National Infrastructure Advisory Council

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 (10/09) (PDF, 4 pages - 20 KB)
• NIAC Brochure (1/10) (PDF, 2 pages - 69 KB)

Council Membership

• Erle A. Nye - Chair
• Al Berkeley III – Vice Chair
• Members 

 Reports and Recommendations

• Critical Infrastructure Resilience Final Report (9/09) (PDF, 54 pages - 287 KB)

  • Transmittal Letter (9/09) (PDF, 2 pages - 30 KB)
• Framework for Dealing with Disasters and Related Interdependencies Final Report (7/09) (PDF, 57 pages - 255 KB )

  • Transmittal Letter (7/09) (PDF, 2 pages - 682 KB )
• NIAC Critical Infrastructure Protection Strategic Assessment Final Report (10/08) (PDF, 64 pages - 500 KB)
  • Transmittal Letter (10/08) (PDF, 3 pages - 45 KB)

• 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)

More Reports and Recommendations

Meeting Information

• The next NIAC Business Meeting has been tentatively scheduled for 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST on April 13, 2010.

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

Meeting Resources

Resources from our most recent (January 12, 2010) meeting:

• Meeting Agenda (PDF, 2 pages - 18 KB)
• Presentations
  • Framework for Establishing Critical Infrastructure Resilience Goals
  • Optimization of Resources for Mitigating Infrastructure Disruptions 

Minutes from Past Meetings

• Meeting of October 13, 2009 (PDF, 18 pages - 78 KB)
• Meeting of September 8, 2009 (PDF, 16 pages - 73 KB)
• Meeting of July 14, 2009 (PDF, 19 pages - 103 KB)
• Meeting of January 6, 2009 (PDF, 21 pages – 128 KB)
• Meeting of October 14, 2008 (PDF, 15 pages - 112 KB)
• Meeting of July 8, 2008 (PDF, 19 pages - 363 KB)
• 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)