▁of ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Border ▁Prote ction . ▁▁ ▁Ch ad ▁Wolf ▁serves ▁as ▁acting ▁secretary ▁in ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁Under ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁for ▁Str ategy , ▁Policy , ▁and ▁Pl ans . ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁succession ▁While ▁appointment ▁of ▁acting ▁officials ▁is ▁generally ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁V ac an cies ▁Reform ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁( F V RA ), ▁the ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁creates ▁exceptions ▁to ▁F V RA , ▁mand ating ▁that ▁the ▁under ▁secretary ▁of ▁hom eland ▁security ▁for ▁management ▁is ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁for ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security , ▁and ▁establish es ▁an ▁alternate ▁process ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁secretary ▁can ▁directly ▁establish ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁outside ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁F V RA . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 1 3 7 5 3 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁succession ▁for ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁hom eland ▁security ▁was ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Under ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁for ▁Management ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁Agency ▁Under ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁for ▁National ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Program s ▁Under ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Under ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Int elligence ▁and ▁Analysis ▁Commission er ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Border ▁Prote ction ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁the ▁Transport ation ▁Security ▁Administration ▁Director ▁of