The home has been vacant since the Trump administration fired the previous Coast Guard commandant, Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, and evicted her in February.

Retired Coast Guard Adm. Paul Zukunft, who served as commandant during the first Trump administration, said the service typically has four homes for its top admirals at Anacostia-Bolling.

Retired Coast Guard Adm. Paul Zukunft, commandant under the first Trump administration, says that Noem’s residence in one of the top four Coast Guard officials’ homes amounts to ...

Noem pays no rent to live in the commandant’s house, a departure from how other Cabinet secretaries have handled similar arrangements.

The Daily Mail first reported in July that Noem had moved to the commandant’s home. The Post is the first to confirm that Noem has been living in the commandant home rent-free.

Retired Coast Guard Adm. Paul Zukunft, who served as commandant during the first Trump administration, said the service typically has four homes for its top admirals at Anacostia-Bolling.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem is living for free in a military home typically reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard’s top admiral, officials familiar with the matter ...

The Daily Mail first reported in July that Noem had moved to the commandant’s home. The Post is the first to confirm that Noem has been living in the commandant home rent-free.