How Trump’s White House Shakeup Will Affect DHS

Government Executive: President Trump should act quickly to replace his recently reassigned leader of the Homeland Security Department, according to lawmakers, employee groups and former officials. Employees need direction at the top to successfully execute the administration’s agenda, the observers said.

Trump moved former DHS Secretary John Kelly to the White House to serve as his chief of staff, leaving a vacancy at the top of the government’s third largest agency. While Trump has named DHS veteran Elaine Duke as acting secretary, he previously stressed the importance of having a confirmed leader on Day 1 of his presidency, ramping up the pressure to fill the slot quickly. The president’s ambitious policy prescriptions for the department, lawmakers said, add to the urgency for a Kelly successor.

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