The HSAPC will provide organizationally independent, strategic, timely, specific, and actionable recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on key issues across the homeland security enterprise as they relate to the intersection of education and academia and the DHS mission. Recommendations may relate to, but are not limited to:
- DHS-wide funding opportunities, such as grants, scholarships, programs, and hiring surges.
- Safety and security, including prevention, response, mitigation, recovery, and other emergency management and preparedness measures.
- Improving coordination and sharing of threat and security related information, including threats of violence, and targeted violence and terrorism prevention.
- Methods to develop career opportunities to support a 21st century DHS workforce.
- Enhancing and expanding research opportunities, such as the DHS Science and Technology Centers of Excellence and DHS/National Security Agency joint Centers of Academic Excellence.
Latest Recommendations
Under the Secretary’s authority in Title 6, United States Code, section 451, this charter amends the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) charter and renames the HSAAC (originally approved on December 20, 2021, and filed with Congress on January 28, 2021) as the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC) and establishes the HSAPC as a discretionary committee. This committee is established in accordance with and operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq.
Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC) Charter 2024
*Please note this is a historical section to the previously called Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) now called the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC).
HSAAC Materials
- HSAAC Subcommittees and Taskings
- Compendium of HSAAC Recommendations
- HSAAC Activities and Accomplishments Infographic
Past Meetings
- June 5, 2017 HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- October 19, 2016: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- April 20, 2016: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- October 21, 2015: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- April 22, 2015: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- October 22, 2014: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- March 19, 2014: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- July 17, 2013: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- March 20, 2013: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- October 24, 2012: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- July 10, 2012: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- March 20, 2012: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
Press Releases and Blog Posts
- Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations: Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council, Release Date: January 12, 2022
- The HSAAC's Impact on DHS, Release Date: June 21, 2017
- Secretary Johnson Appoints New Members to Academic Advisory Council, Commits to New Initiative, Release Date: October 19, 2016
- Secretary Johnson Meets with Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council, Release Date: October 21, 2015
- DHS Announces Appointment of New Members of the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council, Release Date: October 16, 2015
- Celebrating Three Years of Service to the Homeland Security Mission, Release Date: April 24, 2015
- Readout of Deputy Secretary Mayorkas' Participation in the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council Meeting, Release Date: April 22, 2015
- Readout of Secretary Johnson’s Participation in the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council Meeting, Release Date: October 22, 2014
- Engaging the Academic Community in our Homeland Security Mission, Release Date: March 24, 2014
- DHS Announces Expansion of Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative, Release Date: December 16, 2013
- ICE Proposes Changes to International Student Programs, Release Date: November 20, 2013
- Readout of DHS and White House Officials’ Participation in Cybersecurity Workforce Roundtable, Release Date: November 5, 2013
- DHS Announces Cyber Student Initiative, Release Date: April 18, 2013
- Readout of Secretary Napolitano’s Visit to Philadelphia to Announce Campus Resilience Pilot Program, Release Date: April 2, 2013
- DHS Announces Campus Resilience Pilot Program for Colleges and Universities, Release Date: February 1, 2013
- Secretary Napolitano Announces Employment Honors Program at Academic Advisory Council Meeting, Release Date: October 24, 2012
- Secretary Napolitano Announces Academic Advisory Council, Release Date: March 1, 2012