Prevention & Protection

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• Committees & Working Groups
• Laws & Regulations
• Grants
• Partnerships
• Publications

In The Spotlight

• Convergence of Physical and Cyber Technologies and Related Security Management Challenges (PDF, 42 pages - 294 KB)
• Prioritization of Critical Infrastructure for a Pandemic Outbreak in the United States (PDF, 120 pages - 1.31 MB)

Homeland Security Components

• Office of Infrastructure Protection

More from Homeland Security

• Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program
• National Infrastructure Protection Plan
• DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

National Infrastructure Advisory Council

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The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) shall provide the President through the Secretary of Homeland Security with advice on the security of the critical infrastructure sectors and their information systems. The council is composed of a maximum of 30 members, appointed by the President from private industry, academia, and state and local government.

About the Council

Mission

• NIAC Charter (10/07) (PDF, 4 pages - 23 KB)
• NIAC Brochure (07/08) (PDF, 2 pages - 75 KB)

Council Membership

• Erle A. Nye - Chair
• Al Berkeley III – Vice Chair
• Members and Homeland Security Officials

 Reports and Recommendations

• Insider Threat to Critical Infrastructures Report and Recommendations (04/08) (PDF, 56 pages - 393 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (06/08) (PDF, 3 pages - 28 KB)
• Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Events and the Critical Infrastructure Workforce Report and Recommendations (01/08) (PDF, 88 pages - 635 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (03/08) (PDF, 2 pages - 301 KB)
• Prioritization of Critical Infrastructure for a Pandemic Outbreak in the United States (01/07) (PDF, 120 pages - 1.31 MB)
  • Transmittal Letter to DHS Secretary Chertoff (01/07) (PDF, 2 pages - 131 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt (01/07) (PDF, 2 pages - 131 KB)
• Convergence of Physical and Cyber Technologies and Related Security Management Challenges (01/07) (PDF, 42 pages - 294 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (01/07) (PDF, 2 pages - 96 KB)
• Public-Private Sector Intelligence Coordination (07/06) (PDF, 79 pages, 445 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (08/06) (PDF, 2 pages - 93 KB)
• Workforce Preparation, Education and Research (04/06) (PDF, 208 pages, 7.3 MB)
  • Transmittal Letter (07/06) (PDF, 2 pages - 69 KB)
• Sector Partnership Model Implementation (10/05) (PDF, 52 pages - 502 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (10/05) (PDF, 2 pages - 80 KB)
• Risk Management Approaches to Protection (10/05) (PDF, 25 pages, 223 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (10/05) (PDF, 2 pages - 35 KB)
• Common Vulnerability Scoring System (10/04) (PDF, 20 pages - 159 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (11/04) (PDF, 5 pages - 215 KB)
• Hardening the Internet (10/04) (PDF, 28 pages - 121 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (03/05) (PDF, 2 pages - 106 KB)
• Prioritizing Cyber Vulnerabilities (10/04) (PDF, 14 pages - 83 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (02/05) (PDF, 2 pages - 111 KB)
• Evaluation and Enhancement of Information Sharing and Analysis (07/04) (PDF, 22 pages - 211 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (08/04) (PDF, 4 pages - 120 KB)
• Best Practices for Government Intervention to Enhance the Security of National Critical Infrastructures (03/04) (PDF, 24 pages - 285 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (03/04) (PDF, 3 pages - 552 KB)
• Cross Sector Interdependencies and Risk Assessment Guidance (01/04) (PDF, 94 pages - 1.1 MB)
  • Transmittal Letter (02/04) (PDF, 2 pages - 2.24 MB)
• Vulnerability Disclosure Framework (01/04) (PDF, 52 pages - 392 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (02/04) (PDF, 2 pages - 172 KB)

Meeting Information

• Next Meeting:
  Tuesday, October 14, 2008
  1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  
  The meeting is at the J.W. Marriot Hotel, Capitol Ballroom (Salon E and F), 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW - Washington, DC 20004. The meeting is open to the public.

Tentative Meetings have been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the following dates:

• January 6, 2009 Teleconference
• April 14, 2009 Teleconference
• July 14, 2009 In-Person
• October 13, 2009 In-Person

Please note the time is subject to change. Please contact the NIAC Secretariat NIAC@dhs.gov for location confirmation.

Meeting Resources

Resources for the October 14, 2008 Meeting:

• Draft Meeting Agenda (PDF, 2 pages - 30 KB)

Minutes from Past Meetings

• Meeting of April 8, 2008 (PDF, 10 pages - 72 KB)
• Meeting of January 8, 2008 (PDF, 20 pages - 123 KB)

• Meetings from 2002-2007

Authorities

• Executive Order 13446 of September 28, 2007
• Executive Order 13385 of September 29, 2005
• Executive Order 13231 of October 16, 2001 (as amended by E.O 13286 of February 26, 2003)  (PDF, 3 pages - 149 KB)

This page was last reviewed/modified on September 11, 2008.