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Senior Director, Democratic Accountability

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Restoring Social Trust in Democracy; Democracy; National Security; Foreign Policy; Government Reform; Government Transparency; Defense

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Dan Herman is senior director for democratic accountability at American Progress.

From 2021 to 2022, he was senior adviser for accountability to the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, where he designed and led initiatives focused on accountability, integrity, and transparency for the nation’s largest law enforcement agency. From 2018 to 2021, he was director of advocacy and campaigns for National Security Action, where he oversaw all political activity and partnerships.

He previously worked on policy, management, and oversight of counterterrorism, special operations, and sensitive intelligence and security programs at the Defense Department. He was national security director for presidential personnel in the Obama White House, overseeing the political appointments process at all national security departments and agencies. He has overseen a range of state and national issue advocacy and electoral campaigns.

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The Authoritarian Playbook in Action: What Global Cases Tell Us About Trump’s 2025 Military Deployments Article
President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi, speaks during a news conference.

The Authoritarian Playbook in Action: What Global Cases Tell Us About Trump’s 2025 Military Deployments

The cases of Canada, South Korea, and Turkey illustrate a dangerous escalatory pattern: When elected leaders rely on the military to resolve domestic challenges, they often accelerate democratic backsliding.

Dan Herman, Robert Benson, Vishal Gogusetti

100 Days of the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy: Global Chaos, American Weakness, and Human Suffering Report
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100 Days of the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy: Global Chaos, American Weakness, and Human Suffering

In only 100 days, the Trump administration has wrought chaos around the world and weakened the United States’ place in it—leaving the American people and billions of others worldwide to pay the price.

Allison McManus, Ryan Mulholland, Andrew Miller, 3 More Dan Herman, Robert Benson, Courtney Federico

Pete Hegseth Is Unfit To Lead the Pentagon Article
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Pete Hegseth Is Unfit To Lead the Pentagon

Pete Hegseth lacks the credibility and experience required to lead a body as massive and as critical as the Department of Defense; his confirmation as secretary of defense would be a major risk to Americans’ safety and security.

Allison McManus, Dan Herman, Laura Kilbury

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