Homeland Security Advisory Council
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The Homeland Security Advisory Council is part of the Executive Office of the President. It was created by an Executive Order on March 19, 2002.
The Council met on December 14, 2004 in San Diego, California
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and voted to reconsider the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System
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among other suggestions.
Council Members
- William H. Webster (Chair), Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP
- James R. SchlesingerJames R. SchlesingerDr. James Rodney Schlesinger is an American politician. He is best known for serving as Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1975 under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford...
(Vice Chair), Chairman, Board of Trustees, The MITRE Corporation - Richard A. Andrews, Senior Director, Homeland Security Projects National Center for Crisis and Continuity Coordination
- Norman R. Augustine, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed-Martin Corp.
- Kathleen M. Bader, Business Group President and Corporate Vice President, The Dow Chemical Company
- Elliott Broidy, Commissioner, Los Angeles City Fire and Police Pension Fund
- Chuck Canterbury, President, Fraternal Order of PoliceFraternal Order of PoliceThe Fraternal Order of Police is an organization of sworn law enforcement officers in the United States. It claims a membership of over 325,000 members organized in 2100 local chapters , organized into local lodges, state lodges, and the national Grand Lodge...
- Frank J. Cilluffo, Associate Vice President for Homeland Security, George Washington UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityThe George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
- Jared L. Cohon, President, Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
- Ruth A. David, President and Chief Executive Officer, ANSER (Analytic Services Inc.)
- Louis FreehLouis FreehLouis Joseph Freeh was the 5th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving from September 1993 to June 2001....
, President, Freeh Group - Lee H. HamiltonLee H. HamiltonLee Herbert Hamilton is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and currently a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965 to 1999...
, Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - Glenda Hood, Former Secretary of State of Florida, President and CEO, Hood Partners, LLC
- Herb Kelleher, Executive Chairman, Southwest AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines Co. is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas. Southwest is the largest airline in the United States, based upon domestic passengers carried,...
Co. - Don Knabe, Supervisor, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
- John Magaw, Former Under Secretary for Security, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Pat McCrory, Former Mayor, Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
- Edward Mueller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, QwestQwestQwest Communications International, Inc. was a large United States telecommunications carrier. Qwest provided local service in 14 western U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.On April...
- Erle A. Nye, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TXU Corporation
- Sonny PerdueSonny PerdueGeorge Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III, was the 81st Governor of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin F. Conley served during Reconstruction in the 1870s....
, Governor, State of Georgia - Richard Stephens, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, The BoeingBoeingThe Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
Company - Lydia W. Thomas, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitretek Systems, Inc
- John F. Williams, Vice President for Health Affairs and Provost, George Washington UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityThe George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
- Robert L. Woodson, Sr., President, Center for Neighborhood Enterprise
- Jeff MossJeff Moss (hacker)Jeff Moss, also known as The Dark Tangent, is the founder of the Black Hat and DEF CON computer hacker conferences.Moss graduated from Gonzaga University with a BA in Criminal Justice...
, Founder and Director, Black Hat and DEFCON
The Council met on December 14, 2004 in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
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and voted to reconsider the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System
Homeland Security Advisory System
In the United States, the Homeland Security Advisory System was a color-coded terrorism threat advisory scale. The different levels trigger specific actions by federal agencies and state and local governments, and they affect the level of security at some airports and other public facilities. It...
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among other suggestions.