US Government
DHS is best understood as a holding department for large operational components.
The Department of Homeland Security combines border, immigration, cyber, disaster response, transportation security, maritime, and protective-service missions under one Secretary. These component org charts show how that operating model breaks down agency by agency.
Computed across 9 Creately org-chart pages · last updated May 2, 2026
The evidence
The 9 agencies in this pattern
Each card links to the full org-chart page with the structural detail. Sourced from official public agency pages.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Government
260000 Employees
Parent department coordinating operational and support components.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Emergency Management
22000 Employees
Disaster-response component with regional operating structure.
Transportation Security Administration
Transportation Security
60000 Employees
Transportation security component with airport and field operations.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Border Security
65000 Employees
Border, trade, and field operations component.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Law Enforcement
20000 Employees
Immigration and customs enforcement component.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Immigration Services
21000 Employees
Benefits and immigration service-delivery component.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Cybersecurity
3500 Employees
Cyber and infrastructure risk component.
United States Coast Guard
Maritime Security
57000 Employees
Military maritime service operating inside DHS.
United States Secret Service
Protective Services
8000 Employees
Protective services and financial-crimes component.
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