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The ''' | The '''U.S. Secret Service''' is an agency of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] government, founded in 1865, to combat counterfeit money.<ref name=Cnn2016-04-18/> It was initially part of the [[U.S. Treasury]]. Subsequently, other duties were handed to it, including guarding the [[POTUS|President]] and other VIPs, monitoring suspicious currency exchanges. | ||
In 2003 it was transferred from the Treasury to the [[Department of Homeland Security]].<ref name=Cnn2016-04-18/> | In 2003 it was transferred from the Treasury to the [[Department of Homeland Security]].<ref name=Cnn2016-04-18/> | ||
The Secret Service is one of the [[U.S. Federal Police agencies]], in which officers are authorized to bear arms. | |||
<ref name=Cnn2016-04-18> | <ref name=Cnn2016-04-18> | ||
{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/us/secret-service-fast-facts/index.html|date=May 3, 2019 |title=Secret Service Fast Facts|work= | {{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/us/secret-service-fast-facts/index.html|date=May 3, 2019 |title=Secret Service Fast Facts|work=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}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:04, 15 April 2024
The U.S. Secret Service is an agency of the U.S. government, founded in 1865, to combat counterfeit money.[1] It was initially part of the U.S. Treasury. Subsequently, other duties were handed to it, including guarding the President and other VIPs, monitoring suspicious currency exchanges.
In 2003 it was transferred from the Treasury to the Department of Homeland Security.[1]
The Secret Service is one of the U.S. Federal Police agencies, in which officers are authorized to bear arms.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Secret Service Fast Facts, CNN, May 3, 2019.