Back قائممقام وزیر امنیت میهن ایالات متحده Persian Secrétaire adjoint à la Sécurité intérieure des États-Unis French סגן מזכיר ביטחון מולדת של ארצות הברית HE
| United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | |
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 Flag of the United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | |
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| United States Department of Homeland Security | |
| Style | Ms. Deputy Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Status | Chief operating officer |
| Reports to | United States Secretary of Homeland Security |
| Appointer | The President of the United States with the Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 2003 |
| First holder | Gordon R. England |
| Succession | 1st in DHS succession |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, level II |
| Website | www |
The deputy secretary of homeland security is the chief operating officer of the United States Department of Homeland Security, with responsibility for managing day-to-day operations. The department has over 208,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $48.5 billion.[1]
If the secretary of homeland security dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office, the deputy secretary is to serve as an acting secretary.[2]
The deputy secretary is appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate.[2] The position of Deputy Secretary was created along with the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2002.[3] The deputy secretary is paid $168,000 annually.
- ^ "Deputy Secretary Paul A. Schneider". Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
- ^ a b "US Code: Title 6,113. Other officers". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
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