United States Secret Service: Company Research Report
Company Overview
- Name: United States Secret Service
- Mission: The United States Secret Service has an integrated mission of protection and investigations to ensure the safety and security of its protectees, key locations, and events of national significance, while also protecting the integrity of U.S. currency and investigating crimes against the U.S. financial system committed nationally and internationally, including cybercrimes.
- Founded: Established in 1865
- Founder: The agency was established as a bureau in the Treasury Department to address the widespread counterfeiting of U.S. currency and to stabilize the young nation's financial system post-Civil War.
- Key People:
- Acting Director: Ronald L. Rowe, Jr.
- Acting Deputy Director: Darryl S. Volpicelli
- Chief Operating Officer: Cynthia Sjoberg Radway
- Other notable leadership includes various Assistant Directors and Chiefs for different operational and support departments.
- Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Number of Employees: More than 7,000 personnel, including special agents, Uniformed Division officers, Technical Law Enforcement officers, and administrative, professional, and technical personnel.
- Revenue: No information is available.
- Known For: Protecting world leaders, major events, key locations, and ensuring public safety through threat assessment. The Secret Service is also known for its cybersecurity efforts to safeguard America’s financial infrastructure and its historical role in combatting counterfeiting.
Products and Services
- Protection: Safety assurance of the president, vice president, their families, the White House, vice president’s residence, visiting foreign heads of state, former U.S. presidents and spouses, and events of national significance.
- Investigations: Focus areas include counterfeit investigations, financial and cyber investigations, and forensic expertise to combat crimes against the U.S. financial system.
- Threat Assessment Expertise: Providing threat assessments for public safety and using national threat assessment centers to identify targeted violence for prevention and community safety.
- Employee Support Services: Careers in law enforcement with detailed programs for applicant recruitment and support for current employees and their families.
Recent Developments
- New Leadership Appointments:
- Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. appointed as Acting Director effective July 23, 2024.
- Darryl S. Volpicelli appointed as Acting Deputy Director effective October 24, 2024.
- Partnerships: Ongoing partnerships with local, state, federal, international law enforcement agencies, and the private sector to achieve comprehensive mission outcomes.
- Financial Crime Prevention:
- During FY 2022, the Secret Service prevented a potential loss of $2.6 billion to the U.S. economy from cybercrime and forfeited illicit assets worth $214 million.
- Community Engagement Initiatives:
- Launch of a “Citizens Academy” in Dallas to enhance community engagement and partnership through educational outreach and by providing insights into the protective missions.
- Legal and Investigative Actions:
- Multiple legal actions and sentences for various financial crimes, including identity theft, skimming operations, and pandemic fraud, highlighting the ongoing enforcement and investigative efforts.
This document caters to the structured delivery of essential data points providing an extensive overview of the United States Secret Service, avoiding unincluded speculative or external commentaries. For more comprehensive and detailed annual achievements and strategies, the U.S. Secret Service Annual Reports can be referred to.
