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Executive Order 13151

Global Disaster Information Network

This executive order establishes the Global Disaster Information Network, a coordinated federal effort led by an Interagency Coordinating Committee (co-chaired by the Vice President's office, NOAA, and State Department) to improve how the U.S. government uses information technology to collect and share disaster-related information for domestic and international preparedness, response, and recovery. A Committee Support Office will develop plans and strategies, with NOAA providing administrative and funding support.

Federal Register Open PDF 65 FR 25619

Impact dates

  1. Annual reports to President

Key directives

  • Establish Interagency Coordinating Committee with Co-chairpersons from Office of the Vice President, NOAA, and State Department
  • Establish Committee Support Office to assist Committee with plans and projects
  • NOAA shall provide funding and administrative support for Committee and Support Office
  • Committee shall serve as single U.S. government entity for Network matters
  • Committee shall provide reports to President at least annually
  • Support Office shall develop Network strategies, goals, objectives, policies, plans, and legislation per Committee guidance
  • Intelligence activities and national security-related activities of DOD and DOE are exempt from compliance

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Establishment of Interagency Coordinating Committee and Committee Support Office
  • Designation of Co-chairpersons by Vice President's office, NOAA, and State Department

Near term (90d)

  • Committee membership finalized with representatives from 13 named agencies
  • Support Office begins developing plans and projects for the Network

Long term

  • Development of Network strategies, goals, and legislative proposals
  • Annual reports to President
  • Creation of sustained public-private partnership framework for Network operations

Risks & tensions

  • No specific funding appropriated; implementation contingent on 'availability of appropriations' and voluntary agency support
  • Coordination burden across 13+ agencies with potentially competing disaster information systems may create implementation friction
  • Exemption for intelligence and national security activities (DOD, DOE, CIA) may limit Network comprehensiveness for certain disaster scenarios
  • Vague 'where appropriate' qualifier for foreign assistance limits binding commitment
  • No enforcement mechanism or judicial review rights created by order
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