Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 25.11.1997

Critical Foundations: Protecting America's Infrastructures

The Department of Commerce announces the availability of and seeks public comment on ``Critical Foundations: Protecting America's Infrastructures,'' the report of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection. The Commission was established by Executive Order in July 1996 to conduct a comprehensive study of the physical and electronic (``cyber'') threats to and vulnerabilities of the nation's critical infrastructures and recommend a national policy for protecting the infrastructures and assuring their continued operation. The executive order provided for a Commission comprised 10 members from the Federal government and 10 members from outside the Federal government. When the Commission terminated on October 13, 1997, some of the Commission's staff was retained to assist the Principals Committee, Steering Committee, and Advisory Committee in reviewing the report and preparing recommendations to the President. Notwithstanding the substantial public input that went into development of the Commission's findings and recommendations, their significance makes them worthy of additional public discussion and comment.