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DHS Nominee Kelly Suggests He Will Continue Unity Of Effort Initiative

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

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DHS Nominee Kelly Suggests He Will Continue Unity Of Effort Initiative

Former Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly. President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Kelly as Secretary of Homeland Security. Photo: Defense Department

John Kelly, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said on Tuesday that continuing to break down stovepipes at the department will be one of his management efforts he takes on if the Senate confirms him.Kelly cited current DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson’s Unity of Effort as an important management undertaking in making the department more effective, pointing out that the Defense Department is a better place due to the 1986 reorganization stemming from the Goldwater-Nichols…

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