Management

DHS plans major intel shake-up, but its intelligence office would still be overseen by the nation’s spy chief

A proposed FY27 overhaul would still leave DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis answerable to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, despite questions about its oversight.

Pay & Benefits

DHS employees to begin receiving paychecks this week

The Homeland Security Department is still shut down but Trump has ordered immediate back pay anyway.

Pay & Benefits

Trump says he’ll pay all DHS workers after House again fails to end 48-day shutdown

The House was expected to pass the Senate’s measure funding most of the Homeland Security Department through September on Thursday morning, but didn’t take action.

Pay & Benefits

TSA workers receive back pay after 4-week delay as DHS shutdown continues

The Homeland Security Department has been shuttered for 45 days as Congress remains at an impasse, making it the longest government shutdown in history.

Management

Shutdown poised to continue for DHS after House, Senate take diverging paths

A breakthrough appeared early Friday morning but House Republicans appeared to quickly kill it.

Management

Trump moves to pay TSA agents as shutdown talks stall in Congress

Emergency order would cover airport screeners who have gone without full pay since mid-February but not other DHS employees, as lawmakers remain deadlocked on funding.

Management

Minnesota kicks off a legal battle with the Trump administration to hold ICE shooters accountable

With the federal government refusing to identify agents or share evidence, the dispute has become a game of constitutional chicken over states’ rights versus federal immunity, with implications for others hoping to hold agents criminally accountable.

Management

After two days of training, TSA says ICE personnel are ready to help at airports

TSA officers themselves typically train for six months before they are placed on the job, but the agency says ICE is already helping with the shutdown-induced crisis.

Management

TSA callouts spike as shutdown drags on, ICE officers sent to airports

Staffing shortages stretch security lines nationwide, with some airports seeing more than 40% of officers miss shifts while federal workers go unpaid.

Management

DHS nominee clears key Senate hurdle, setting up final confirmation vote

Final vote on Markwayne Mullin's nomination could come as soon as Monday as the department remains shut down.

Management

Trump's new DHS nominee promises some changes, adequate staffing amid shutdown-induced departures

DHS will be "adequately staffed" after the shutdown, Markwayne Mullin says, though he warns the ongoing shutdown could have significant mission impacts.

Management

Kristi Noem turned DHS immigration enforcement into her personal platform

The former Homeland Security chief made her polished, steely-eyed persona inseparable from deportation and the agency she led.

Management

DHS has no top cop. Congress should fix that

COMMENTARY | Without a Senate-confirmed law enforcement deputy, DHS has no official to answer for ICE, CBP or Secret Service actions.

Management

Lawmakers seek watchdog probe into former acting CISA chief’s polygraph failures

A letter penned by House Democrats indicates CISA’s former acting director failed a second polygraph examination during his tenure.

Management

Bipartisan bill would authorize the Secret Service to reimburse state and local police for assistance

The Fraternal Order of Police said in a statement that local law enforcement often work with the Secret Service but have to rely on their own resources.

Exclusive Management

Hegseth ramps up pressure on Defense civilians to deploy for immigration enforcement

All supervisors must encourage employees to volunteer, secretary says, and requests will be accepted absent high-level intervention.