Rendell Jones, Chief Financial Officer, USCIS

Rendell Jones was appointed as the first Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in March 2006.  As the CFO, Mr. Jones is responsible for all budget, finance and accounting, lockbox operations, resource management and annual planning activities within USCIS.   USCIS, an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for securing America’s promise as a Nation of immigrants by providing accurate and useful information to its customers, granting immigration and citizenship and benefits, promoting an awareness and understanding of citizenship and ensuring the integrity of the immigration system.  USCIS has approximately 10,000 employees and a $2.5 billion annual budget.

Prior to his present appointment, Mr. Jones served as Deputy Budget Director of the Department of Homeland Security where he was responsible for directing the Department’s Budget Office in management and oversight of budget formulation and execution, and related financial planning processes for the Department’s $42 billion annual budget.   In addition, in the position of Deputy Budget Director, Mr. Jones was the Department’s lead executive on appropriations issues and principal DHS liaison with the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives. 

He began his service with the Federal government with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in 1996 as a Presidential Management Intern, and held various budgeting positions with the Department’s Budget Staff and served as an Appropriations Liaison Officer with the Justice Management Division.  During his tenure at DOJ, Mr. Jones also spent one year with DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. 

Mr. Jones is a cum laude graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.S. in Finance and he holds a Master of Public Administration from North Carolina State University.

During his service with the federal government, Mr. Jones has been the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive and the Department of Homeland Security’s Secretary’s Silver Medal, second highest award granted by the Department of Homeland Security.