1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated October 25, 2018U.S. Secret Service Protection of Persons and FacilitiesOverview Due to attempted bombings targeted at former President Barack Obama, and former Secretary of State (and First Lady) Hillary Rodham Clinton, Congress may be interested in U.S. Secr
2、et Service (USSS) protective detail operations. USSS conducts two mandated missionscriminal investigations and protection of persons and facilities. Criminal investigations focus primarily on financial crimes, whereas protection focuses on the safety and security of specific government officials. Th
3、e criminal investigation mission is the USSSs oldest mission; however, the protection mission is the one that receives the most public and media attention. The protection mission is the more visible, and includes the protection of the President, Vice President, their families, former presidents, and
4、 major candidates for those offices, along with the White House and Vice Presidents residence. Protective activities of the USSS also extend to foreign missions (embassies, consulates, residences, and other buildings used by foreign governments) in the District of Columbia and to designated individu
