Interagency Security Committee (E.O. 14111)

Summary

Creates the Interagency Security Committee to set policies and improve security for non-military federal buildings and the people who work in them.

What problem does this solve?

The government needed a single, consistent approach to protect its many buildings and workers across the country. This order creates one main committee to set security rules for all federal agencies to follow, making sure everyone is safe.

What does this order do?

Establishes the Interagency Security Committee

Creates a new committee to handle security for non-military federal buildings, made up of leaders from many government departments.

Sets security policies for federal facilities

Gives the committee the job of creating and enforcing security rules and standards for all federal buildings to follow.

Requires agencies to follow security rules

Orders all federal agencies to cooperate with the committee and follow its security policies, with each agency naming a senior official to ensure compliance.

Monitors agency compliance

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to track whether agencies are following the security rules through reporting and risk-based checks.

Replaces a previous security committee

Cancels Executive Order 12977 from 1995, officially replacing the old Interagency Security Committee with this new one.

Who does this affect?

Federal employees
Federal contractor workers
Federal agencies

What is the real world impact?

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Standardizes security across the government

Creates a single set of rules for protecting all federal buildings. This ensures that security is consistent and effective everywhere, instead of each agency having its own separate and possibly weaker standards.

When does this start?

This order takes effect on November 27, 2023, but includes a future deadline for a report.

First compliance report due

Requires the committee to submit its first summary report on agency compliance within one year of the order, by November 27, 2024.