President Trump is expected to tap former senior Office of Management and Budget official Brian Cavanaugh to serve as Under Secretary of Management at the Department of Homeland Security, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
If selected for the influential role, Cavanaugh would serve under newly-confirmed DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and the department’s deputy secretary in overseeing the department’s vast workforce, multi-billion-dollar budget, security programs, and procurement protocols. National Review reported last weekend that Troy Edgar, whom Trump recently named U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador and who served as deputy secretary under Noem, is Mullin’s preferred pick for deputy secretary.
The role is a Senate-confirmed position.
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