Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs

United States Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs

Incumbent Suzanne E. Spaulding^[1] since March 6, 2014
Formation	2003
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The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. The Under Secretary, as head of National Protection and Programs Directorate at DHS, is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for all DHS program designed to reduce the Nation's risk to terrorism and natural disasters.

The Under Secretary is appointed from civilian life by the President with the consent of the Senate to serve at the pleasure of the President. The current Under Secretary is Suzanne E. Spaulding, who was appointed by President Barack Obama on March 6, 2014.

Overview

The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs (USHS(NPP)) is responsible for directing all of the Department of Homeland Security's integrated efforts to reduce the risk of terrorism and natural disasters to the Nation's physical, cyber and communications infrastructure.

With the rank of Under Secretary, the USHS(NPP) is a Level III position within the Executive Schedule. Since January 2010, the annual rate of pay for Level III is $165,300.

Reporting Officials

Officials reporting to the USHS(NPP) include:

Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Cyber Security and Communications
- Office of Cyber Security and Communications
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Infrastructure Protection
- Office of Infrastructure Protection
Director, Federal Protective Service
- Federal Protective Service
Director, Office of US-VISIT
- US-VISIT

Budget

USHS National Protection and Programs Budget, FY11-13 ($ in thousands) ^[2]
Line Item	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Request
Management and Administration	43,490	50,695	50,321
Infrastructure Protection and Information Security	838,763	888,243	1,166,633
US-VISIT	333,944	306,802	0 ^[3]
Federal Protective Service	1,115,000	1,285,599	1,301,824
Total Budget	2,331,197	2,531,339	2,518,778

References

↑ DHS Biography
↑ "Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget Budget in Brief, DHS, pg 134" (PDF). Department of Homeland Security. 2012. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
↑ US-VISIT is being consolidated into CBP and ICE in FY13

Agencies under the United States Department of Homeland Security

Headquarters: Nebraska Avenue Complex Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

Deputy Secretary	United States Coast Guard Immigration and Customs Enforcement Citizenship and Immigration Services Customs and Border Protection Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Law Enforcement Training Center United States Secret Service Office of Operations Coordination Transportation Security Administration Office of Health Affairs Office of Policy Office of Immigration Statistics Homeland Security Advisory Council

National Protection and Programs	National Protection and Programs Directorate Federal Protective Service Office of Cybersecurity and Communications Office of Infrastructure Protection US-VISIT

Science and Technology	Science and Technology Directorate Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency Explosives Division Chemical and Biological Defense Division Border and Maritime Security Division Human Factors and Behavioral Sciences Division Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division Cyber Security Division (National Cybersecurity Center)

Intelligence and Analysis	Office of Intelligence and Analysis

Management	Management Directorate

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