About the Interagency Security Committee
Vision
People are safe and secure in federal facilities throughout the country.
Mission
We safeguard U.S. civilian facilities from all hazards by developing state-of-the-art security standards in collaboration with public and private homeland security partners.
Leadership
Membership in the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) consists of over 100 senior level executives from all federal agencies and departments. In accordance with Executive Order 12977, modified by Executive Order 13286, primary members represent 21 federal agencies. Associate membership is determined at the discretion of the ISC Steering Committee and the ISC Chair. Currently associate members represent 20 federal departments. The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Infrastructure Protection serves as chair and Austin L. Smith is executive director.
ISC Primary Members
- Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Environmental Protection Agency
- General Services Administration
- Office of Management and Budget
- U.S. Marshals Service
Associate Members
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Federal Protective Service
- Federal Reserve Board
- Government Accountability Office
- Internal Revenue Service
- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
- National Capital Planning Commission
- National Institute of Standards & Technology
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Office of Personnel Management
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Smithsonian Institution
- Social Security Administration
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Courts
- U.S. Postal Service
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Authorities
- Executive Orders:
- Executive Order 12977, Interagency Security Committee, October 19, 1995
- Executive Order 13286, Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security, February 28, 2003
- Delegations
- Homeland Security Presidential Directives:
- Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection, December 17, 2003
- Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors, August 27, 2004
- Homeland Security Presidential Directive 20, National Continuity Policy, May 4, 2007
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This page was last reviewed/modified on February 4, 2009.