Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions
Headline: Establishes National Committee to Strengthen Federal Emergency Communications
What it does: Agencies must establish and support a government-wide program to ensure survivable and resilient national security and emergency communications.
- Creates a committee and joint office to coordinate emergency communications across agencies.
- Requires agencies to report and plan for critical communications needs annually.
- Prioritizes restoration of communications networks during crises, affecting providers and responders.
Summary
This order directs the federal government to ensure survivable, resilient communications for national security and emergency preparedness. It establishes a National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) Communications Executive Committee and a Joint Program Office to coordinate planning, standards, testing, restoration priorities, and industry input across agencies.
The order assigns specific roles to departments: Defense for secure leadership communications, Homeland Security to lead prioritized restoration and submit an organizational plan within 60 days, Commerce on radio spectrum and technical standards, GSA on centralized purchasing, and the FCC on infrastructure assessment.
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