After a close Senate vote, former IBM executive Troy Edgar has been confirmed as deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS said Thursday the final vote tallied at 53-43 and Edgar expressed his gratitude for Congress and the new administration’s support.
“Congratulations to Deputy Secretary Edgar on his bipartisan confirmation today. He will be a key player in making America safe again,” said DHS Secretary and 2025 Wash100 Award winner Kristi Noem. “I look forward to working alongside Troy to ensure that the United States, once again, is a beacon of freedom, safety, and security for generations to come.”
A Second DHS Tour
The appointment marks Edgar’s return to the department after serving as chief financial officer and associate deputy under secretary of management for a year at DHS during President Trump’s first administration.
“It is an honor to return to the Department. I look forward to working alongside Secretary Noem and the dedicated men and women of DHS in our critical mission to keep Americans safe,” Edgar shared.
Career History
Edgar has led a long and varied career that has touched commercial industry, government, consulting and the military. He was a submariner in the U.S. Navy at the beginning of his working life, before transitioning to organizations like Boeing and McDonnell Douglas and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
His time in public life includes 12 years as mayor and city council member of Los Alamitos, California
Most recently, Edgar was a partner in IBM’s federal business, working to modernize and strengthen finance and supply chain efforts for clients in the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs and beyond.
Executive Spotlight Interview
During his time at IBM, Edgar sat down with our sister publication, ExecutiveBiz, for an in-depth interview. He spoke about the importance of federal partnerships with the private sector, digital transformation and much more.
An excerpt:
“The role of partnership has become increasingly important in the federal market, it’s really one of the most powerful forces in tech today across the commercial and government sectors. I’ve been a leader in corporate and government finance, supply chain and consulting for almost 30 years. As a federal client at DHS, I believed that expanding strategic industry partnerships would be the key to future success. In the last two years, especially in the federal market, I’ve been really excited to see this kind of pro-partnership push where all the companies that are in this space—whether it’s small businesses at the lowest level or large corporations like IBM—realize that we should work together to try to bring the best that we can bring to the federal government.”
