The Secret Service is mandated by Congress with two distinct and critical national security missions: protecting the nation's leaders and safeguarding the financial and … See more

Since the 1960s, presidents John F. Kennedy (killed), Gerald Ford (twice attacked, but uninjured) and Ronald Reagan (seriously wounded) have been attacked while appearing in public. Agents on scene, though not injured, during attacks on … See more

Special Agent
The Secret Service special agent position is highly competitive. In 2011, the service accepted less than 1% of its 15,600 special agent … See more

The Secret Service has agents assigned to 136 field offices and field agencies, and the headquarters in Washington, D.C. The service's offices are … See more

Early years
With a reported one third of the currency in circulation being counterfeit at the time, Abraham Lincoln established a commission to … See more

One significant Secret Service investigation was the arrest and indictment of Max Ray Butler, co-founder of the Carders Market carding website. Butler was indicted by a federal See more

Since the agency's inception, a variety of weapons have been carried by its agents.
Weapons
Agents and officers are trained on standard shoulder weapons that include the FN P90 submachine gun, the 9mm Heckler & Koch MP5 See more