Obama Reportedly Decides on Jeh Johnson, Former Pentagon General Counsel, For Homeland Security Secretary

To replace the outgoing Janet Napolitano

President Barack Obama has decided on Jeh Johnson, former Pentagon general counsel, as his next Homeland Security secretary, an administration official said.

Johnson, 56, will be formally announced as the nominee by Obama today, according to the official, who asked for anonymity because the decision hasn't been made public.