Filling the Post of Secretary at DHS
According to Daniel Klaidman at The Daily Beast the Administration has already had two candidates decline the offer to become the next Secretary of Homeland Security. The delay is troubling -- the more so because the Deputy Secretary position is also vacant, so the Department is being led by the (very able) "Acting, Acting" Secretary Rand Beers. Here's the intro from Klaidman:
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According to Daniel Klaidman at The Daily Beast the Administration has already had two candidates decline the offer to become the next Secretary of Homeland Security. The delay is troubling -- the more so because the Deputy Secretary position is also vacant, so the Department is being led by the (very able) "Acting, Acting" Secretary Rand Beers. Here's the intro from Klaidman:
Can anyone fill Janet Napolitano’s shoes? It’s been two months since the Homeland Security secretary announced her plans to resign, but the White House still isn’t close to settling on a replacement, according to administration officials familiar with the search. At least two potential candidates have rebuffed their advances. One of those is Michele Flournoy, a former deputy secretary of Defense who is deeply respected for both her policy and management skills.
Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company. He formerly served as deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a professorial lecturer in law at George Washington University, a senior fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a board member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.
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