Enemy of the Republic: The Domestic Security Alliance Council

How the FBI and Big Corporations Are Spying On You

I conferred with a friend who recently retired from the FBI regarding the obscure “US Blackshirts” group that recently held a mediocre demonstration in Grapevine, Texas.

The somewhat cryptic answer sent me down a different rabbit hole.

The intersection of corporate power and state surveillance has become a focal point of concern for many advocates of civil liberties and democratic governance, but the average citizen remains clueless regarding the fusion of the two. One entity that embodies this intersection is the Domestic Security Alliance Council (DSAC). Established as a collaborative effort between the U.S. federal government, particularly the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and more than 700 major corporations, DSAC aims to “enhance information sharing about security threats”. However, while its stated goal is to bolster national security, DSAC's operations are a massive attack on liberty.

We tried, and failed, to obtain a full list of the DSAC’s corporate members. Google search turned up a list of less than a dozen. ChatGPT produced the same tiny sample and refused to continue responding to our queries.

So we issued a FOIA to the FBI requesting the list. We haven't had a response yet and we aren’t holding our breath.

Founded in 2005 ostensibly as a “means to foster collaboration between the government and private sector”, the DSAC serves as a conduit for sharing information between federal agencies and corporate security professionals. The DSAC includes members from some of the largest and most influential corporations in the U.S., spanning various industries including finance, telecommunications, entertainment, and energy.