The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is the federal law enforcement and security bureau of the State Department, with more than 2,500 special agents, engineering officers, technical specialists, and diplomatic couriers operating worldwide. DSS has offices in 29 U.S. cities and more than 270 global locations, giving it a global reach unlike any other federal law enforcement agency.

A passport specialist at the Department of State (DOS) has argued that his fully successful performance evaluation should be considered as evidence that he consistently followed instructions.

The Biden administration is launching a new inter-agency operation, dubbed Operation Sentinel, targeting transnational criminal human smuggling organizations against the backdrop of Border Patrol locating 250 migrants who died during their journey in Fiscal Year 2020.