Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Executive orders directing the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism · 7 in Trump 45 · 27 all terms.
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America's Cybersecurity Workforce
This executive order establishes programs to grow and strengthen the federal and national cybersecurity workforce through rotational assignments, skills assessments, competitions, and education awards. It mandates adoption of the NICE Framework for cybersecurity skills standards across government contracts and encourages its voluntary use in private-sector and academic training. The order also creates reporting mechanisms and deadlines for multiple agencies to assess workforce gaps and implement workforce development initiatives.
National Space Traffic Management Policy
This Space Policy Directive establishes a national framework for space traffic management (STM), directing the Department of Commerce to assume civil responsibility for space situational awareness data and collision avoidance services from the Department of Defense. It sets goals for advancing space safety science and technology, mitigating orbital debris, encouraging commercial space leadership, and developing international standards for space operations.
Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of Space
This 2018 Space Policy Directive directs multiple Cabinet secretaries and agency heads to streamline federal regulations governing commercial space activities, including launch/re-entry licensing, remote sensing, spectrum policy, and export controls. It sets specific deadlines for regulatory reviews, legislative proposals, and reports to reduce burdens on the U.S. commercial space sector while protecting public safety and national security.
Reinvigorating America's Human Space Exploration Program
This Space Policy Directive–1 amends the 2010 National Space Policy to shift NASA's human space exploration goals from a flexible 'far-reaching milestones' framework to a specific sequence: return humans to the Moon for long-term exploration, then Mars and other destinations, emphasizing commercial and international partnerships. It represents a structural redirection of U.S. space policy toward the Artemis program's foundational architecture.
Reviving the National Space Council
This executive order revives the National Space Council, which had been dormant since 1993, and places the Vice President as its chair. The Council is tasked with coordinating national space policy across civilian, military, and commercial sectors, with membership drawn from key cabinet departments and agencies.
Establishment of the American Technology Council
This executive order creates the American Technology Council (ATC), a high-level interagency body chaired by the President to coordinate federal IT modernization and digital service delivery. The ATC includes cabinet secretaries, senior White House advisors, and technology officials, but excludes national security systems from its scope. The council automatically terminates on January 20, 2021.
Plan To Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
This National Security Presidential Memorandum directs the Secretary of Defense to develop, within 30 days, a comprehensive plan to defeat ISIS in collaboration with multiple cabinet members and national security officials. The plan must address military strategy, rules of engagement, public diplomacy, coalition building, financial targeting, and funding mechanisms.