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Pekoske Serving As Acting DHS Secretary

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021

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Pekoske Serving As Acting DHS Secretary

Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske. Photo: TSA

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said that David Pekoske, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, is the acting head of the department pending the confirmation of a permanent secretary. Pekoske takes over the helm at DHS from Pete Gaynor, who was the acting Secretary of Homeland Security after Chad Wolf stepped down from the same position earlier this month. Gaynor, who had been the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, resigned. President Biden had hoped the…

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