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Proclamation 9814

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2018

This proclamation designates November 2018 as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, calling on Americans to recognize the importance of protecting national infrastructure including power grids, water supplies, election systems, and communications networks. It references the September 2018 National Cyber Strategy and emphasizes public-private partnerships to address cyber threats, natural disasters, and adversary activities.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 55453

Impact dates

  1. End of designated observance month

  2. Start of Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim November 2018 as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month
  • Call upon people of the United States to recognize importance of protecting infrastructure
  • Call for observance with appropriate measures to enhance national security and resilience

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing
  • November 2018 designated as observance month

Near term (90d)

  • November 2018 observance period

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • References election infrastructure security during active 2018 election season, which carried partisan sensitivities
  • Mentions 'democratic security' and election protection in context of administration's contested legitimacy concerns
  • Vague 'appropriate measures' language leaves observance requirements undefined
Proclamation 9814: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2018 · Executive Orders