The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) leverages the experience, expertise, and national and global connections of the HSAC membership to provide the Secretary real-time, real-world and independent advice to support decision-making across the spectrum of homeland security operations.
The Homeland Security Advisory Council:
- Provides organizationally independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary, including the creation and implementation of critical and actionable policies for the security of the homeland.
- Conducts research and provides policy analysis and recommendations on a variety of security issues.
- Evaluates the impact of security related public and private policies in an attempt to formulate prospective security policies.
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The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary on matters related to homeland security. The Council comprises leaders from state and local government, first responder communities, the private sector, and academia.
Learn more about HSAC: Homeland Security Advisory Council Archived Advisory Committees, Recommendations & Press Releases
- Commissioner William J. Bratton - Co-Chair
- Jamie Gorelick - Co-Chair
- Ms. Karen Tandy - Vice Chair
- Judge William H. Webster - Chair Emeritus
- Homeland Security Grant Program Review Subcommittee Final Report, September 13, 2023
- Workforce Subcommittee Final Report, September 13, 2023
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mission Focused Subcommittee Final Report, September 13, 2023
- Supply Chain Security Leadership Subcommittee Final Report, March 16, 2023
- Openness and Transparency DHS Subcommittee Final Report, March 16, 2023
- Intelligence and Information Sharing Subcommittee Final Report, March 16, 2023
- Homeland Security Technology and Innovation Network Subcommittee Final Report, March 16, 2023
- Homeland Security Advisory Council's Final Report from the Customer Experience and Service Delivery Subcommittee, December 6, 2022
- Homeland Security Advisory Council’s Final Report from the Disinformation Best Practices and Safeguards Subcommittee, August 24, 2022
- Homeland Security Advisory Council’s approved Interim Recommendation of the Disinformation Best Practices and Safeguards Subcommittee, July 18, 2022
- Final Report of the Biometrics Subcommittee, November 2020
- Final Report of the Economic Security Subcommittee, November 2020
- Final Report of the Emerging Technologies Subcommittee - Quantum Information Science, November 2020
- Final Report of the ICT Risk Reduction Subcommittee, November 2020
- Emerging Technologies Final Report on Biotechnology, February 2020
- Emerging Technologies Final Report on 3D Printing, February 2020
- Emerging Technologies Final Report on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, February 2020
- Preventing Targeted Violence Against Faith-Based Communities Final Report, December 2019
- State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Cybersecurity Subcommittee Final Report, November 2019
- Emerging Technologies Final Report on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, November 2019
- Final Report of the CBP Families and Children Care Panel, November 2019
- Interim Report of the Homeland Security Advisory Council’s CBP Families and Children Care Panel Subcommittee, May 2019
- State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Cybersecurity Subcommittee, May 2019
- Emerging Technology Subcommittee Final Interim Report, May 2019
- Countering Foreign Influence Interim Report, May 2019
- Privatized Immigration Detention Facilities Subcommittee Final Report, December 2016
- HSAC Meeting Notes, December 2016
- HSAC CVE Final Interim Report, June 2016
- Homeland Security Advisory Council Final Report of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee, June 2016
- Council Letter of Support, March 2016
- CBP Integrity Advisory Panel Final Report, March 2016
- Grant Review Task Force Final Report, March 2016
- CBP Integrity Advisory Panel Interim Report, June 2015
- Grant Review Task Force Interim Report, May 2015
- Employee Task Force Report, May 2015
- Foreign Fighter Task Force Report, May 2015
- GRTF, ETF, and FFTF Transmittal Letter, May 2015
- Faith Based Security and Communications Subcommittee Report, June 2014
- Border Infrastructure Task Force Report, November 2012
- BITF Transmittal Letter, November 2012
- Homeland Security Advisory Council: CyberSkills Task Force Report, November 2012
- HSAC CyberSkills Transmittal Letter, November 2012
- Sustainability and Efficiency Task Force Report, September 2012
- SETF Transmittal Letter, November 2012
- Faith Based Security and Communications Subcommittee Final Report, May 2012 (PDF, 25 pages – 1,564 KB)
- FBAC Transmittal Letter, June 2012 (PDF, 2 pages – 117 KB)
- ICE response to Task Force on Security Communities Final Report, April 2012
- Southwest Border Task Force Recommendations, October 2011 (PDF, 19 pages – 211 KB)
- Task Force on Secure Communities Findings and Recommendations Final Report, September 2011 (PDF, 33 pages – 696 KB)
- Community Resilience Task Force Recommendations, June 2011 (PDF, 59 pages – 694 KB)
- Southwest Border Task Force Recommendations, September 2010 (PDF, 16 pages – 326 KB)
- Quadrennial Homeland Security Committee – Final Report, May 2010 (PDF, 17 pages – 108 KB)
- Next Steps - Supporting Community-Based Efforts to Reduce Violent Crime, August 2010 (PDF, 2 pages – 26 KB)
- Countering Violent Extremism Working Group Recommendations, May 2010 (PDF, 30 pages – 174 KB)
- Sustainability and Efficiency Task Force Recommendations Report, February 2010 (PDF, 18 pages – 376 KB)
- Southwest Border Task Force Recommendations, September 2009 (PDF, 22 pages – 565 KB)
- Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) Task Force Report, September 2009 (PDF, 17 pages – 227 KB)
- Recommendations Archive
Rebecca Sternhell
Executive Director
Vacant
Deputy Executive Director
DHS Mail Stop 0385
2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE
Washington, DC 20528-0385
hsac@hq.dhs.gov
202-891-2876