When the President nominated Jeh Johnson to be the Secretary--I am sure Senator Heitkamp will remember this--across the whole top level of management within Homeland Security, there were folks in acting capacity, in some cases really almost nobody.
Carper highlights the lack of leadership in Homeland Security before Jeh Johnson's nomination.
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