<Ul> <Li> Investigations--Safeguarding the payment and financial systems of the United States from a wide range of financial and computer - based crimes, including but not limited to counterfeit U.S. currency, identity theft, access device fraud, cyber crimes, network intrusions, ransomware, business email compromise, bank fraud, and illicit financing operations . The Secret Service is a key member of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) which investigates and combats terrorism on a national and international scale . The Service is also authorized to assist in investigating missing or exploited children . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Investigations--Safeguarding the payment and financial systems of the United States from a wide range of financial and computer - based crimes, including but not limited to counterfeit U.S. currency, identity theft, access device fraud, cyber crimes, network intrusions, ransomware, business email compromise, bank fraud, and illicit financing operations . The Secret Service is a key member of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) which investigates and combats terrorism on a national and international scale . The Service is also authorized to assist in investigating missing or exploited children . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Protection--Ensuring the safety of the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, the President's and Vice President's immediate families, former presidents, their spouses and their minor children under the age of 16, foreign heads of state, major presidential and vice presidential candidates and their spouses, and events designated as National Special Security Events . As part of the Secret Service's mission of preventing an incident before it occurs, the agency relies on meticulous advance work and threat assessments developed by its Intelligence Division to identify potential risks to protectees . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Protection--Ensuring the safety of the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, the President's and Vice President's immediate families, former presidents, their spouses and their minor children under the age of 16, foreign heads of state, major presidential and vice presidential candidates and their spouses, and events designated as National Special Security Events . As part of the Secret Service's mission of preventing an incident before it occurs, the agency relies on meticulous advance work and threat assessments developed by its Intelligence Division to identify potential risks to protectees . </Li>

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