Executive Branch

White House

• 03-30-11: President Signs New Presidential Policy Directive for National Preparedness: PPD-8
• 10-18-04: Fact Sheet: Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2005
• 12-17-03: Presidential Directive Regarding Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization and Protection
• 12-17-03: Presidential Directive Regarding National Preparedness
• 02-2003: The Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets
• 02-2003: National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace

Department of Homeland Security

• 05-21-2007: DHS Completes Key Framework for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• 04-02-2007: DHS Releases Comprehensive Regulations for Securing High Risk Chemical Facilities
• 04-26-2006: Editorial by Assistant Secretary Julie Myers, "Expect More Arrests"
• 04-26-2006: DHS Names Lead Federal Officials for the 2006 Storm Season
• 02-24-06: DHS Strengthening Port Security
• 01-20-2006: Revised Draft National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) Base Plan version 2.0
  • Revised Draft NIPP Comment Form
  • Comment Form Instructions
• 06-29-2005: Visa Waiver Program Timeline for 2005-2006
• 06-15-05: DHS to Require Digital Photos in Passports for Visa Waiver Travelers
• 06-15-05: Fact Sheet: Protecting America's Critical Infrastructure - Chemical Security
• 04-27-2005: DHS Fact Sheet: Protecting America's Critical Infrastructure - Chemical Security
• 02-07-05: DHS Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2006
• 01-26-05: Emergency Preparedness Guide for Homeowners
• 01-06-2005: DHS Releases National Response Plan
• 11-10-2004: Transportation Security Administration Proposed Rule on Air Cargo Security Requirements
• 11-08-2004: Fact Sheet 2005 Presidential Inauguration - National Special Security Event
• 10-18-2004: Fact Sheet: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2005
• 10-01-2004: Fact Sheet: Ready Campaign/Ready Business Campaign
• 07-27-04: TSA's Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airports
• 07-08-04: New Homeland Security Operations Center Serves as Primary Hub for Information Sharing and Domestic Incident Management
• Fact Sheet
• 07-2004: GAO Report on Critical Infrastructure Protection: Improving Information Sharing with Infrastructure Sectors
  • Highlights
• 01-05-04: US-VISIT Program
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Critical Infrastructure

• Agriculture and Food
  • 07-06-04: Remarks by Secretary Ridge at the University of Minnesota
  • 07-06-04: DHS Fact Sheet: Strengthening our Nation's Food Supply
• Banking and Finance
• 12-09-03: Next Generation FS/ISAC Announced at Treasury Department
• Chemical and Hazmat
• 03-2003: GAO Report on Homeland Security with Respect to Chemical Plants
• Defense Industrial Base
• 03-03-04: GAO Report on Inadequate Assurances of DOD's Protection of Classified Information
• 03-03-04: Highlights of GAO Report
• Emergency Services
  • 03-2003: GAO Report on Bioterrorism Preparedness. The General Accounting Office has released a new report reviewing state and local preparedness for a bioterrorist attack and local concerns regarding the federal role in funding and improving preparedness.
• Energy (non-nuclear)
• 10-20-04: CRS Report for Congress on Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid
• 03-17-03: House Resources Committee Briefing Paper on Enhancing America's Energy Security
• General Sector
  • 04/04/03: House Energy and Commerce Committee Releases General Accounting Office (GAO) Report on Pace of Critical Infrastructure Protection Efforts by Federal Agencies and Private Sector
• Government Facilities
  • 06-24-05: GAO Report on Actions Needed to Better Protect National Icons and Federal Office Buildings from Terrorism
    • Highlights
    • Full Report
• Nuclear Energy
• Postal and Shipping
  • 02-22-06: DHS Fact Sheet: Securing US Ports
• 02-05-04: President Bush's Remarks on Protecting America's Seaports and Securing Cargo Shipments
• Public Health
• Telecommunications and Information Technology
  • 06-02-04: GAO Report on Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Protection
  • 06-02-04: GAO Report Highlights
• 03-04-04: New technology products that impact information security (ppt)
• Transporation and Lodging
  • 12-01-05: DHS Fact Sheet: Changes to the Security Processs
  • 12-01-05: TSA Checklist of Permitted and Prohibited Items
  • 11-16-2005: GAO Report on Aviation Security: Federal Action Needed to Strengthen Domestic Air Cargo Security
    • Highlights
  • 10-20-2005: GAO Testimony on Passenger Rail Security: Enhanced Federal Leadership Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts
  • 07-13-2005: GAO Testimony on Aviation Security: Better Planning Needed to Optimize Deployment of Checked Baggage Screening Systems
    • Highlights
  • 11-10-2004: Transportation Security Administration Proposed Rule on Air Cargo Security Requirements
  • 02-17-04: American Trucking Associations' Anti-Terrorism Professional Truck Driver Training Program
  • 02-05-04: President Bush's Remarks on Protecting America's Seaports and Securing Cargo Shipments
  • 04-01-03: GAO Testimony Before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States regarding Transportation Security: Post September 11th Initiatives and Long-Term Challenges
• Water
  • 08-11-04: Potential Vulnerabilities of US Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities to Insider Terrorism (Members Only)
  • 01-05-05: CRS Report on Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector