DHS Management Directorate

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DHS Management Directorate
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Agency overview
Formed 2003
Jurisdiction United States
Headquarters DHS Nebraska Avenue Complex, Washington D.C.
Employees 2,399 (FY 2017)
Annual budget $0.7 billion (FY 2017)
Agency executive
Parent agency Department of Homeland Security
Website DHS Management Directorate

The Management Directorate (MGMT) is a component within the United States Department of Homeland Security. DHS-MGMT serves as the central administrative support organization of the department as it fulfills its national security mission.

The Management Directorate is led by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management, who is appointed by the President of the United States with confirmation by the United States Senate. The current Under Secretary for Management is Claire M. Grady.[1]

Overview[edit]

The Management Directorate is responsible for department-wide administrative support services and oversight for all support functions, including: IT, budget and financial management, procurement and acquisition, human capital, security, and administrative services. The Under Secretary also provides the overarching management structure for the Department to deliver customer services, while eliminating redundancies and reducing support costs in order to more effectively and efficiently run the Department in a unified manner

Budget[edit]

DHS Management Directorate Budget, FY16–18 ($ in thousands) [2] [3]
Line Item FY16 Revised Enacted [4] FY17 Enacted [4] FY18 Request
Operations and Support 737,848 594,742 696,131
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 196,733 73,307 69,988
Research and Development 2,500 2,500 2,545
Total Budget 937,081 670,549 768,664

4 Amounts include Title 5 funding for DHS HQ Consolidation, Financial Systems Modernization, Cyber Security fund, and rescissions, where applicable.

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.dhs.gov/leadership
  2. ^ DHS Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget in Brief, pg 17, Department of Homeland Security, Access Date: 2017-05-23. Used for the FY 16 and FY 18 amounts.
  3. ^ DHS Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Appropriations Act, pgs 270, 294 (Sec. 523 and 524), and 297 (Sec. 536 lines 1 and 2), U.S. Congress, Access Date: 2017-05-23. Used for the FY 17 amounts.