Soft close parts of DHS pending a decision to shrink or dismantle it
What the document says“The Secretary therefore can and should use his or her inherent, discretionary leadership authority to “soft close” ineffective and problematic corners of the department.”
The chapter says this is pending a possible presidential decision to shrink or eliminate DHS itself. The Secretary would shift personnel, funding and operational responsibility away from the offices being closed and into what the chapter calls mission-essential components. It states that doing so would support a legislative move to shrink or dismantle the department by showing the agency can perform critical functions without its current bureaucracy.
What the document actually says“The Secretary therefore can and should use his or her inherent, discretionary leadership authority to “soft close” ineffective and problematic corners of the department.”
So the Secretary can and should quietly shut parts of the department down. The parts that do not work.
This department is very large. The book says parts of it should be closed down quietly. Staff and money would move to other parts. The book says this would help make the case to shut the whole department later.
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