Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management

United States
Under Secretary of Homeland Security
for Management
Incumbent
Russell C. Deyo

since May 11, 2015
Formation 2003
Website

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 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 President with the consent of the Senate to serve at the pleasure of the President. Russell Deyo is the current Under Secretary for Management.[1]

Overview

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

With the rank of Under Secretary, the USM is a Level III position within the Executive Schedule. Since January 2010, the annual rate of pay for Level III is $165,300.

Reporting Officials

Officials reporting to the USM include:

Budget

DHS Management Budget, FY14-16 ($ in thousands) [2] [3]
Line Item FY14 Revised Enacted FY15 Enacted FY16 Request
Management [4] 353,365 368,676 543,256
Finance 75,548 86,092 96,775
Information 299,356 288,122 320,596
Total Budget 728,269 742,890 960,627

4 Management amounts includes funding for DHS Headquarters Consolidation.

References

  1. http://www.dhs.gov/leadership
  2. DHS Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Budget in Brief, pg 17, Department of Homeland Security, Access Date: 2015-07-20
  3. HR 240 Explanatory Statement accompanying the FY 2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, Access Date: 2015-07-20
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