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DHS Plagued By Turnover In Top Positions

Spencer S. Hsu writes in The Washington Post:

The Department of Homeland Security lost senior leaders at twice the rate of the rest of the federal government over the past two years, including 23 of 26 top officials who report to the secretary, according to a new government report and DHS officials.

Turnover was highest at headquarters, where more than half of 60 presidential appointees and senior executives left in 2005 and 2006, according to a draft report by the Government Accountability Office, Congress's audit arm.

The leadership losses reflect "enormous challenges" facing the department four years after its March 2003 merger of 22 agencies, with "serious consequences for the security of our country," according to congressional auditors.

More here.

Note: With all of the empty leadership positions within DHS, and their continuing struggles with cyber security, this does not bode well. - ferg

posted by Fergie @ 7/15/2007 10:59:00 PM