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About the Interagency Accord Commission

The Interagency Accord Commission (IAC) is a U.S.-led coordination and governance framework established to address security, compliance, and policy challenges that span multiple agencies, jurisdictions, and operational environments. Modern threats—whether strategic, technological, or regulatory—rarely conform to the boundaries of a single department or authority. The IAC exists to bridge those seams, enabling lawful coordination, structured decision-making, and accountable execution across the interagency enterprise.

 

The Commission operates through a centralized executive structure supported by legal counsel, interagency liaisons, and oversight mechanisms designed to ensure transparency and compliance with existing statutory authorities. Its framework emphasizes disciplined tasking, rigorous review, and institutional accountability, allowing participating entities to act in coordination without compromising their individual mandates or chains of command. This structure enables the IAC to function as both a standing coordination body and a mission-specific integration platform when circumstances require focused action.

 

Beyond immediate operational coordination, the IAC is designed as a long-term governance architecture. Its doctrine anticipates the continued convergence of diplomatic, defense, intelligence, regulatory, and technological domains, ensuring that governance mechanisms evolve in step with operational reality. While current activities remain firmly terrestrial and interagency in nature, the Commission’s planning framework responsibly considers future environments—including space and other emerging domains—where continuity of governance, security, and rule of law will be critical.

 

Through deliberate design, legal grounding, and interagency partnership, the Interagency Accord Commission provides a durable foundation for coordinated action today while preparing institutions for the challenges of tomorrow.

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Intergovernmental Coordination

The Interagency Accord Commission is an administrative and coordination body designed to support lawful intergovernmental collaboration related to election administration and public-sector operations. The Commission may, where permitted by law and subject to appropriate approvals, develop memoranda of understanding with state or local election offices, including those operating within special districts, for the limited purpose of coordination, information-sharing, and administrative alignment. Nothing herein shall be construed to confer regulatory or enforcement authority.

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At the federal level, the Interagency Accord Commission serves as a coordination and integration framework designed to support collaboration among executive-branch departments, independent agencies, and other federal entities operating under existing statutory authorities. The Commission does not replace or supersede participating agencies; rather, it provides a structured mechanism for alignment, deconfliction, and information-sharing in support of lawful federal missions. Through designated liaisons and approved coordination channels, the IAC facilitates unified planning and administrative synchronization across federal components while preserving agency autonomy, established chains of command, and applicable oversight requirements.

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Tribunal & Adjudicatory Framework

The Tribunal of the Interagency Accord Commission serves as an internal adjudicatory and review framework intended to support lawful governance, oversight, and administrative due process across coordinated interagency activities. Its purpose is to provide structured review, findings, and recommendations in matters arising from Commission-supported operations, referrals, or internal proceedings—ensuring that decision-making is informed by a complete record, appropriate standards, and procedural fairness.

 

The Tribunal does not operate as an independent judicial body and does not exercise Article III judicial power. Rather, it is modeled on established administrative and adjudicatory practices commonly associated with Article I–style review bodies, functioning within the bounds of existing law and subject to appropriate authorization. Where applicable, the Tribunal may support record development, conduct hearings or reviews consistent with approved procedures, and issue non-binding findings or recommendations for consideration by authorized executive, legislative, or judicial authorities.

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The framework is designed with clear safeguards to preserve independence from operations, protect individual rights, and maintain institutional integrity. These safeguards include separation of adjudicatory and operational functions, access to counsel where appropriate, transparent procedures, and alignment with applicable standards of due process. The Tribunal’s activities are further subject to oversight through inspector general review, legal counsel supervision, and reporting mechanisms consistent with federal oversight practices.

 

As a governance architecture, the Tribunal is intended to be scalable and adaptable. While its current role is administrative and advisory in nature, the framework anticipates potential evolution—only if and when authorized by statute or delegated authority—into more formal adjudicatory functions. Until such authorization exists, the Tribunal operates solely as a review and recommendations body, reinforcing accountability and the rule of law within coordinated interagency action.

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