Proc 8938ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8938

10th Anniversary of the United States Department of Homeland Security

In simple terms

This proclamation commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security's creation, recognizing its decade of work on border security, critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, immigration, and disaster preparedness. It declares March 1, 2013 as the anniversary date and calls on Americans to recognize DHS contributions, but contains no substantive policy directives or operational mandates.

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 78 FR 14629

  3. Proclamation takes effect March 1, 2013 as commemorative date

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect March 1, 2013 as commemorative date

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

None flagged.

Proclamation 8938: 10th Anniversary of the United States Department of Homeland Security · Executive Orders