U.S. Secret Service

What U.S. Secret Service does

The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency established on July 5, 1865, originally within the Department of the Treasury to suppress counterfeit currency, and transferred in 2003 to the Department of Homeland Security, under which it now operates. Following the 1881 assassination of President Garfield, Congress expanded its mandate to protective operations; today the agency runs an integrated mission of protecting U.S. leaders and investigating financial and cybercrime. Primary protectees include the President, Vice President, their families, former presidents and their spouses, and visiting foreign heads of state, with additional responsibility for designated national special security events.

Operationally, the agency combines uniformed officers, special agents, and technical experts, trained in part at the James J. Rowley Training Center. In FY2022 it protected 6,623 visits without incident and prevented an estimated $2.6B in losses to the U.S. economy from cybercrime. Its technology stack includes the Sentry mobile facial recognition application (in field testing with Uniformed Division officers), biometric database integration including shared access to Mobile Fortify used by ICE and CBP, and a Mobile Device Management system covering roughly 8,000 devices. The agency does not sell commercial products or services and is funded entirely through congressional appropriations.

The Secret Service's leadership includes Director Sean M. Curran (appointed following the July 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt), Deputy Director Matthew Quinn, Assistant Director and CFO Gwendolyn Sykes, Chief of the Enterprise Strategy Division Robin Champ, and Special Agent in Charge of the Rowley Training Center Christopher Leone. Its distribution model is direct provision of protective and investigative services at no cost to protectees, supplemented by interagency and international partnerships such as the Edmonton Police Service cyber fraud collaboration.

Name

U.S. Secret Service

Legal name

United States Secret Service

Website

https://secretservice.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1865

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The U.S. Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security that protects U.S. leaders and former presidents and investigates counterfeiting and cybercrime, funded entirely through congressional appropriations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Law Enforcement

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), National Security (928110), National Security and International Affairs (9281), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Diplomatic / Government Official Close Protection (BPAKABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Secure Transportation & Protective Driving (Armored / Convoy) (BPAKABAH), Executive Protection & Close Protection Services (IMAIAEAC), Insider Threat Program Design & Risk Assessments (BPAKADAM)

Keywords

• Federal law enforcement
• Protective services
• Financial crime investigation
• Counterfeit currency prevention
• Cybercrime investigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The U.S. Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency operating under the Department of Homeland Security that provides integrated protective services for U.S. leaders (the President, Vice President, their families, former presidents, and visiting foreign heads of state) and investigates financial crimes including counterfeit currency, financial system fraud, and cybercrime affecting U.S. payment infrastructure. The agency combines uniformed officers, special agents, and technical experts to safeguard national special security events and key locations.

Product overview

The U.S. Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency, not a product company. It does not offer commercial products or services for sale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sentry: A mobile facial recognition application being field tested by the U.S. Secret Service for biometric identification purposes, allowing officers to scan faces or fingerprints and compare them against government databases.

Products and services

• Protective Services for U.S. Leaders Direct protective security services for the President, Vice President, their families, the White House, the Vice President's residence, visiting foreign heads of state, former U.S. presidents, and their spouses.
• Financial Crimes and Cybercrime Investigation Investigation of financial system crimes, counterfeiting, and cybercrime affecting U.S. financial infrastructure. Prevented an estimated $2.6 billion in potential loss to the U.S. economy from cybercrime in Fiscal Year 2022.
• National Special Security Event Protection Protection of national special security events and key locations, including designated major events that require federal protective resources and coordination.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,623 visits protected without incident in FY2022
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Edmonton Police ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 May 2026The Edmonton Police Service's virtual investigations unit partnered with a network including the U.S. Secret Service to combat cyber fraud, receiving real-time intelligence that allowed interception of fraudulent transactions. The joint operation helped more than 300 victims worldwide and saved victims more than $45 million.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Primary federal investigative and domestic-intelligence agency. Comparable on the financial-crimes/cybercrime investigative side and on protecting national security, though it does not conduct close protection of the President/VP.
• INTERPOL: International organization coordinating cross-border law enforcement, including financial crime and cybercrime. Comparable on the financial-crimes/cyber investigative side and on cross-border intelligence-sharing partnerships.
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — Homeland Security Investigations: DHS sister agency whose HSI division leads financial and cyber-crime investigations and shares biometric database infrastructure (Mobile Fortify) with the Secret Service. Directly comparable on cybercrime enforcement and biometric platforms.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP): DHS agency that shares biometric identity-verification infrastructure (Mobile Fortify) with the Secret Service. Comparable as a co-user of federal biometric databases and a peer DHS operational component.
• Pinkerton (now part of Securitas): Historical private-sector provider of investigative and protective services, founded contemporaneously with the Secret Service in the 19th century. Comparable as a long-standing provider of investigative and executive-protection services.

Direct peers

• U.S. Marshals Service: Federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Justice that provides protective operations (e.g., Judicial Security, witness protection) and fugitive apprehension — directly comparable on the federal-protection function.
• U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (Bureau of Diplomatic Security): State Department bureau responsible for protecting the Secretary of State, foreign dignitaries, and U.S. diplomatic facilities worldwide. Most direct peer for diplomatic/government-official close protection operations.
• U.S. Capitol Police: Federal police force charged with protecting the U.S. Congress, its members, staff, and visitors. Comparable on protective services for high-value government officials and facilities within the federal government.

Regional players

• Metropolitan Police Service — Protection Command (SO14): UK unit responsible for close protection of the Royal Family, Prime Minister, and visiting heads of state. The closest international peer for government/diplomatic close protection doctrine and operations.
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) — Protective Services: Canada's federal police service providing protective services for the Prime Minister, Governor General, and visiting foreign dignitaries. Comparable mission set as a non-U.S. federal close-protection agency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SecretService
• Facebookfacebook.com/UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/us-secret-service

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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