Part of the Department of State, the Diplomatic Security Service is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for various protective and investigative missions. Unfortunately, the DSS is near a ...

With about 2,500 active special agents, the Diplomatic Security Service has four missions: protect US diplomats, perform passport and visa fraud investigations, ensure the integrity of classified ...

The special agents, engineers, and security professionals of the bureau are responsible for the security of 285 U.S. diplomatic facilities around the world. In the United States, Diplomatic Security ...

A mix of five active and recently retired Diplomatic Security Service agents said that the State Department's primary security service is failing its criminal investigation mission and is beset by ...

We have three primary mission sets: to protect, secure and investigate. A few of our roles include being in charge of the security for U.S. embassies and consulates abroad, being the principal ...

Diplomatic security staff whose usual job is protecting diplomats and keeping information safe have been authorized to investigate and apprehend illegal migrants under new Department of Homeland ...

TOKYO (NEXSTAR) — Safety and security are always top of mind when the Olympics roll around. Here’s how the state department helps protect our athletes. Keeping Team USA safe is an important ...

The Diplomatic Security Service is essentially the State Department’s police force, protecting American diplomats around the world as well as foreign ones who visit the US. Recently, DSS opened a $426 ...

TOKYO (NEXSTAR) — Safety and security are always top of mind when the Olympics roll around. Here’s how the state department helps protect our athletes. Keeping Team USA safe is an important ...