The United States National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for consideration of national security,military,and foreign policy matters. Based in the White House,it is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States,and composed of senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials.
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security,roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terrorism,border security,immigration and customs,cyber security,and disaster prevention and management.
Elaine Lan Chao is an American businesswoman and former government official. A member of the Republican Party,she served as the 18th United States secretary of transportation in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2021,and as the 24th United States secretary of labor in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2009. Chao was the first Asian-Pacific American woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet.
Thomas Joseph Ridge is an American politician and author who served as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003,and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 43rd governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995.
The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security,the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. The position was created by the Homeland Security Act following the attacks of September 11,2001.
James Milton Loy is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in 2005 and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from November 4,2003,to March 1,2005. Prior to his appointment as deputy secretary,he served as the second administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from 2002 to 2003,and before that as the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1998 to 2002. Also in 2004,Loy was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Richard Alan Clarke is an American national security expert,novelist,and former government official. He served as the Counterterrorism Czar as the National Coordinator for Security,Infrastructure Protection,and Counter-Terrorism for the United States between 1998 and 2003.
William Howard Taft IV is an American diplomat and attorney who has served in the United States government under several Republican administrations. He is a son of William Howard Taft III and a great-grandson of President William Howard Taft.
Michael Chertoff is an American attorney who was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. He was the co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. Chertoff previously served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit,as a federal prosecutor,and as Assistant U.S. Attorney General. He succeeded Tom Ridge as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security on February 15,2005.
The Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002,was introduced in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and subsequent mailings of anthrax spores. The HSA was cosponsored by 118 members of Congress. The act passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 90–9,with one Senator not voting. It was signed into law by President George W. Bush in November 2002.
William Ralph Basham,Jr. is an American law enforcement official who served as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection,director of the United States Secret Service,director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers,and chief of staff of the Transportation Security Administration.
Edmund Summers "Kip" Hawley III was an American government official and business executive who was administrator of the Transportation Security Administration,part of United States government's Department of Homeland Security,from July 27,2005,to January 20,2009. He replaced the previous Director,Rear Admiral David Stone. He was succeeded by Acting Administrator Gale Rossides.
Executive Schedule is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions,most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They include members of the president's Cabinet,several top-ranking officials of each executive department,the directors of some of the more prominent departmental and independent agencies,and several members of the Executive Office of the President.
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.
Francis Xavier Taylor was the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS),nominated by President Obama in 2014. In that role,he provided the Secretary,DHS senior leadership,the DHS components,and state,local,tribal and private sector partners with homeland security intelligence and information they need to keep the country safe,secure and resilient. DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis is a member of,and the Department’s liaison to,the U.S. Intelligence Community.
Command Group,"CG",founded as Command Consulting Group,is an international security and intelligence consulting firm,founded in 2009,headquartered in Washington,D.C.,United States. CG provides advisory services for governments,corporations,and high net worth individuals.
Elaine Costanzo Duke is an American civil servant and former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security,serving from April 10,2017 until April 15,2018. She became acting Secretary of Homeland Security on July 31,2017,when John F. Kelly assumed the office of White House Chief of Staff. She left the acting position on December 6,2017,upon the confirmation of Kirstjen Nielsen.
Russell C. Deyo is an American lawyer and government official. Appointed Under Secretary for Management at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on May 11,2015,he became the Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) on November 1,2016.
David L. Norquist is an American financial management professional and former government official who served as the 34th United States deputy secretary of defense from 2019 to 2021. In May of 2022,Norquist was selected as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA).
Kenneth P. Rapuano is an American Marine who has held various global security-related posts within the U.S. federal government. He most recently served from June 2017 to January 2021 as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security in the United States Department of Defense,having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 12,2017,by a vote of 95–1.
