Homeland Security Chairman Green Conceals Secret Job in Ethics Violation

House Ethics Committee investigators revealed that Representative Mark Green, chair of the Homeland Security Committee, had concealed a paid employment arrangement with a private security firm while chairing oversight of DHS contracts awarded to the same sector. Green had failed to disclose the position on required financial disclosure forms for two consecutive years. The committee opened a formal investigation into whether Green had used his chairmanship to benefit employers with interests before the committee.