Interagency Security Committee
This Executive Order establishes the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) to strengthen security for federal facilities occupied by federal employees or federal contractor workers engaged in nonmilitary activities. The ISC brings together the Secretary of Homeland Security and designated leaders from a broad group of federal agencies, plus senior officials from certain security-focused offices, to set security policies and standards, evaluate and monitor compliance, and coordinate security improvements across the government. The order directs the ISC to develop construction and operational standards (including blast-resistance where needed), promote information sharing, maintain a centralized security database of federal facilities, and provide best practices for securing a mobile federal workforce. It also requires agencies to designate senior officials responsible for implementation, to cooperate with the ISC, and to report on compliance on a regular basis. The order supersedes and replaces the previous Interagency Security Committee established by EO 12977. Impacts include stronger, government-wide security standards for federal facilities, increased interagency coordination (including for multi-tenant facilities), expanded oversight and reporting requirements for federal agencies, and potential cost and procurement implications for agencies and contractors to meet new standards.
Key Points
- 1Establishment and membership of the Interagency Security Committee (ISC): Led by the Secretary of Homeland Security, with designated representatives from major executive departments and agencies, plus senior officials from positions such as the Director of the CIA, FBI, Marshals Service, Federal Protective Service, OMB, ODNI, and GSA, and potential other officials designated by the President.
- 2Chair and governance: The ISC is chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security (or their designee), with authority to form interagency working groups to carry out tasks and implement security policies and standards.
- 3Duties and responsibilities: The ISC must establish policies and standards for security in Federal facilities, evaluate and monitor compliance, and take actions to improve security. This includes sharing security-related intelligence, assessing technology and information systems for improvements, developing long-term construction standards (including blast-resistant structures where needed), evaluating childcare security standards, creating a centralized security database of federal facilities, and providing best practices for securing a mobile federal workforce.
- 4Monitoring and reporting: The Secretary must monitor agency compliance, establish compliance benchmarks, require periodic compliance reporting, and conduct risk-based compliance verification. The ISC must provide summary compliance reports to the Director of OMB and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs no later than one year after the order and then every two years.
- 5Agency cooperation and support: Agencies must cooperate with ISC policies (to the extent allowed by law and subject to appropriations), designate a senior official responsible for implementation, and ensure their facilities support Facility Security Committees. The order authorizes the Secretary to provide necessary administrative support to the ISC, subject to appropriations.
- 6Administrative provisions and definitions: EO 14111 supersedes EO 12977 (Interagency Security Committee) and maintains existing ISC policies until replaced. It defines key terms such as “Agency,” “Federal facility,” “Federal contractor worker,” and “Facility Security Committee,” and clarifies the scope (including multi-tenant facilities and relationships with contractors).