As the nation's agency dedicated to the protection of the President and senior executive personnel, as well as the country's currency and financial infrastructure, the Secret Service will become a crucial component of the new Department of Homeland Security on March 1st, 2003.

The Secret Service will remain intact, and its primary mission will remain the protection of the President and other government leaders. The agency will also continue to provide security for designated national events, and preserve the integrity of the nation's financial and critical infrastructures. However, it will now do so with the added efficiency of access to DHS intelligence analysis and coordination with other key agencies.

Unquestionably, economic security is a key factor in homeland security overall.  As technology and communication methods have evolved, so has the Secret Service investigative methods and mission. The Secret Service utilizes prevention-based training and methods to combat the cyber criminals and terrorists who attempt to use identity theft, telecommunications fraud and other technology-based crimes to defraud and undermine American consumers and industry.

For more information, please visit:

Secret Service Website

Secret Service Field Offices