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Homeland Security Enterprise

Since the Department's creation, the goal is simple: one DHS, with integrated, results-based operations.

  • Acting Secretary Chad Wolf Letter to Mayor Ted Wheeler, August 31, 2020

    “Due to a lack of action throughout the summer, Portland and its law-abiding residents continue to suffer from large-scale looting, arson, and vandalism—even killing. Businesses remain shuttered and Portlanders are held hostage by the daily violence that has gripped the city with no end in sight.”

  • Interagency Legal Advisory on UAS Detection and Mitigation Technologies

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are issuing an advisory guidance document to assist non-federal public and private entities interested in using technical tools, systems, and capabilities to detect and mitigate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).  The advisory is intended to provide an overview of potentially applicable federal laws and regulations, as well as some factors relevant to whether those laws may apply to particular actions or systems.

  • Letter from DHS Office of General Counsel to GAO on DHS Succession

    Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf and Senior Official Performing the Duties of Deputy Secretary (SOPDDS) Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II are lawfully performing their current roles at DHS under the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

  • DHS Implementation Plan and Annual Reports for the U.S. Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security

    Around the world, conflict and disasters adversely and disproportionately affect women and girls, yet women remain under-represented in efforts to prevent and resolve conflict, and in post-conflict peace-building or recovery efforts. Research has shown that peace negotiations are more likely to succeed, and result in lasting stability, when women participate.

  • DHS Departmental FOIA Backlog Reduction Plan: 2020 - 2023

    The DHS 2020 - 2023 FOIA Backlog Reduction Plan includes five goals that lay out a sustainable course for containing and reducing the age of the backlog in the short-term, and sustainably lowering the size of the backlog over the next three to five years. To achieve success, the plan addresses the underlying causes of the backlog – including decentralization, technology and interoperability limitations, and staffing and resource constraints.

  • Acting Secretary Wolf’s Letter to the State of New York on February 5, 2020

    Acting Secretary Wolf’s letter to the New York DMV regarding New York’s Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act.

  • DHS.gov Web Performance Metrics 2020

    In accordance with the Federal Digital Government Strategy, DHS.gov makes PDF copies available of our Google Analytics monthly Web Metrics and Search reports.

  • Law Enforcement

    DHS Management Directives related to Law Enforcement.

  • Resumes of Political Appointees

    Resumes for individuals who entered into a position at DHS as “political appointees” and career employees who have been detailed into a leadership office or component front office since March 23, 2017.

  • Designation of the Chief FOIA Officer

    Designation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Privacy Officer as the DHS Chief Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer, signed on July 17, 2019. The DHS Chief FOIA Officer is responsible for ensuring agency-wide efficient and appropriate FOIA compliance, monitoring implementation, and offering training.