United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police

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United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police
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Motto	"Protecting those who served"
Agency overview
Formed	1973
Preceding agency	VA Protective Service (1930)
Employees	4,000+
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction)	United States
Operations jurisdiction	United States
Legal jurisdiction	All properties owned, leased or occupied by the Department of Veterans Affairs and not under the control of the General Services Administration
General nature	Federal law enforcement Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Agency executive	Frederick Jackson, Director
Parent agency	United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Website
osp.va.gov/Police_Services.asp

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police (VA Police) is the uniformed law enforcement service of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, responsible for the protection of the VA Medical Centers (VAMC) and other facilities such as Outpatient Clinics (OPC) and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) operated by United States Department of Veterans Affairs and its subsidiary components of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), as well as the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) and the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) respectively.