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Six years on since the Department's creation, our goal is simple: one DHS, one enterprise, a shared vision, with integrated results-based operations. Through a consolidated headquarters, we are bringing 35 locations together. We are implementing a series of wide-ranging efficiency initiatives that leverage the economies of scale in our Department in order to recover hundreds of millions of dollars and create a culture of responsibility and fiscal discipline.
Learn more about recent efforts to unify the Department of Homeland Security
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contains $650 million to support construction of the Department's new headquarters, which will bring together components scattered geographically throughout the Washington area. As part of the same effort, the Department has begun consolidating over 40 leases in the National Capital Region, saving taxpayers $163 million over the next 30 years.
In March, Secretary Napolitano launched a Department-wide efficiency review to trim costs, streamline operations, eliminate duplication, and better manage resources across the Department. This effort includes more than two dozen initiatives that will increase efficiency and save taxpayers millions of dollars.
To ensure that all Department employees operate with the highest ethical standards, on her second day in office, Secretary Napolitano directed every incoming employee to receive a personal and comprehensive ethics briefing by the chief ethics officer. The Department launched www.dhs.gov/recovery to increase transparency about how Recovery Act funds are being spent.
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