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Revision as of 01:01, 22 October 2019 by Antony-22 (talk | contribs) (updates)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) This article is about the U.S. government official. For the rock musician, see Carolina Liar.Chad F. Wolf is the current Acting Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. He had previously served in several positions in the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including as Chief of Staff of the Transportation Security Administration and Chief of Staff of DHS under Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen; as well as being a Senior Director of a policy consulting firm.
Education and career
Wolf is originally from Plano, Texas. He graduated from Plano East Senior High School and then attended Collin College on a tennis scholarship. Wolf then earned a B.S. in U.S. history from Southern Methodist University. Shortly after graduation Wolf worked in the U.S. Senate for Senators Phil Gramm and Chuck Hagel.
From 2002 to 2005, Wolf participated in the creation of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) within DHS in the wake of the September 11 attacks. During his final year at TSA he served as Assistant Administrator for Transportation Security Policy. He was youngest assistant administrator in the agency’s history at that point.
In October 2005 he became Vice President and Senior Director at public policy consulting firm Wexler & Walker, a position he served for over 11 years, focusing on homeland security and aviation security issues.
In March 2017, he became Chief of Staff of the Transportation Security Administration. In 2018, Wolf became Chief of Staff for DHS under Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. He then became Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Strategy, Plans, Analysis & Risk, and concurrently Acting Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. He was nominated in February 2019 to serve permanently in the Under Secretary role, although the nomination was delayed by Senator Jacky Rosen to protest poor conditions for children at DHS facilities.
It was reported that Wolf was being considered to serve as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security after the departure of Kevin McAleenan. The fact that he had previously lobbied for the National Association of Software and Services Companies, which was in favor of the H-1B visa program, led to criticism from groups favoring increased restrictions on immigration, although the Trump administration defended his record.
References
- ^ "Chief of Staff". Transportation Security Administration. 2017-06-27. Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Life of service founded in lessons learned at Collin College" (PDF). Collin College Connection. 2015. pp. 3, 7. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
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