She once claimed to have been inspired to government service by the interesting cases her brother, an FBI agent, encountered in his work.

The character reached additional prominence in the mid-2000s, appearing in dozens of issues in 2006 at the height of Marvel's "Decimation" and "Civil War" events.

This position changed slightly when Cooper oversaw Mystique's former Brotherhood of Mutants, which operated as government agents as the Freedom Force.

Around this time, Cooper was also involved in a project to create government sponsored superheroes which resulted in Julia Carpenter as the second Spider-Woman as well as three villains that would become her enemies Deathweb.

After witnessing first-hand the deeds of mutants throughout the years, Valerie wanted to give the concept of a government sponsored team another shot.

Valerie was instrumental in helping the old Thunderbolts defeat Henry Peter Gyrich and negotiated for the team their Presidential Pardon.

Cooper helps establish the Office of National Emergency (or O*N*E), an official government branch dedicated to preparation and defense against superhuman threats; not much later, she becomes its deputy director.

[5] In the Age of Apocalypse reality, Valerie Cooper is a member of an underground resistance group that aids refugees escape from North America to Europe.

[6] In Genext comics which is set in the relative future, she is the United Nations' liaison to the Xavier School.

The Ultimate Marvel version of Valerie Cooper works as a Government official and is preparing for an announcement that will tell the world the truth about where the mutant gene came from.