Patti Morton broke barriers in 1972 as the first female Diplomatic Security Special Agent. Despite the challenges of integrating into an all-male service, she innovatively carried her weapon in a ...

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security Bill Miller announced his resignation and retirement from the State Department on July 19 in a note to staff, which I obtained.

Agents from the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) -- diplomats with badges and guns -- make up their protective detail, according to two senior DSS officials who spoke with ABC News.

Witnesses testified on diplomatic security, focusing on the transition from military to civilian control of security operations in Iraq. They talked about the preparations already undertaken, as ...

The Diplomatic Security detail — which falls under the State Department — was pulled from the former officials on Wednesday night according to three sources familiar with the situation.

According to an embassy report made by diplomatic security personnel, as reported in the Los Angeles Times, there were 230 “security incidents” at the Benghazi consulate between June 2011 and ...