Critical Infrastructures : Background, Policy, and Implementation.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies.

Computer security.

Government information.

Military readiness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (39 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Discusses background and implementation of Presidential Decision Directive No. 63, which developed and implemented policy to protect U.S. critical infrastructures from physical threats and cyber attacks. Describes Bush and Obama Administrations restructuring of infrastructure protection programs, including role of DHS. Outlines policy implementation by Federal agencies, and highlights issues of Congressional interest.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 08-RL-30153j in the 2008 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Critical Infrastructures

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