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About the Interagency Security Committee

Leadership

The Interagency Security Committee is chaired by Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection Robert B. Stephan. The chair is assisted by executive director Austin Smith and a steering group that advises on program issues and priorities.

Currently, the Interagency Security Committee has 21 primary members designated by executive order and 19 associate members.

ISC Primary Members, as identified by Executive Order 12977, modified by Executive Order 13286:

1. Department of State,
2. Department of the Treasury,
3. Department of Defense,
4. Department of Justice,
5. Department of the Interior,
6. Department of Agriculture,
7. Department of Commerce,
8. Department of Labor,
9. Department of Health and Human Services,
10. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
11. Department of Transportation,
12. Department of Energy,
13. Department of Education,
14. Department of Veterans Affairs,
15. Environmental Protection Agency,
16. Central Intelligence Agency,
17. Office of Management and Budget, and
18. General Services Administration

The following individuals or their designees:

1. the Director, United States Marshals Service;
2. the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; 
3. the Director, Security Policy Board; and
4. and such other federal employees as the President shall appoint.

Associate Members of the Interagency Security Committee currently include

• 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,
• Smithsonian Institution,
• Social Security Administration,
• United States Coast Guard,
• United States Courts,
• United States Postal Service, and
• US Army Corp of Engineers.

Vision

The Interagency Security Committee is a collaborative organization that provides leadership to the nonmilitary federal community supporting physical security programs that are comprehensive and risk based.

Mission

The Interagency Security Committee enhances the security in, and protection of, nonmilitary buildings and facilities in the United States occupied by federal employees and other personnel. It establishes physical security policies and standards, promotes key management practices, and engages in other activities that facilitate the mitigation of threats to the workplace, employees and the visiting public.

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 
  • Department of Homeland Security, Delegation Number: 7035.1, 02/01/2005,  "Delegation of the Chair of the Interagency Security Committee to the Chief Security Officer" (PDF, 5 pages - 75 KB )
  • Department of Homeland Security, Delegation Number: 7035.2, 08/15/2007, "Delegation of the Chair of the Interagency Security Committee to the Assistant Secretary of Infrastructure Protection" (PDF, 2 pages - 35 KB )
• 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

This page was last reviewed/modified on January 29, 2008.