Overview

• An updated Department of Homeland Security leadership chart lists Heather Honey as deputy assistant secretary for election integrity in the Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans, a move first reported by Democracy Docket.
• Two sources told ProPublica she started last week, and the position did not appear on DHS leadership pages archived in July.
• DHS has not detailed her responsibilities, though former officials say deputy assistant secretaries typically shape policy and often handle sensitive election-security matters.
• Honey previously advanced disputed analyses of 2020 results, including false claims about Pennsylvania vote totals later echoed by President Trump, and emails show she helped draft the Arizona Maricopa County audit’s final report.
• Officials and experts, including Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and CEIR’s David Becker, warn the appointment could erode state–federal cooperation as the administration cuts CISA capacity and presses for changes to voting methods and state voter-roll access.