Kevin McAleenan

Chad Wolf

Watchdog: Homeland Security officials were wrongly appointed

A congressional watchdog agency has found that the top two Trump administration officials in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were improperly appointed…

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Amelia Brust/Federal News Networkleadership changes

DHS is no stranger to perpetual leadership changes

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto/TPopova)federal pay raise

Another clue into when feds will see a raise in their paychecks

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)Capt. Thomas Beltz, C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 514th Air Mobility Wing, closes in to refuel with a KC-10 Extender over the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 10, 2018. The 514th AMW is an Air Force Reserve Command unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J..

Air Force may be better off trying to keep pilots than hiring more

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Amelia Brust/Federal News NetworkFederal Acquisition, GSA

Federal arbiters to cut down leave, telework days for HHS employees

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Homeland Security Sec. Nielsen resigns amid border turmoil

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Ronald Vitiello, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s acting deputy commissioner, feels prototypes of a border wall on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in San Diego. Contractors have completed eight prototypes of President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, triggering a period of rigorous testing to determine if they can repel sledgehammers, torches, pickaxes and battery-operated tools. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)

CBP makes its first ‘fast-track’ hire under analytics-driven recruiting system

Faced with longstanding hiring and recruiting challenges,  Customs and Border Protection made its first hire earlier this month using its data analytics-driven…

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Kevin McAleenan

CBP Commissioner pleads for Congressional help after second child dies in its custody

Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan says Congress needs to fund improvements to the agency’s holding facilities.

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CBP issues partial stop work order on Accenture hiring contract

Customs and Border Protection has told Accenture Federal Services to stop some work on the $297 million contract it signed late last year to help the agency more quickly hire border patrol agents and officers.

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