Interagency Security Committee

This executive order reestablishes the Interagency Security Committee (ISC), revoking the 1995 version, to set government-wide security policies and standards for federal facilities occupied by federal employees or contractors for nonmilitary activities. The Committee, chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security, includes representatives from 18 agencies and 5 key officials, with duties spanning policy development, compliance monitoring, intelligence sharing, technology assessment, and biennial reporting.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 83809

Impact dates

Nov 27, 2024
First biennial summary report on compliance results due to OMB Director and Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

Key directives

Establish Interagency Security Committee with specified membership
Secretary of Homeland Security chairs or designates chair
Establish policies and standards for federal facility security
Evaluate existing standards and develop compliance monitoring strategy
Encourage timely intelligence sharing among security agencies
Assess technology and information systems for cost-effective security improvements
Develop long-term construction standards for blast-resistant and specialized security structures
Evaluate standards for child care center location and security in federal facilities
Assist in developing centralized security database of all federal facilities
Provide best practices for securing mobile federal workforce
Biennial compliance reports to OMB Director and National Security Affairs Assistant
Agencies designate senior official for implementation and compliance

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

ISC establishment
revocation of EO 12977
existing policies remain in effect until replaced

Near term (90d)

agency designation of senior compliance officials
initial working group formation

Long term

first biennial compliance report due November 27, 2024
ongoing policy and standard development
long-term construction standards for blast-resistant structures

Risks & tensions

Intelligence community carve-out: ODNI can exempt compliance if it jeopardizes sources and methods, creating potential enforcement gaps
Appropriations dependency: multiple provisions explicitly subject to funding availability, may limit implementation speed
Biennial reporting cycle is slow for security threat responsiveness
Vague 'long-term' construction standards timeline lacks specificity
Centralized security database raises potential information aggregation risks if breached