Amendment to Executive Order 13402, Strengthening Federal Efforts To Protect Against Identity Theft
Amends Deadline for Identity Theft Task Force Strategic Plan
What it does
The Identity Theft Task Force must review federal agencies' identity-theft activities and submit a coordinated strategic plan to the President by February 9, 2007.
Real-world impact
- Requires the Task Force to deliver a written strategic plan by February 9, 2007.
- Prompts a review of federal departments' activities related to identity theft.
- Seeks to improve federal coordination for awareness, prevention, detection, and prosecution.
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Summary
This order changes section 3(a) of a prior executive order to set a new submission date for the Identity Theft Task Force's coordinated strategic plan. It directs the Task Force to review the activities of executive branch departments, agencies, and instrumentalities and to prepare and submit the plan to the President by February 9, 2007, or as soon as practicable thereafter. The plan is meant to improve the federal government's effectiveness and efficiency in identity theft awareness, prevention, detection, and prosecution.
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