediger retired after 23 years of service in 2006.
Brian L. Stafford was the 20th Director of the United States Secret Service. Preceded by Lewis C. Merletti,he was sworn in on March 4,1999 by the then Secretary of the Treasury,Robert E. Rubin. He was succeeded by W. Ralph Basham.
Lewis Carlo Merletti was the 19th Director of the United States Secret Service. He succeeded Eljay B. Bowron,and was sworn in on June 6,1997,by the Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin. A 25-year veteran of the United States Secret Service,Merletti has also served as Assistant Director in the Office of Training,and as the Special Agent in Charge of the Presidential Protection Division.
James F. Sloan was an American intelligence official who served as the Assistant Commandant for Intelligence and Criminal Investigations for the United States Coast Guard and head of Coast Guard Intelligence from November 17,2003 to February 27,2009. He was responsible for directing,coordinating,and overseeing intelligence and investigative operations and activities that support all U.S. Coast Guard mission objectives,the national strategy for Homeland Security,and National Security objectives.
Gordon M. Snow was an Assistant Director of the FBI over the Cyber Division through 2012,the FBI Director of Counterintelligence for the Middle East in 2001,and currently directs Global Security Operations for Cleveland Clinic.
The United States Secret Service Uniformed Division is the Federal police force of the U.S. Secret Service,similar to the U.S. Capitol Police or DHS Federal Protective Service. It is in charge of protecting the physical White House grounds and foreign diplomatic missions in the District of Columbia area.
Julia Ann Pierson is an American former law enforcement official. She served as the 23rd Director of the United States Secret Service. Pierson became director on March 27,2013. Amid a series of security lapses involving the agency,Pierson resigned on October 1,2014.
The Counter Assault Team (CAT) is a specialized tactical unit of the U.S. Secret Service that provides tactical support to the Presidential Protective Division to protect the President of the United States. This is in contrast to the Presidential Protective Division whose mission is to shield the president from an attack and to evacuate the president to a place of safety. The CAT can also provide tactical support to other designated protectees,at venues and National Special Security Events.
William J. Callahan is the Deputy Director of the United States Secret Service. He served as the Acting Director from March 4,2017 until April 25,2017.
William J. Walker is a retired United States Army major general and former Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was the 38th House Sergeant at Arms and the first African-American to hold the office. He last served as the 23rd Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard. This responsibility includes command of the District of Columbia Army and Air National Guard units. Walker previously served in the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Special Agent and was promoted to the Senior Executive Service in January 2003,with his final assignment being Deputy Assistant Administrator in Charge of the Office of Strategic Warning Intelligence. Walker is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow.
James M. Murray is an American law enforcement officer who served as the 26th director of the United States Secret Service.
Anthony M. Ornato is the former assistant director of the United States Secret Service Office of Training. He was the service's deputy assistant director who headed the security detail of president Donald Trump until taking a leave of absence when the president named him White House Deputy Chief of Staff for operations in December 2019. After his tenure as a political appointee in the Trump administration,he returned to the Secret Service where he worked as the assistant director in the office of training until August 29,2022.
Kimberly Cheatle is an American law enforcement officer who has served as director of the United States Secret Service since September 2022. She previously held multiple roles in the United States Secret Service over 25 years.
