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Last night's State of the Union speech, the first for President Trump, added to a long and somewhat predictable tradition.
The Trump administration's request for an additional $18 billion over 10 years to build a border wall is riling up some Democrats, as Congress continues negotiations over a spending deal by Jan. 19.
Policy experts say CBP needs to implement major border patrol discipline and performance improvements before increasing its workforce.
DHS' headquarters consolidation project is bleeding money, behind schedule and doing anything but bringing components together.
FEMA's deputy CIO said the agency's response during the 2017 hurricane season could give it leverage in asking for more resources.
A little-known unit of Customs and Immigration Enforcement specializes in tracking down criminals on the darknet.
The Homeland Security Department spent 40 percent of its budget on personnel costs in fiscal 2016. That share may continue to rise, as the department attempts to hire 10,000 new immigration officers and 5,000 border patrol agents to meet the Trump administration's priorities. But DHS leaders say data analytics, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things will need to play a bigger role.
The Homeland Security Department's inspector general found Immigration and Customs Enforcement doesn't do a good job managing how it supervises and deports so-called non-detained aliens. John Shiffer, chief inspector in the Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Agencies were scored for how easy it is to find and use email records, established email policies, and employee training. Agencies were also scored on whether there is a low, medium or high risk of not managing email effectively.
President Donald Trump wants to hire 5,000 more Border Patrol agents and 10,000 more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. However, federal law enforcement representatives told lawmakers on Wednesday their organizations have too many managers and not enough staff-level employees.
The White House is also requesting a $3 billion boost to the Homeland Security Department, along with an additional $30 billion in defense and Overseas Contingency Operations funding for fiscal 2017. Civilian agencies would shoulder $18 billion in spending cuts. The additional funding for DHS would help the department prepare and enact the President's executive orders on border security and immigration.
President Donald Trump is calling on Homeland Security Department leadership to hire at least 5,000 new border patrol agents and 10,000 additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers. But existing hiring challenges could make that task even more complicated.
Between last Labor Day and New Year's eve alone, 60 people were caught crossing the Mexican border — every hour.
Acting Office of Personnel Management Director Beth Cobert said agencies should include merit system principles, the rules and procedures that ensure objectivity in the federal hiring process, as an incentive for the top talent they want to attract.