A DHS spokesperson said Noem was carrying the money "to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts."

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's handbag, including $3,000 in cash and her agency access badge, was stolen from a restaurant in the District of Columbia, officials confirmed to media outlets Monday.

A thief stole Kristi Noem’s purse Sunday night—scoring access to her driver’s license, apartment keys, and about $3,000 in cash among other personal belongings. The head of the federal agency that oversees America’s border security and other counterterrorism efforts failed to protect her own belongings when dining at a downtown Washington,