
Clarifying the roles and responsibilities for securing the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), deputy secretary Alejandro Mayorkas approved a proposal that gives complete security responsibility to the department’s chief security officer and puts the Federal Protective Service (FPS), which typically is in charge of security federal civilian buildings, in a subordinate role. The May 1 memo that originated with Greg Marshall, the DHS chief security officer, and was approved by Mayorkas, said there is no “clear unity…