The Department of Homeland Security inspector general is investigating whether DHS ran afoul of laws and regulations when it forced senior staff to accept new roles – in some cases to support the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown – under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
In a July 1 notice, DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari announced his office was initiating a review of DHS senior executive service reassignments that occurred between Jan. 25, 2025, and March 24, 2026. That aligns with Noem’s time as homeland security secretary, before she was replaced by current Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
The review is aimed at determining “whether such reassignments were conducted in accordance with federal laws, regulations, and policies,” Cuffari wrote. In the notice, he tells DHS Chief Human Capital Officer Roland Edwards that IG staff will begin initial fieldwork this month.
The review comes after DHS sent “management directed reassignments” (MDRs) to hundreds of employees last year and in early 2026. In some cases, staff received short-notice reassignments hundreds of miles from their existing duty station, to fill jobs that were outside their area of expertise.
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