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... Wikipedia
Founder: Allan Pinkerton
Founded: July 5, 1865, Washington, D.C.
Jurisdiction: United States
First director: Chief William P. Wood
Abbreviation: USSS
Agency executives: Kimberly Cheatle, Director; Ronald L. Rowe, Jr., Deputy Director;
Annual budget: US$2.23 billion (2019)