Formerly under the US Department of the Treasury, the US Secret Service, currently operates under the watchful eye of what agency?
United States Secret Service United States Secret Service The United States Secret Service (also USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting the nation's leaders. Until 2003, the Secret Service was part of the Department of the Treasury, as the agency was originally founded to combat the then-widespread counterfeiting of US currency. The Secret Service is tasked with two distinct and critical national security missions: The Secret Service's initial responsibility was to investigate the counterfeiting of US currency, which was rampant following the American Civil War. The agency then
Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs The Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs is a senior position within the United States Department of the Treasury responsible for advising the Secretary of the Treasury on international economic issues. The office is currently held by David Malpass. The Office of International Affairs (IA), led by the Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, has oversight of the following: The office of Under Secretary for International Affairs was vacant for nearly a year, following the November 2013 departure of Lael Brainard, who had been appointed by President Barack