Kirstjen Nielsen

Watchdog: Homeland Security officials were wrongly appointed

A congressional watchdog agency has found that the top two Trump administration officials in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were improperly appointed…

Agency Oversight

Lawmakers worried about turnover at Homeland Security

Federal Newscast

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DHS is no stranger to perpetual leadership changes

Management

Do all those ‘acting’ assignments at DHS matter?

Commentary

(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

Capt. Thomas Beltz, C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 514th Air Mobility Wing, closes in to refuel with a KC-10 Extender over the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 10, 2018. The 514th AMW is an Air Force Reserve Command unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J..

Air Force may be better off trying to keep pilots than hiring more

Federal Newscast

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Federal arbiters to cut down leave, telework days for HHS employees

Federal Newscast

Homeland Security Sec. Nielsen resigns amid border turmoil

People

A Transportation Security Adminstration (TSA) transport security officer inspects a can which was packed in a suitcase flagged for a seconday inspection at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The can and the suitcase it was packed in was flagged for a secondary inspection at the intial TSA checkpoint the passenger passed through. TSA’s social media presence has been something of a model for other federal agencies _ striking a tone is humorous, but still gives travelers informational dos and don’ts. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Does TSA have a retention problem?

Federal Newscast

Oversight.gov scores funding in 2019 spending bill; DHS gets less for FEMA HQ

Budget

NTEU National President Tony Reardon rallies the crowd on Capitol Hill.

Fed union warns Congress about shutdown’s effect on agencies

Federal Newscast

DHS silver medalist stresses importance of data for agencies

Federal Drive

Trump waffles on pledge to keep chief of staff John Kelly

White House chief of staff receives praise and criticism from Trump, but not a pledge to keep him on the job

People

Launch of DHS cyber agency ‘more of a groundbreaking than a ribbon-cutting’

The Department of Homeland Security finally secured a name change for its cybersecurity-focused branch, but more importantly, and its chief has laid out…

Cybersecurity

Pentagon: Troop contingent on border ‘pretty much peaked’

Defense

The Pentagon’s second-ranking officials says the number of U.S. active-duty troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border has “pretty much peaked” at the current total of 5,800