Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management

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 II position within the Executive Schedule. Since January 2021, the annual rate of pay for Level II is $203,700.

Reporting officials

Officials reporting to the USM include:

• Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management
  • DHS Chief Financial Officer
  • DHS Chief Security Officer
  • DHS Chief Human Capital Officer
  • DHS Chief Readiness Support Officer
  • DHS Chief Procurement Officer
  • DHS Chief Information Officer

Budget

Amounts include Title 5 funding for DHS HQ Consolidation, Financial Systems Modernization, Cyber Security fund, and rescissions, where applicable.

References

References

1. "Leadership | Homeland Security".
2. [https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/DHS%20FY18%20BIB%20Final.pdf DHS Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget in Brief], pg 17, Department of Homeland Security, Access Date: May 23, 2017. Used for the FY 16 and FY 18 amounts.
3. [https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr244/BILLS-115hr244enr.pdf DHS Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Appropriations Act], pgs 270, 294 (Sec. 523 and 524), and 297 (Sec. 536 lines 1 and 2), U.S. Congress, Access Date: May 23, 2017. Used for the FY 17 amounts.