Politico: “The Biden administration has fired 32 members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, according to a letter to members of the council obtained by Politico. A letter sent Friday by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told members that he has ended the ‘terms of current HSAC members effective March 26, 2021.’”
“‘I am considering how the HSAC can bring the greatest value to the Department and how the expertise, judgment, and counsel of its members can be harnessed most effectively to advance the Department’s mission,’ he wrote. ‘I expect to work closely with the HSAC and to rely on its Members to help guide the Department through a period of change.’ He thanked the members of the council for their service. The board, which met several times a year, was set up to provide the DHS secretary with advice and expertise of those in the homeland security world to consult on decisions across the vast department. Subcommittees of the council have also issued reports on various subjects, like economic security. The council was also key to getting DHS supplemental funds whenever there was a border surge by urging Congress to allocate such funding, according to a former senior Trump DHS official familiar with the board.”