The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) was faced with a “mission-defining challenge” during Jaishankar’s November visit when ...

A US government shutdown and snowstorm grounded flights, forcing US Diplomatic Security Service agents to move External ...

The Diplomatic Security Service was once thought of as a premier law enforcement organization. It was always supposed to be that way. The vast majority of DSS agents, analysts, engineers, and other ...

The Trump administration has embarked on a bold and controversial plan to streamline and downsize the federal government, in part by eliminating newer federal employee positions. In his executive ...

Paul Houston, the deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and assistant director of the Diplomatic Security Service for Threat Investigations and Analysis, came to the ...

Unfortunately, however, sources say that the courage of the generally early career stage agents responsible has gone unnoticed by DSS leadership. No supervisors attended the scene, and no public ...

The Diplomatic Security Service traditionally focused on protecting diplomats, helping secure overseas missions and managing background checks. Now it is doing beat-cop work. By Edward Wong Reporting ...

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 job and it ...

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 ...

Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of State is now accepting applications for the 2025 cohort of the William D. Clarke, Sr. Diplomatic Security (Clarke DS) ...

At the 11th hole, former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice admitted that she had just made a great chip but needed to make a couple more birdies. She was one of the 262 golfers who hit the links at ...