83 FR 55453 - Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2018

Executive Office of the President

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 215 (November 6, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-24357

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2018)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 55453-55454]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24357]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 215 / Tuesday, November 6, 2018 / 
Presidental Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 9814 of October 31, 2018

                
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience 
                Month, 2018

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The world today relies on critical infrastructure, such 
                as power grids, water and food supplies, election 
                infrastructure, transportation systems, and 
                communications networks, that is increasingly complex, 
                interconnected, and interdependent. During Critical 
                Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, we 
                emphasize the vital role of strong national 
                infrastructure in the national and economic security of 
                our Nation. By mitigating risks to our critical 
                infrastructure, we can keep America safe, healthy, and 
                prosperous.

                Cyber actors who aim to compromise or disrupt 
                networks--often for monetary and political gain--are an 
                increasing threat to our critical infrastructure. In 
                September, I released the first fully articulated 
                National Cyber Strategy in 15 years. The implementation 
                of this strategy will strengthen America's defenses 
                against cyber threats, help to secure our critical 
                infrastructure, and protect cyberspace as an engine of 
                economic growth, innovation, and democratic security. A 
                key aspect of the strategy is strengthening existing 
                partnerships with the private sector to thwart any 
                threat and to protect critical infrastructure. By 
                improving engagement between the United States 
                Government and the private sector, we are better able 
                to leverage the resources and capabilities of those who 
                own and operate the vast majority of our Nation's 
                critical infrastructure. Safeguarding our democratic 
                processes is an important part of my strategy, and an 
                imperative this election season. The protection and 
                security of our election infrastructure, which is 
                critical infrastructure, must be a top priority of the 
                Federal Government and its partners across the country.

                We must also maintain our focus on other aspects of our 
                critical infrastructure, which sustain our food supply, 
                our fuel sources, and our means of trade. National 
                disasters like the recent wildfires, floods, and 
                hurricanes--as well as the activities of our 
                adversaries--speak directly to the importance of 
                continuing to enhance and protect it. Every day, the 
                Department of Homeland Security is working with 
                government and private sector stakeholders to assess 
                and address risks of every type to our critical 
                infrastructure.

                As we mark Critical Infrastructure Security and 
                Resilience Month, we express our gratitude for the 
                increasing efforts throughout government and the 
                private sector to keep our Nation safe, secure, and 
                prosperous. And we reaffirm our commitment to using our 
                collective skills, knowledge, and capabilities to 
                protect our country from evolving man-made and natural 
                threats by making the Nation's critical infrastructure 
                more secure and resilient.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim November 2018 as 
                Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. 
                I call upon the people of the United States to 
                recognize the importance of protecting our Nation's 
                infrastructure and to observe this month with 
                appropriate measures to enhance our national security 
                and resilience.

[[Page 55454]]

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                third.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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FR Citation		83 FR 55453