DHS Announces New HR Honcho

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has appointed Jeff Neal as Chief Human Capital Officer.

Neal will focus on retaining and recruitment for the 225,000-employee agency, which was established as a Cabinet department in 2002, in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

He will work to enhance diversity at DHS, and build department-wide systems to provide training, education and professional development opportunities.

Neal was Chief Human Capital Officer at the 23,000-employee Defense Logistics Agency. Previously, he was Deputy Director of Human Resources at the Department of Commerce.