The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management is a high level civilian official in the

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. The Under Secretary, as head of the Management Directorate at DHS, is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for all aspects of DHS administration, finance, and personnel issues. The Under Secretary is appointed from civilian life by the

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with the consent of the

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to serve at the pleasure of the President. Benjamine Huffman is the current Acting Under Secretary for Management.

Overview

The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management (USM), as the

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of the Department, is responsible for Department-wide administrative support services and oversight for all support functions, including: IT, budget and financial management, procurement and acquisition,

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, security, and administrative services. The Under Secretary also provides the overarching management structure for the Department to deliver customer services, while eliminating redundancies and reducing support costs in order to more effectively and efficiently run the Department in a unified manner With the rank of ''Under Secretary'', the USM is a Level II position within the

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. Since January 2021, the annual rate of pay for Level II is $203,700.

Reporting officials

Officials reporting to the USM include: *Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management **DHS Chief Financial Officer **DHS Chief Security Officer **DHS Chief Human Capital Officer **DHS Chief Readiness Support Officer **DHS Chief Procurement Officer **DHS Chief Information Officer

Budget

Amounts include Title 5 funding for DHS HQ Consolidation, Financial Systems Modernization, Cyber Security fund, and rescissions, where applicable.

References

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