The Management Directorate (MGMT) is a component within the

United States Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the Federal government of the United States, U.S. United States federal executive departments, federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the I ...

. DHS-MGMT serves as the central administrative support organization of the department as it fulfills its

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mission. The Management Directorate is led by the

Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. The Under Secretary, as head of the Management Directorate at DHS, is the principal staff assistant an ...

, who is appointed by the

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with confirmation by the

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. The position of Under Secretary for Management is currently vacant.

Overview

The Management Directorate is responsible for department-wide administrative support services and oversight for all support functions, including: IT, budget and financial management, procurement and acquisition, human capital, 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

Budget

References

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