Interagency Security Committee

2023-12-01Executive Order 14111
Signed by: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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Headline: Establishes Interagency Committee to Secure Federal Buildings and Facilities

What it does: Agencies must follow and support the Interagency Security Committee's security policies and standards for federal facilities and provide cooperation, reporting, and designated officials to ensure compliance.

Real World Impact:
  • Creates a permanent committee that sets security rules for federal buildings.
  • Requires agencies to appoint senior officials and report on compliance.
  • Allows limited noncompliance where intelligence protection would be jeopardized.
Topics: federal building security, government operations, interagency coordination, public safety

Summary

This order establishes the Interagency Security Committee to set and oversee security policies for buildings and facilities regularly occupied by federal employees and contractor workers performing nonmilitary work. The Committee will create standards, monitor agency compliance, encourage sharing of security-related intelligence, and develop construction, childcare, and mobile-workforce security guidance.

Federal agencies must cooperate, designate a senior official to implement standards, and provide reporting and access for compliance checks. The Secretary of Homeland Security will chair the Committee and provide administrative support, subject to law and available funding.

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