5. Department of Homeland Security · Minor
Make component chief counsels report to their component heads
Printed page 162 5. Department of Homeland Security
“Thus, the chief counsel (or equivalent) of each component should report directly to the component head, report indirectly to the DHS General Counsel, and be accountable to the component head.”
What has happened
- Not started
Nothing found. Component chief counsels still sit inside the DHS Office of the General Counsel structure -- DHS's own description of OGC is that it comprises a headquarters office with subsidiary divisions and the legal offices for nine Department components -- and no delegation, management directive or announcement changing their reporting line to the component head was found.
No action found yet. This entry is the starting point, not a finding.
Research log
What was searched, and what didn’t count as evidence
Research notes
Not started, on a negative search covering DHS headquarters reporting lines and management practice. The OGC description quoted in the note is at https://www.dhs.gov/office-secretary (read 2026-08-28); it is not cited as Evidence because the page is undated for this purpose and describes a structure rather than an action.
- Action
- other
- Object
- DHS component chief counsel reporting lines
- ID
- 427