US EditionCorey Lewandowski Is Back for Another Year
Corey Lewandowski operates as DHS's effective chief without salary under a Special Government Employee status, bypassing regular rules and overseeing billions in contracts.
- In 2025, Axios reported Corey Lewandowski is expected to remain as the de facto DHS operational chief under an unpaid SGE role through 2025 and beyond.
- Thanks to 'creative timekeeping,' the 130-day limit on SGE employment was skirted by a second 130-day hire, allowing Corey Lewandowski to work throughout the year, a Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed.
- Reporters describe Axios reported `At an airport gate last week, Lewandowski loudly talked on his phone talked on his phone about contracts from DHS vendors last week for all to hear`, overheard at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discussing DHS vendor contracts and a drone program.
- Ethics experts warn Corey Lewandowski's SGE status raises significant conflict risks as DHS says Office of Government Ethics forms were filed but Axios has not received financial disclosures, and Lewandowski denies conflicts while refusing to reveal income sources.
- There has never been a precedent of a Special Government Employee staying past 130 days; observers say this concentrates control over billions in contracts and stirs scrutiny due to past allegations involving Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary.
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Analysts Claim Kristi Noem Is Not the Most Powerful Person at DHS: "She Is the Face, Corey Is the Brains"
Analysts and current and former officials say the balance of power inside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security increasingly points not to Secretary Kristi Noem but to senior adviser Corey Lewandowski.
Top DHS aid overheard at DC airport talking about his work with agency: reporter
A brief campaign manager for President Donald Trump and close friend of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was caught loudly talking at the airport about his work for Noem's agency. Axios said on Friday that loud-talker Corey Lewandowski was overheard by a reporter at National Airport discussing Homeland Security vendors and contracts."At an airport gate last week, Lewandowski loudly talked on his phone talked on his phone about contracts f…
Questions raised over Noem aide Lewandowski's unusual job: 'Won't say how he makes money'
Corey Lewandowski is expected to remain as the de facto operational chief of the Department of Homeland Security for another year under an unusual arrangement where he won't receive a government salary, allowing him to sidestep financial scrutiny.According to Axios reporters Marc Caputo, Brittany Gibson, and Alex Isenstadt, Lewandowski wields significant influence over DHS operations while avoiding standard employment regulations for temporary g…
Corey Lewandowski Is Back for Another Year
“The most powerful man in the Department of Homeland Security, Corey Lewandowski, was supposed to work just 130 days last year because he was classified as a temporary government employee,” Axios reports. “But thanks to creative timekeeping, he was there throughout the year. Now he’s poised for a repeat in 2026.”
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