A common refrain you often hear in government is the need for federal managers to be efficient and effective.
At the Homeland Security Department, that old adage is flipped.
Randolph “Tex” Alles, the acting undersecretary for management at DHS, said he expects DHS managers to be effective first, and efficient a close second.
“I want to deliver the mission as effective and efficiently as possible. The financial component is strong, but also the fact that the taxpayers are expecting us to adequately perform the mission that is why they are spending money on us,” Alles said in an exclusive interview with Federal News Network. “So it’s not just the around the idea of saving money, it’s also around mission effectiveness. So that does affect how I think about things in this undersecretary role.”
Randolph “Tex” Alles is the acting undersecretary for management at DHS. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Alles, who took over the the deputy undersecretary role in July and quickly became the acting undersecretary, has been with DHS since 2011 serving in an assortment of roles at the Customs and Border Protection directorate and as the director of the Secret Service. He joined DHS after retiring from the Marine Corps as a major general after 35 years of service.
So that is where much of his mission-focused perspective comes from, and every initiative starts with that idea.
He said the management directorate is providing oversight and insight for how the technology, procurement, human capital and financial management communities are ensuring mission effectiveness.
“We are looking at areas where we can deliver the mission better and save money at the same time,” Alles said. “An example of that might be w ..
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