Former Department of Homeland Security official Troy Edgar is set to become the agency’s second-in-command after the Senate confirmed his nomination in a mostly partisan vote.
Senators voted 53-43 Thursday in favor of Edgar, President Donald Trump’s pick to be DHS’s deputy secretary. Edgar is the second homeland official to win Senate approval, following the January confirmation of Secretary Kristi Noem.
Edgar, a Navy veteran, was DHS’s chief financial officer during Trump’s first term, overseeing the department’s more than $90 billion budget and its workforce. That experience will be critical in his role as deputy secretary, responsible for the department’s ...