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Leadership

List of senior leaders at the Department. For more information about an individual listed, including a biography, click on their name.

  • Secretary (acting), Benjamine C. Huffman | Secretary's Corner
    • Deputy Secretary (vacant), MaryAnn Tierney, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary
    • Chief of Staff (vacant)
    • Executive Secretary (acting), Juliana Blackwell
    • General Counsel (acting), Joseph N. Mazzara
    • Military Advisor to the Secretary, RDML Jeffrey W. Novak
  • Under Secretary, Management (acting), Randolph D. "Tex" Alles
  • Under Secretary, Science and Technology (acting), Julie S. Brewer
    • Deputy Under Secretary (acting), Daniel Cotter
    • Chief of Staff (acting), James Wells
  • Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis (acting), Avery Alpha
    • Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Avery Alpha
  • Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (acting), Robert Paschall
    • Deputy Under Secretary, Robert Paschall
    • Chief of Staff (vacant)
    • Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy (vacant)
    • Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention and Law Enforcement (vacant)
    • Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience (vacant)
    • Assistant Secretary for International Affairs (vacant)
    • Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security (vacant)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary (vacant)
  • Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (acting), Jennifer B. Higgins
  • Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard (vacant), Admiral Kevin Lunday (Vice Commandant)
  • Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (vacant), Pete R. Flores
    • Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Pete R. Flores
    • Chief Operating Officer, John Modlin
  • Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (vacant), Bridget Bean, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
    • Deputy Director (vacant)
  • Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (vacant), Cameron Hamilton, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
    • Deputy Administrator (vacant), Mary Comans, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency 
    • Deputy Administrator for Resilience (vacant), Christopher Logan, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Administrator for Resilience
    • U.S. Fire Administrator (vacant)
  • Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (vacant)
    • Deputy Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (vacant)
  • Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (acting), Caleb Vitello 
    • Deputy Director (acting), Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Director, Staci A. Barrera
  • Director, U.S. Secret Service (acting), Ronald L. Rowe, Jr.
    • Deputy Director, U.S. Secret Service, (vacant)
  • Administrator, Transportation Security Administration (vacant), Melanie Harvey, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
    • Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration (vacant)
  • Assistant Secretary, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (vacant)
    • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (vacant)
  • Director and Chief Medical Officer, Office of Health Security (acting), Dr. Herbert Wolfe
    • Deputy Director and Deputy Chief Medical Officer (vacant)
  • Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs (vacant)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary (Senate) (vacant)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary House) (vacant)
  • Assistant Secretary, Office of Partnership and Engagement, Scott Erickson
    • Faith-Based Organization Security Coordinator,  Scott Erickson
    • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Vacant
    • Chief of Staff (acting), Susan Schneider
    • Deputy Chief of Staff, Cynthia J. Briscoe
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (acting), Brian Hyer
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Private Sector Office (acting), Patrick Schmidt
    • Executive Director (DFO), Homeland Security Advisory Council (acting), Alexander Jacobs
    • Executive Director, Office of Strategic Partnerships and National Campaigns, Karinda L. Washington
    • Director, Committee Management Officer, Mike Miron
    • Director, Non-Governmental Organizations, Nicole Rosich
  • Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Affairs, Tricia McLaughlin
    • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Communications (vacant)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Media Relations (vacant)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Strategic Communications (vacant)
    • Chief of Staff, Tammy Howard
  • Assistant Secretary, Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (vacant)
  • Executive Director, Joint Requirements Council, Joseph D. Wawro
  • Director, Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness, Christopher J. Tomney
  • Chief Freedom of Information Officer (vacant)
  • Chief Privacy Officer (vacant)
  • Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (acting), Nathan Stiefel
  • Ombudsman for Immigration Detention (vacant)
  • Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (vacant)
  • Inspector General, Joseph V. Cuffari
Last Updated: 01/24/2025
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