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Temporary DHS Intelligence Head Steps Down as Biden Appointee Still Awaits Confirmation

Plus: Temporary DHS intelligence head steps down as Biden appointee still awaits confirmation

Fisayo Okare

Apr 04, 2022

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas participates in a call.

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The acting head of Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence division, John Cohen, will step down this month as President Biden’s appointee, Kenneth Wainstein, awaits confirmation. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas commended Cohen for being “one of our nation’s foremost national security experts.” Cohen will head to a new private center focused on fighting disinformation by foreign intelligence services, terrorist groups, and criminal organizations. If Wainstein is confirmed to lead the intelligence unit, he’ll become the top intelligence official at DHS, which has not had a Senate-confirmed leader since David Glawe left in May 2020. CNN

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Fisayo Okare

Fisayo writes Documented’s "Early Arrival" newsletter and "Our City" column. She is an MSc. graduate of Columbia Journalism School, New York, and earned her BSc. degree in Mass Comm. from Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos.

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