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The DHS Surge Capacity Force is comprised of volunteer employees who deploy to help communities impacted by disaster. These critical volunteers support state and local response and recover efforts, augmenting the existing Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel on the ground in times of greatest need.
Since December 2013, Alejandro Mayorkas has served as the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. In that role, he has served as the second-in-command and the Chief Operating Officer of the third largest Department in the United States government, overseeing a $60 billion budget and helping lead a workforce of nearly 230,000 individuals throughout the world.
Once again we express our appreciation and enormous respect for the successful security effort by the United States Secret Service and the New York Police Department at last week’s United Nations General Assembly.
Improving morale within the Department of Homeland Security has been one of my top priorities as Secretary. I have said many times that, this year, morale will improve. Our aggressive campaign to improve morale across this 22-component, 232,000-person workforce has produced results.
Today, the U.S. Coast Guard celebrates 226 years of honor, respect and devotion to duty.
The Department of Homeland Security ensures that our Nation and its people are safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards.
Last week, more than 2,600 personnel from the Department of Homeland Security ensured the safety and security of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. They started their work only hours after completing the same task at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
“We are a resilient nation. I still remember on September 12, 2001, the people in Manhattan came to work.” Secretary Johnson opened the 2016 Aspen Security Forum with a candid conversation on the state of our nation’s security, and the impenetrable, unbreakable nature of the American spirit. Official DHS photo by Barry Bahler.
Again, our thanks go to the thousands of law enforcement and homeland security personnel who contributed to the security of the Democratic National Convention.
Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security concluded its first ever two-day hiring event aimed at filling mission-critical positions to protect our Nation’s cyberspace.
On July 26-28, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel to Aspen, Colo. to participate in a meeting of the Aspen Institute’s Homeland Security Group. On July 27, Secretary Johnson will participate in a moderated discussion on the state of the nation’s security with New York Times Assistant Washington Editor Thom Shanker at the opening session of the Aspen Security Forum.
