The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has walked back a controversial policy to review major
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has walked back a controversial policy to review major expenditures, implemented by former Secretary Kristi Noem.
In an emailed statement on Wednesday night, a DHS spokesperson told The Hill that DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin “re-evaluated the contract processes to make sure DHS is serving the American taxpayer efficiently.”
“Today, the Secretary rescinded the $100,000 contract review memo. This will streamline the contract process and empower components to carry out their mission to protect the homeland and make America safe again,” the spokesperson added.
During her time as DHS secretary, Noem established a policy at the department requiring her
During her time as DHS secretary, Noem established a policy at the department requiring her to personally review every contract worth more than $100,000, leading to delays in department funding.
In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last month, Mullin was asked by Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) if he would commit to tossing the review policy.
Absolutely,” Mullin told Kim
“Absolutely,” Mullin told Kim. “That’s called micromanaging, and I don’t know if the secretary put that in or someone else did. I’m not a micromanager.”
Noem was recently booted from her role leading DHS and replaced with Mullin following months of controversy swirling around the department. That controversy ramped up following the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis at the beginning of the year.