
The Senate last Thursday confirmed by voice vote Chip Fulghum as chief financial officer (CFO) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaving just two senior level nominees awaiting confirmation before all the senior posts at the department are filled. For the past two years Fulghum was the budget director in the DHS Office of the CFO and has been serving as acting CFO since 2013. He is a former Air Force officer. Since becoming the Homeland Security Secretary last…