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Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans


PLCY's principal responsibilities are outlined in statue (National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017):

  • Lead, conduct, and coordinate Department-wide policy development and implementation and strategic planning
  • Develop and coordinate policies to promote and ensure quality, consistency, and integration for the programs, components, offices, and activities across the Department
  • Develop and coordinate strategic plans and long-term goals of the Department with risk-based analysis and planning to improve operational mission effectiveness, including consultation with the Secretary regarding the quadrennial homeland security review
  • Manage Department leadership councils and provide analytics and support to such councils
  • Mange international coordination and engagement for the Department 
     

  • Senior Official Performing the Duties of Under Secretary, Christopher Pratt
  • Deputy Under Secretary, John Gountanis
  • Chief of Staff, Jason Killmeyer
  • Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Simon Bland (A)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, VACANT
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere, David Cloe
  • Assistant Secretary, Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement, VACANT
    • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement, VACANT
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Counter Terrorism, Julia Varvaro
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Combatting Transnational Organized Crime, Eric Talbot
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Screening and Vetting, Michael Scardaville
  • Assistant Secretary, Border and Immigration Policy, Rory Burke (A)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Immigration Policy, Rory Burke
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Border Policy, VACANT
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Homeland Security Statistics, Marc Rosenblum
  • Assistant Secretary, Trade and Economic Security, Joseph Alm (A)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Trade Policy, VACANT
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Economic Security, Joseph Alm
  • Assistant Secretary, Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience, VACANT
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Policy, Thomas McDermott
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Cyber Policy, Samantha Anderson
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Strategic Initiatives, VACANT
Last Updated: 07/08/2025
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