Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis

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United States
Under Secretary of Homeland Security
for Intelligence and Analysis of Office of Intelligence and Analysis
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Incumbent
John D. Cohen[1]
(Senior Official Performing the Duties of)
(Acting)
since July 9, 2021
United States Department of Homeland Security
Formation2007
WebsiteOfficial website

The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. The Under Secretary, as head of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at DHS, is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for fusing law enforcement and intelligence information relating to terrorism and other critical threats.

The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis is appointed by the President of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate to serve at the pleasure of the President.

The last senate-confirmed Under Secretary was David Glawe who resigned in May 2020. Since then post has been filled by an Acting Under Secretary. In January 2021, the incoming Biden administration named Melissa Smislova as Acting Under Secretary.[2] On July 9, 2021 it was announced that John D. Cohen, the Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, would be named as Senior Official Performing the Duties of Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis.[3]

Overview[]

The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis is the Chief Intelligence Officer for the United States Department of Homeland Security. Representing DHS within the United States Intelligence Community, the Under Secretary participates in inter-agency counter-terrorism efforts and is responsible for ensuring that state and local law enforcement officials receive information on critical threats from national-level intelligence agencies.

When the position was created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 along with DHS, the position was originally known as the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Information Analysis. At that time, the position was within the DHS Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate. Following a 2005 reorganization of DHS, the position was made independent, appointed DHS Chief Intelligence Officer, and renamed Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis. The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53) was enacted on August 7, 2007 and reorganized intelligence operations at DHS, elevating the Assistant Secretary to the Under Secretary level.[4][5]

With the rank of Under Secretary, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis is a Level III position within the Executive Schedule. Since January 2010, the annual rate of pay for Level III is $165,300.

Reporting officials[]

As head of the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis, officials reporting to the Under Secretary include:

  • Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis
    • Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence Enterprise Operations
    • Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence Enterprise Readiness

Officeholders[]

Under Secretaries of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
Portrait Name Date appointed Tenure Secretary served under President served under
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Information Analysis
March 18, 2003 July 30, 2004 Tom Ridge George W. Bush
August 13, 2004 January 29, 2005 Tom Ridge George W. Bush
Patrick M Hughes.jpg Lt. Gen. Patrick M. Hughes, U.S. Army January 30, 2005 March 15, 2005 Michael Chertoff George W. Bush
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
Allen 2005.jpg Charles E. Allen August 23, 2005 August 3, 2007 Michael Chertoff George W. Bush
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
Allen 2005.jpg Charles E. Allen August 3, 2007 January 20, 2009 Michael Chertoff George W. Bush
May 19, 2009 February 11, 2010 Janet Napolitano Barack Obama
Caryn Wagner, DHS 2010.jpg Caryn Wagner February 11, 2010 December 21, 2012 Janet Napolitano Barack Obama
December 21, 2012 November 2013 Janet Napolitano, Rand Beers Barack Obama
Francis X. Taylor DHS.png Francis X. Taylor April 14, 2014 January 20, 2017 Jeh Johnson Barack Obama
David Glawe official photo.jpg David J. Glawe January 23, 2017 March 2017 John F. Kelly Donald Trump
[6] March 2017 August 8, 2017 John F. Kelly Donald Trump
David Glawe official photo.jpg David J. Glawe August 8, 2017 May 9, 2020 Elaine C. Duke (Acting)

Kirstjen Nielsen

Kevin McAleenan (Acting)

Chad Wolf

Donald Trump
Brian Murphy May 10, 2020 August 2, 2020 Chad Wolf (Acting) Donald Trump
Joseph B. Maher August 3, 2020 January 20, 2021 Chad Wolf (Acting)

Pete Gaynor

Donald Trump
Melissa Smislova January 20, 2021 July 9, 2021 David Pekoske (Acting)
Alejandro Mayorkas 		Joe Biden
John D. Cohen July 9, 2021 Present Alejandro Mayorkas Joe Biden
  Denotes Acting or Senior Official Performing the Duties of Under Secretary

References[]

  1. ^ "Leadership". 7 September 2006.
  2. ^ "Coffee & Conversation with Melissa Smislova – INSA". Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ Swan, Betsy Woodruff. "DHS installs new leadership at its intelligence arm". POLITICO. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ Creation of the Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Homeland Security, 2013-07-14
  5. ^ Statement for the Record of Caryn A. Wagner, Under Secretary and Chief Intelligence Officer, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, before the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence House Committee on Homeland Security, United States Department of Homeland Security, Released 2011-06-01, Retrieved 2013-07-14
  6. ^ Scott Nicholas (March 21, 2017). "David Glawe to be nominated DHS Undersecretary for Intell, Analysis". Retrieved 2018-04-18.
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