Posted on Aug 14, 2020
Congressional watchdog finds acting DHS chief Wolf and senior aide Cuccinelli not legally...
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Interesting. Kirstjen Nielsen resigned in April 2019 and there hasn't been a Senate confirmed replacement.
Federal laws spell out who can take over when vacancies occur in positions held by officials who are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate, such as Cabinet secretaries and their deputies. The law that created the Department of Homeland Security, the Homeland Securities Act, provides an order of succession when a vacancy arises in the position of secretary.
When Nielsen resigned in April 2019, she was succeeded by McAleenan, but the GAO said he "had not been designated in the order of succession."
Federal laws spell out who can take over when vacancies occur in positions held by officials who are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate, such as Cabinet secretaries and their deputies. The law that created the Department of Homeland Security, the Homeland Securities Act, provides an order of succession when a vacancy arises in the position of secretary.
When Nielsen resigned in April 2019, she was succeeded by McAleenan, but the GAO said he "had not been designated in the order of succession."
Congressional watchdog finds acting DHS chief Wolf and senior aide Cuccinelli not legally...
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According to the official national disaster plan, DHS is supposed to provide overarching leadership to all the agencies and NGOs. I don't think DHS, Trump, and the administration knew that.
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There should be some management flexibility in an organization that has other executives in their chain of command. I understand that POTUS must have a strick succession. In the military it was next rank or appointed by the senior leader.
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