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The secretary refers to internal meetings at DHS with subagency heads as “cabinet meetings,” which some staff see as further evidence, according to people familiar with the meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Looking at the contracts by subagency shows that spending by Customs and Border Protection nearly tripled in 2025 compared with the year prior, reaching $15 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Forest Service, a subagency of the Department of Agriculture.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2025

Department of Justice subagency that oversees immigration courts and established the dedicated docket, did not respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2022

Every new idea that surfaces in the General Assembly seems to arrive in Geneva with its own subagency.

From Time Magazine Archive