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secretservice.gov. The United States Secret Service ( USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security with the purpose of conducting criminal investigations and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government. [3]
Secret Service protection. From 1965 to 1996, former presidents were entitled to lifetime Secret Service protection, for themselves, spouses, and children under 16. A 1994 statute, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 103–329, limited post-presidential protection to ten years for presidents inaugurated after January 1, 1997.
The Secret Service Uniformed Division's statutory authority is set out in Title 18, §3056A of the U.S. Code. Ranks. Uniformed Division ranks, set out in the salary schedule in Title 5, § 10203 of the United States Code, are as follows: A United States Secret Service sniper team at a Trump rally in The Villages, Florida during October 2020.
When the Secret Service was established, its head was called the chief of the Secret Service. In 1965, the title was changed to the director of the Secret Service, four years into the term of James Joseph Rowley (1961–1973). The longest serving head of the Secret Service was William H. Moran, who served under five presidents from 1917 to 1936.
Kimberly Cheatle is an American law enforcement officer who has served as director of the United States Secret Service since September 2022. She previously held multiple roles in the United States Secret Service over 25 years. Career. Cheatle joined the United States Secret Service in 1995. In 2017 and 2018, she served as deputy assistant director.
From 5 U.S.C. § 2103: (a) For the purpose of this title, the excepted service consists of those civil service positions which are not in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service . (b) As used in other Acts of the United States Congress, “unclassified civil service” or “unclassified service” means the “excepted service”.
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Homeland Security by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of June 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 12 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, 17 appointments have been made to positions ...
T3 or T3R - Tier 3 or Tier 3 Reinvestigation, now replace all NACLC. T5 and T5R - Tier 5 or Tier 5 Reinvestigation, now replace SSBI and SBPR respectively. Yankee White – An investigation required for personnel working with the President and Vice President of the United States. Obtaining such clearance requires, in part, an SSBI.