PHYSICAL SECURITY COMMITTEE CHARTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89M00699R001000650024-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 10, 2012
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: October 5, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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SENIOR INTERAGENCY GROUP (INTELLIGENCE)
INTERAGENCY GROUP/COUNTERMEASURES (POLICY)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
DCI/ICS 0943-87
5 October 1987
MEMORANDUM FOR: IG/CM(P) Members
FROM: STAT
Executive Secretary
SUBJECT: Physical Security Committee Charter
Attached for your information and records is a.copy of the Physical
Security Committee charter.
STAT
Attachment:
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UNCLASSIFIED
SUBJECT: Physical Security Committee Charter
CCISCMO/ICS:I I5 October 1987)
Distribution DCI/ICS 0943-87 (w/att as stated):
1 - Mr. Alderman, OSD
1 - Mr. Donnelly, ODUSD(P)
1 - Mr. Anderson, ODUSD(P) (Via Mr. Donnelly)
1 - Mr. Hawkins, ASD C31
1 - COL Linnen, OACSI, DA
1 - RADM Flynn, Navy
1 - Brig Gen Martin, Air Force (Via Ms Smith)
1 - Mr. Guenther, Marine Corps
1 - Mr. Seidman, Coast Guard
2 - (one for JCS)
1 NSA
1 - Mr. Penrith, FBI
1 - Mr. Corry, State
1 - Mr. Lamb, State (via Mr. Corry)
1 - Mr. Lewis, NSC
1 - CIA
1 - CIA
1 - Ms. Lawton, DoJ
1 - Mr. Cassetta, Commerce
1 - Mr. Seaton, Energy (via Mr. Brown)
1 - Mr. Sheafe, Treasury
1 - Mr. Garfinkel, ISOO
1 - Ms. Sclafani, OPM
1 - ICS Registry
1 - IG/CM subject
1 - IG/CM chrono
STAT
STAT
STAT
STAT
STAT
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CHARTER FOR
IG/CM(P)
PHYSICAL SECURITY COMMITTEE (PhySC)
Pursuant to the provisions of the Senior Interagency
Group-Intelligence (SIG-I) Directive 2, a Physical Security
Committee (PhySC) is herewith established under the IG/CM(P).
The PhySC will assist the IG/CM(P) in its support of the
SIG-I by formulating and recommending national policy related
to the physical protection of U.S. Government resources. Full
consideration will be given to the statutory authorities of the
DCI and to the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended. The PhySC will ensure coordination with other
appropriate committees including agencies, departments and
elements of the IG/CM and IG/CI structure.
II. FUNCTIONS:
Under the general guidance of the IG/CM(P), the PhySC will:
A. Advise and assist the IG/CM(P) on all physical
security and protection issues.
B. Coordinate the development of government-wide policy
and minimum standards governing the physical
protection of secure facilities, information,
equipment and personnel.
C. In conjunction with the National Bureau of Standards,
the General Services Administration and other
appropriate organizations, formulate policy and
identify resources to allow for critical
countermeasures research, development, test and
evaluation for government-wide use of the various
categories of security and protective equipment.
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D. Encourage and support development of government-wide
training and professionalization programs for
personnel performing physical security functions.
E. Establish and maintain lines of communication among
all interested physical security and security-related
elements of government and the private sector.
F. Recommend policy to insure that resources are
identified to support necessary countermeasures test
and evaluation of essential physical security
equipment used for protection of Federal agency assets.
A. The PhySC member agencies will furnish and the PhySC
shall collect data for use in reports requested by the SIG-I or
the IG/CM(P).
B. The PhySC will honor the need-to-know restrictions of
member agencies that furnish sensitive information in support
of any of the PhySC functions. To this end, the PhySC
structure will accommodate executive sessions, limited
disseminations, sanitization, or any other mechanisms that
allow the sensitive information to be used without jeopardizing
sensitive programs.
C. Recognizing that heads of agencies and departments have
unique responsibilities for the physical protection of secure
facilities, information, equipment and personnel under their
control, the IG/CM(P) at the request of the responsible agency
or department official, will provide assistance and support as
appropriate.
A. The PhySC Chairman shall be appointed by the IG/CM(P)
Chairman, as specified in the SIG-I directive.
B. PhySC members will also be senior line managers from
agencies across the government with major equities of PhySC
expertise.
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C. Representatives of other departments, agencies and
committees with responsibility for security programs relevant
to the PhySC may attend designated meetings by invitation of
the IG/CM(P) or the PhySC Chairman, and subject to the
need-to-know caveats imposed by any members providing sensitive
inputs to the meetings.
D. PhySC will consist of a primary and an alternate
representative of each of the following: Director, CIA; the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; the
Deputy Secretary of State; the Deputy Secretary of Defense; the
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; the Attorney General,
Department of Justice; the Director, Federal Bureau of
Investigation; the Director, National Security Agency; the
Director, Defense Intelligence Agency; Army; Navy; Air Force;
.Marine Corps; Coast Guard; the Department of Treasury; the
Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce.
Additional agencies and organizations may be represented at the
discretion of the Chairman.
E. The Chairman, PhySC, may establish subcommittees and
other subordinate groups as required.
F. The PhySC shall select its own Secretariat. A
representative of the Community Counterintelligence and
Security Countermeasures Staff of the Intelligence Community
Staff (CCISCMS/ICS) will be an observer.
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