Homeland Security Advisory Council Announces May Teleconference

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday in the Federal Register that its Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will hold a teleconference meeting on May 13, 2010, in order to receive the initial report of the Counter Violent Extremism Working Group (CVEW). CVEW was formed last January in order to coordinate counter-violent extremism efforts across DHS.

All members of the public are welcome to join by dialing into the teleconference, which will take place from 4PM to 5PM EST. Anyone wishing to participate in the teleconference must provide full legal name, e-mail address and phone number no later than 5 p.m. EST on May 11, 2010, to a staff member of the HSAC via e-mail at HSAC@dhs.gov or via phone at (202) 447-3135. Any written comments submitted by the public before the meeting must be received electronically by May 7, 2010 and should reference Docket Number DHS-2010-0030.