List of senior leaders at the Department. For more information about an individual listed, including a biography, click on their name.
- Secretary (acting), David Pekoske | Secretary's Corner
- Deputy Secretary (vacant), David Pekoske, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary
- Chief of Staff, Karen Olick
- Executive Secretary (acting), Juliana Blackwell
- General Counsel (acting), Joseph Maher
- Military Advisor, Rear Admiral Brendan C. McPherson
- Under Secretary, Management (acting), Randolph D. 'Tex' Alles
- Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Randolph D. 'Tex' Alles
- Chief Financial Officer (acting), Stacy Marcott
- Chief Human Capital Officer, Angela Bailey
- Chief Information Officer (acting), Beth Cappello
- Chief Procurement Officer, Soraya Correa
- Chief Readiness Support Officer, Tom Chaleki
- Chief Security Officer, Richard D. McComb
- Executive Director, Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management, Debra Cox
- Director, Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), Shonnie Lyon
- Director, Federal Protective Service (FPS), L. Eric Patterson
- Under Secretary, Science and Technology (acting), William Bryan
- Deputy Under Secretary, Catherine Cross, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Under Secretary
- Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis (acting), Melissa Smislova
- Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (acting), Kelli-Ann Burriesci
- Deputy Under Secretary, James W. McCament
- Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (acting), Tracy Renaud
- Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (vacant)
- Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Karl L. Schultz
- Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Charles W. Ray
- Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (acting), Troy Miller
- Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Robert E. Perez
- Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (acting), Brandon Wales
- Deputy Director (acting), Steve Harris
- Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (vacant), Robert Fenton, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator
- Deputy Administrator (acting), MaryAnn Tierney
- Deputy Administrator for Resilience (vacant), Alex Amparo, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Administrator for Resilience
- U.S. Fire Administrator (vacant), Tonya Hoover, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the U.S. Fire Administrator
- Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, Thomas J. Walters
- Deputy Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, William Fallon
- Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), (acting), Tae Johnson
- Deputy Director, Tae Johnson
- Director, U.S. Secret Service, James M. Murray
- Deputy Director, U.S. Secret Service, Leonza “Leon” Newsome III
- Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, David Pekoske, Darby LaJoye, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator
- Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration (vacant)
- Assistant Secretary, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (acting), Gary Rasicot
- Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, Charles Cook
- Chief Medical Officer (acting), Dr. Herb Wolfe
- Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs (acting), Emily Hymowitz
- Deputy Assistant Secretary (acting), Jeffrey T. Readinger (Senate)
- Deputy Assistant Secretary (acting), Avi Arditti (House)
- Assistant Secretary, Office of Partnership and Engagement (acting), Karinda Washington
- Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (vacant)
- Deputy Assistant Secretary, Intergovernmental Affairs, Brian Hyer
- Deputy Assistant Secretary, Private Sector Office, Charles Wollenhaup
- Executive Director (acting), Homeland Security Advisory Council, Mike Miron
- Executive Director, Campaigns and Office of Academic Engagement, Trent Frazier
- Director, Committee Management Office, Traci Silas
- Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Affairs (acting), Tammy Howard
- Executive Director, Joint Requirements Council, Joseph D. Wawro
- Director, Operations Coordination, Christopher J. Tomney
- Chief Freedom of Information Officer (acting), James Holzer
- Chief Privacy Officer (acting), James Holzer
- Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (acting), Nathan Stiefel
- Ombudsman for Immigration Detention (vacant)
- Officer for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Katherine Culliton-Gonzalez
- Inspector General, Joseph V. Cuffari
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ASAP-to-PSAP service streamlines communication and saves lives
June 7, 2019, Vienna, VA – The Monitoring Association (TMA) is pleased to announce the addition of three new PSAPs (Public Safety Answering Points) to its ASAP-to-PSAP service, bringing the total number of participating jurisdictions up to 52. Bradley County, TN; Virginia Beach, VA; and, Burleson, TX are the three latest municipalities to go live. Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm companies to PSAPs.
Bradley County, TN was the 50th PSAP in the United States and the fourth PSAP in Tennessee to implement the ASAP program. On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, this program went live with ADS Security Nashville initially, followed by Vector Security, Rapid Response Monitoring, Protection One, Brinks, National Monitoring Center, Vivint, Tyco (Johnson Controls), ADT, Alert 360, Security Central, Guardian Protection Services, and Affiliated Monitoring.
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'The Bradley County 911 Center is very excited to implement the ASAP program at our facility', said Randy Sharp, Network Administrator. 'We have only been “live” with the product for 5 days and out of 95 alarm calls, 15% came in through ASAP freeing up approximately 45 minutes of our dispatchers/call takers time. Time is of the greatest importance in a 911 center and ASAP is giving us back lifesaving minutes.'
The City of Virginia Beach VA is the 51st PSAP in the United States and the ninth PSAP in the Commonwealth of Virginia to implement the ASAP program. Virginia Beach went live on beginning Monday, May 20 through May 22, 2019 initially with Vector Security, followed by Rapid Response Monitoring, Guardian Protection Services, Tyco (Johnson Controls), AT&T Digital Life, National Monitoring Center, Affiliated Monitoring, Brinks Home Security, Vivint, Security Central, Richmond Alarm, Protection One, and ADT.
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“Every second counts during an emergency,” said Stephen Williams, Director, City of Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services. “With ASAP, we are pleased to be able to reduce call processing times to provide quicker and more accurate emergency response to our citizens in Virginia Beach.”
The City of Burleson TX is the 52nd PSAP in the United States and the seventh PSAP in the state of Texas to implement the ASAP program. The City of Burleson went live on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 and Wednesday, May 29, 2019 initially with Brinks Home Security, followed by Vector Security, Rapid Response Monitoring, National Monitoring Center, Security Central, Vivint, Protection One, AT&T Digital Life, Guardian Protection Services, Affiliated Monitoring, and Tyco (Johnson Controls).