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Security Division

The Office of Law Enforcement, Security & Emergency Management is entrusted with managing the Department's homeland security programs designed to protect Department personnel, visitors, facilities, information, critical infrastructure, and key resources. Its responsibilities in this area include: (1) coordinating the development and/or revision of policies, procedures, and standards for the Department’s Security programs including Personnel Security and Suitability, National Security Information, Industrial Security, and Physical Security; (2) coordinating and overseeing policies within the Department directed at the protection of critical infrastructure and key resources which, if damaged or destroyed, could result in significant loss of life, as well as adversely impact the economy and psyche of the United States; (3) representing the department and acting as liaison with other federal, state and local agencies on a full range of issues relating to security; (4) conducting and coordinating policy compliance reviews in support of the Department’s oversight role in these areas; (5) providing effective oversight and supervision during Departmental responses to serious incidents, emergency situations and preparations for major events as appropriate.

Manual & Directives

Department-wide standards relating to the departments security program are found in the following Parts of the Department's Manual and Executive Orders:

• 310 DM, Identification Cards
• 352 DM, Aircraft and Aviation Facility Security
• 441 DM, Personnel Suitability and Security Investigation Requirements
• 442 DM, National Security Information
• 443 DM, Industrial Security Program
• 444 DM, Physical Protection and Building Security
• Executive Order 12829, National Industrial Security Program
• Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information
• Executive Order 12968, Access to Classified National Security Information
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive – 3, Homeland Security Advisory System
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive – 7, Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive – 12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 13, National Strategy for Maritime Security
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 17, (DRAFT) Combating Domestic Terrorist Use of Explosives and Improvised Explosive Devices
• National Security Decision Directive 298, National Operations Security Program

OTHER WEB SITES RELATING TO SECURITY PROGRAMS

• Department of Homeland Security
• Federal Protective Service
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• U.S. Department of State
• Information Security Oversight Office
• Interagency OPSEC Support Staff
• Defense Security Service
• National Security Agency
• National Security Institute's Security Resource Net
• American Society for Industrial Security
• Technical Support Working Group
• National Capitol Planning Commission
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Building Security Technology
• Congressional Research Reports for the People
• HSPD-12
• Chemtrec
• Security Executive Council
• Pipeline Emergencies Program