The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans is part of the

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. It was created by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, replacing the former Office of Policy, and creating a new Senate-confirmed under secretary of homeland security for strategy, policy, and plans position.

Overview

Chad Wolf was confirmed by the Senate as the first Under Secretary on November 13, 2019. The current Under Secretary is Robert P. Silvers, who was confirmed by the US Senate on August 5, 2021, and sworn in on August 10.

Reporting officials

Officials reporting to the under secretary (PLCY) include: *Deputy Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans * Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for Border Policy ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration Policy ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration Statistics * Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy ** Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for Screening and Vetting ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for Law Enforcement ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countering Transnational Organized Crime ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for Emerging Threats * Assistant Secretary for International Affairs ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere * Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Security * Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience ** Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy * Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Integration and Policy Planning

List of under secretaries for strategy, policy, and plans

References

External links

* United States Department of Homeland Security agencies {{US-gov-stub