Aided senior leaders in strategizing TSA’s $450 million IT budget in current and future fiscal years. Developed a justification package for Congress to fund $78 million in needed agency-wide IT hardware. Included formulating a data driven resource allocation plan, IT reinvestment strategy, and internal transfer of funds. Crafted informative spreadsheets and regularly briefed the TSA budget director and chief financial officer on the Office of Information Technology’s current funds status and spend plan. Provided solutions to issues related to TSA cybersecurity reporting and IT infrastructure contracting. Assisted with the development of IT Capital Investment Plans, Life Cycle Cost Estimates, and Acquisition Plans.Responded quickly and effectively to dozens of ad-hoc congressional staff inquiries.

Assisted with the formulation of five annual congressional budget justifications by editing for accuracy and language precision. Facilitated a multi-million dollar internal transfer of funds to address emergency requirements for law enforcement officials, immigrants, and equipment along the U.S. border. Ensured proper funds movement and control by reviewing hundreds of budget execution reports and apportionment documents and verifying that agency allocations were administered within the legal requirements of appropriations law. Advised the DHS budget director and chief financial officer on high-level resource allocation decisions and presented results of budget execution analyses on a weekly basis. Interfaced regularly with congressional and Office of Management and Budget staff to discuss the effects of policies, procedures, and current events on programs and Provided guidance and recommendations to leaders across more than twenty DHS offices on how to better capture budget information and present it persuasively to congressional appropriators and executive level decision-makers. Enhanced our office’s working relationship with staff at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in helping to produce DHS’ portion of the national counterterrorism strategy.