Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago

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It's been 50 years since DSS hired its first female agent, Patti Morton. Since then, DSS women have served as senior regional security officers, office directors, deputy assistant secretaries, and more.

Listen as Patti recalls her first days on the job and how it differs from Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie Cabus' first assignments when she joined in 1999.

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