DHS Secretary Promises 'Better Pay Systems, Better Benefits'

Government Executive: The Homeland Security Department is looking for way to reform the pay structures at its various agencies, its new secretary told a Senate committee Wednesday, saying the current system is too fragmented.

The department will attempt to “unify” the array of pay systems in place at components such as Customs and Border Protection, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and the Secret Service, DHS Secretary John Kelly said at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. In a rare move for the nascent Trump administration, Kelly praised the Obama administration’s efforts -- led by his predecessor Jeh Johnson -- to bring “unity of effort” to DHS and vowed to see it through.

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