The DSO (Division of Security Operations) was an agent organization under the direct control of the U.S. President responsible for opposing bioterrorism on a national level. Only the very best agents with flexibility and readiness were recruited.
History
The concept of the DSO was devised by President Adam Benford as a response to the difficulty faced by the government's conventional organizational framework in confronting bioterrorism. Benford discussed with U.S. agent Leon S. Kennedy about the concept of an "agent organization" comprised of the government's most elite agents from its many other national agencies.
The DSO was officially inaugurated on February 2, 2011 under President Benford's directive, with Kennedy as a founding member. Many of the agency's characteristics were carried over from the former Anti-Umbrella Pursuit and Investigation Team. It operated solely under the direct supervision and order of the President and agents did not answer to any other federal or national investigative branch, but possessed top intelligence clearance levels and access to sensitive materials gathered by other arms of the federal government. They were also authorized to use extreme and lethal force in the execution of their duties.
By unifying agents under the DSO and managing operators under the FOS, the two agencies succeeded in systematically opposing bioterrorism, which was increasing in complexity year by year. All assignments were direct orders from the President, and that is why their actions were considered to be absolute justice. In accordance with the justice believed by President Benford, the DSO had eliminated all dangers threatening the U.S. only two years from its formation, and the agency came to be known as the "President's Sword." In the event of the President's sudden death, command was assumed by the National Security Advisor.
Although there was once an anti-bioterrorism force in the U.S. named the FBC (Federal Bioterrorism Commission), it was not directly related and its attributes were considerably different from the DSO.