Officials have narrowed the list for the vacant Secretary of Homeland Security position as the White House aims to find a replacement for retired U.S. Marine Gen. John Kelly, former DHS officials tell CyberScoop.
Current DHS Deputy Secretary Elaine Duke, who has been serving in an acting secretary role since Kelly left to become White House Chief of Staff two weeks ago, is also among the leading candidates, one former senior DHS official in touch with the administration said.
Several former officials from the last two administrations spoke to CyberScoop, which granted them anonymity to candidly discuss internal deliberations they’d been briefed on and give their unvarnished views on the candidates.
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