The head of the Transportation Security Administration agency will take over the Department of Homeland Security on a temporary basis until President Biden’s nominee can be confirmed by the Senate.

TSA Administrator David Pekoske announced Wednesday that he moved over to DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C., until Alejandro Mayorkas is confirmed as secretary. Pekoske previously worked as deputy secretary at DHS in 2019 after Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned and Kevin McAleenan was made acting secretary.

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