United States of Secrets FRONTLINE PBS

The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is tasked with conducting criminal investigations and providing protection to American political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government. [4] The Secret Service was, until 2003, part of the United States Department.. United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program: Directed by Michael Kirk. With Will Lyman, Thomas Drake, Barton Gellman, Peter Baker. From PBS and Frontline: Last year Edward Snowden downloaded tens of thousands of top-secret documents from a highly secure government computer network. The revelations that followed touched off a fierce debate over the massive surveillance operations conducted.

About Us We have an integrated mission of protection and investigations to ensure the safety and security of our protectees, key locations, and events of national significance. We also protect the integrity of our currency and investigate crimes against the U.S. financial system committed by criminals around the world and in cyberspace.. In part one of this two part series, FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk pieces together the secret political history of "The Program," which began in the wake of Sept. 11 and continues today — even after the revelations of its existence by Edward Snowden. Love FRONTLINE?