Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis

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.

United States
Under Secretary of Homeland Security
for Intelligence and Analysis
Incumbent
Brian Murphy
since May 10, 2020
Formation2007
WebsiteOfficial website

The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis is appointed from civilian life by the President of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate to serve at the pleasure of the President. The current Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis is the honorable Mr. Brian Murphy since he assumed office on May 10, 2020

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.[1][2]

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

Office holders
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
Paul Redmond March 18, 2003 June 30, 2003 Tom Ridge George W. Bush
William Parrish July 3, 2003 November 16, 2003 Tom Ridge George W. Bush
Lt. Gen. Patrick M. Hughes, U.S. Army November 17, 2003 March 15, 2005 Michael Chertoff George W. Bush
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
Charles E. Allen August 23, 2005 August 3, 2007 Michael Chertoff George W. Bush
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
Charles E. Allen August 3, 2007 January 20, 2009 Michael Chertoff George W. Bush
Bart R. Johnson May 19, 2009 February 11, 2010 Janet Napolitano Barack Obama
Caryn Wagner February 11, 2010 December 21, 2012 Janet Napolitano Barack Obama
William E. Tarry Jr. December 21, 2012 November 2013 Janet Napolitano, Rand Beers Barack Obama
Francis X. Taylor April 14, 2014 January 20, 2017 Jeh Johnson Barack Obama
David J. Glawe January 23, 2017 March 2017 John F. Kelly Donald Trump
Patricia Cogswell[3] March 2017 August 2017 John F. Kelly Donald Trump
David J. Glawe August 8, 2017 May 9, 2020 Elaine C. Duke

Kirstjen Nielsen

Kevin McAleenan

Chad Wolf

 Donald Trump
Brian Murphy May 10, 2020 Present Chad Wolf Donald Trump
  Denotes acting Under Secretary

References
  1. Creation of the Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Homeland Security, 2013-07-14
  2. 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
  3. Scott Nicholas (March 21, 2017). "David Glawe to be nominated DHS Undersecretary for Intell, Analysis". Retrieved 2018-04-18.
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