Director of FEMA
Executive orders directing the Director of FEMA · 3 in Search.
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Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age
This executive order establishes the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board to coordinate federal efforts protecting information systems for critical infrastructure across sectors including energy, finance, transportation, and healthcare. It creates a voluntary public-private partnership framework, establishes the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) for private sector input, and assigns specific security oversight roles to OMB, Defense, and the CIA while preserving existing agency authorities.
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 Emergency Management Agency assistance in emergency preparedness planning at commercial nuclear power plants
This executive order authorizes FEMA to step in and develop emergency preparedness plans for commercial nuclear power plants when state or local governments fail to do so adequately. It establishes a federal backstop for radiological emergency planning, sets reimbursement requirements, and mandates specific planning and coordination duties for FEMA with defined implementation deadlines.