Benjamine Carry Huffman

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT BENJAMINE CARRY HUFFMAN

As the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Centers (FLETC). I oversee training for 125 federal Partner Organizations, as well as state, local, tribal, territorial, and international law enforcement partners. I direct operations across the FLETC enterprise, which includes sites in Glynco, GA; Charleston, SC; Cheltenham, MD; and Artesia, NM, and leads FLETC’s administrative, security, financial, mission support, and resource management programs.Before assuming his role as the Director, I served as the Acting Deputy Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the largest law enforcement agency in the United States. In this role, I ensured that the frontline was equipped with the personnel, tools, and information they needed, improving the agency’s collective capacity to adapt and respond to an ever-changing environment. Prior to serving as Acting Deputy Commissioner, I served as the Acting Chief Operating Officer.I served as the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Enterprise Services. In this role, I led 4,500 employees that provided critical support to include financial management, facilities and assets, information and technology, human resources, training and development, and accountability to CBP’s more than employee workforce and their operations.I have served in many roles across the U.S. Border Patrol. In 2014, I joined the Senior Executive Service and was named Deputy Chief of the El Paso Sector. Prior to leading Enterprise Services, I was the Chief of the Strategic Planning and Analysis Directorate at U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters where I led U.S. Border Patrol’s strategic planning efforts to implement several Presidential priorities.Throughout my career I have had numerous temporary duty assignments, including Acting Director of the Special Operations Group, where I led CBP\'s global response team that consists of the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) and Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue Unit (BORSTAR). I became a member of BORTAC in 1987 and served in various missions around the world.I entered on duty with the U.S. Border Patrol on February 3, 1985, as a member of Border Patrol Academy Class 173. I have a Master\'s Degree in Homeland Security from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, a Bachelor\'s Degree in General Studies, and an Associate\'s Degree in Criminal Justice from South Plains Junior College in Levelland, Texas. I have also completed the Capstone General and Flag Officer course at the National Defense University and the Senior Managers in Government program at the Harvard Kennedy School.