New Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin faces an immediate challenge as he takes over the agency: reversing a sharp decline in workforce morale that officials warn could affect operations and national security, according to a new sprawling piece by Bloomber Government.
"He needs to stop the bleeding," Stewart Verdery, a former senior DHS official under President George W. Bush told the news outlet, summarizing concerns about staffing losses, burnout and declining trust within the department.
