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> Maybe worth noting that USPIS is older than the FBI. It's the oldest federal law enforcement agency. The wikipedia page for USPIS claims that. But the wikipe
by Paul-ish 5y ago
> Maybe worth noting that USPIS is older than the FBI. It's the oldest federal law enforcement agency.
The wikipedia page for USPIS claims that. But the wikipedia page of the US Marshalls claims that same honor. I wonder which is correct.
- dataflow 5y agoSupposedly USPIS goes back to 1737 (or 1772 if you don't want to count that), whereas USMS started in 1789? USPIS claims its "birth date" to be 1775, so I guess that's the latest. https://www.uspis.gov/about/history-of-uspis#1775 https://www.uspis.gov/about/history-of-uspis#1775