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- Donald Trump Picks John Kelly, Retired General, to Lead Homeland Security. Gen. John F. Kelly left the Trump National Golf Club after a meeting with the president-elect in Bedminster, N.J., last month.
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- By Robert Longley. Jeh Charles Johnson (his first name is pronounced “Jay”) has been confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s fourth Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. He was nominated by President Barack Obama in October 2013, and was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2013 in a vote of 78-16.
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United States Secretary of Homeland Security United States Secretary of Homeland Security. The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body concerned with protecting the U.S. and the safety of U.S. citizens. The secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet.
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- Readout of Secretary Johnson's Call with State Election Officials on Cybersecurity. Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson hosted a phone call with members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and other Chief Election Officials to discuss the cybersecurity of the election infrastructure.
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James Mattis is sworn in as defense secretary, pledges to build alliances (Jason Aldag,Dan Lamothe/The Washington Post) Retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis was confirmed and sworn in as President Trump’s defense secretary Friday, breaking with decades of precedent as a recently retired general became the Pentagon’s top civilian leader.
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'I'm the best thing that happened to DACA': Homeland Security chief John Kelly reportedly infuriated Democrats during a meeting Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly during a meeting with President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room at the White House, Monday, March 13, 2017, in Washington.Andrew Harnik/AP.
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Trump Names Picks For National Security Adviser, Attorney General, CIA Director Updated at 11:45 a.m. ET. President-elect Donald Trump announced his selections today for three key posts: Michael Flynn for national security adviser, Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general and Rep. Mike Pompeo for CIA director.
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- “Having a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is going to cause a lot of pain and difficulty for American citizens,” warned Chertoff. “Given what is going on in the world … we cannot afford to be distracting the men and women on the front line of our homeland security,” said Ridge.
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Trump's Homeland Security pick is seen as the best man for the job, but they may not always get along Retired Gen. John Kelly arrives to testify before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Kelly’s nomination to be Homeland Security secretary, in Washington, January 10, 2017.REUTERS/Joshua Roberts.
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Written testimony of ICE Homeland Security Investigations Assistant Director for Investigations Matt Allen for a House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing titled âFentanyl: The Next Wave of the Opioid Crisisâ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Assistant Director for Investigations Matt Allen addresses the heroin and fentanyl crisis in the United States and the efforts of ICE to target, investigate, disrupt, dismantle and bring to justice the criminal elements responsible for the manufacturing, smuggling, and distribution of dangerous opioids.
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- The Homeland Security Act called for pulling together various federal agencies and offices into the newly established Department of Homeland Security (DHS), led by the first Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, former Republican governor of Pennsylvania.
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1 â Homeland Security: The Concept, The Organization On November 25, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HS Act) (Public Law 107–296) and announced that former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge would become secretary of a new DHS to be created through this legislation.
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- John Magaw is a freelance domestic and international security consultant who most recently served as the Under Secretary for Security at the Department of Transportation. Magaw has served as the Acting Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and led the Office of National Preparedness with FEMA.
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- Leading the National Effort. The Department of Homeland Security provides strategic guidance to public and private partners, promotes a national unity of effort, and coordinates the overall Federal effort to promote the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure. November is Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month.
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- President Donald Trump is joined by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday in Washington. On Tuesday night, via Twitter, Donald Trump announced, “Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow.
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Here is what President Trumpâs Cabinet will look like Attorney General: His go-to counsel, Michael Cohen. Secretary of Homeland Security: Joe Arpaio. Trump's campaign shot into the stratosphere after his appearance with Arpaio at an immigration event in Arizona. This has the added benefit of helping to keep the Department of Justice off Arpaio's back.
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Written testimony of DHS Secretary John F. Kelly for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled âEnding the Crisis: Americaâs Borders and the Path to Securityâ Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Thompson, and distinguished Members of the Committee: It is a great honor and privilege to appear before you today to discuss the crucial mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect the homeland and secure our nation’s borders.
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- Chris Rodriguez. On July 26, 2014, Governor Chris Christie appointed Chris Rodriguez to lead the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP). Director Rodriguez serves in the Governor's Cabinet.
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- ID: 9957500. President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has put together a who’s who shortlist of Trump surrogates and advisers to take top positions in his administration next year, ranging from former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani for attorney general to 39-year-old Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr. to be the secretary of defense.
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United States Secretary of Defense The current Secretary of Defense is retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis, who was confirmed and sworn in on January 20, 2017.
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Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Martinage Resigns Under secretary duties will be taken over by Tom Hicks, the current deputy under secretary of the navy/ deputy chief management officer, the statement said. . Jodi Greene, senior director for policy in Martinage’s former office, has been appointed acting deputy secretary for policy, plans, oversight and integration.
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DHS funding stalemate means shutdown likely Sec. Johnson: Homeland Security funding debate absurd 02:08 Washington (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is known as the deal-maker on Capitol Hill, but the current logjam over funding the Department of Homeland Security has everyone wondering if he can prevent a shutdown.
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Homeland Security The man running the Department of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, has a lot on his shoulders, protecting the country from another terrorist attack -- especially now with the rise of homegrown terrorism.esley Stahl: Out of this came the Department of Homeland Security. Jeh Johnson: Out of what happened right here came the Department of Homeland Security. It's a department that brought under one roof an array of 22 federal agencies, including FEMA, the Secret Service, the Coast Guard.
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Secretary of Homeland Security Under the Secretary's leadership, DHS is responsible for counterterrorism, cybersecurity, aviation security, border security, port security, maritime security, administration and enforcement of our immigration laws, protection of our national leaders, protection of critical infrastructure, detection of and protection against chemical, biological and ...
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8 Things to Know About Gen. John Kelly, Trump's White House Chief of Staff Jan 25, 2017. 1  Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, who spent 40 years in the U.S. Marines including three tours in Iraq, to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security is the third-largest Cabinet department and oversees security at the nation’s airports and along its borders.
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- Jeh Charles Johnson (his first name is pronounced “Jay”) has been confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s fourth Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. He was nominated by President Barack Obama in October 2013, and was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2013 in a vote of 78-16.