Presidential Directives

"The United States is an Arctic nation, with varied and compelling interests in that region. This directive takes into account several developments, including, among others: altered national policies on homeland secur… more

The White House Office of the Press Secretary issued this Homeland Security Presidential Directive on Biometrics for Identification and Screening to Enhance National Security yesterday. "This directive establishes a f… more

National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23 is reported to be a directive to create a Cyber Security Initiative to monitor cyber activity towards federal agencies’ computer syste… more

"This Annex is intended to further enhance the preparedness of the United States by formally establishing a standard and comprehensive approach to national planning. It is meant to provide guidance for conducting plan… more

"This directive establishes a National Strategy for Public Health and Medical Preparedness (Strategy), which builds upon principles set forth in Biodefense for the 21st Century (April 2004) and will transform our nati… more

"This directive establishes a comprehensive national policy on the continuity of Federal Government structures and operations and a single National Continuity Coordinator responsible for coordinating the development a… more

"This directive establishes a national policy, and calls for the development of a national strategy and implementation plan, on the prevention and detection of, protection against, and response to terrorist use of explosives in the United States."

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 18 addresses the need to be prepared for an attack by terrorist forces using a weapon of mass destruction. It acknowledges that having sufficient resources on hand at all ti… more

National Security Presidential Directive 47/ Homeland Security Presidential Directive 16 are classified directives that address aviation security. According to the Rules and Regulations Plan for the Emergency Security Cont… more

National Security Presidential Directive 46/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 15, known as the "War on Terror" directive is reported to be a directive that will clarify and coordinate the role of governmen… more

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 14 establishes the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). The DNDO was created to implement the domestic nuclear detection policy, as laid out in this directive: "(1)… more

"The President has signed a maritime security policy directive outlining his vision for a fully coordinated U.S. Government effort to protect U.S. interests in the maritime domain. This document, the Maritime Security… more

This directive establishes U.S. policy, guidelines, and implementation actions to enhance U.S. national security and homeland security by protecting U.S. maritime interests. It directs the coordination of United States … more

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 11 establishes comprehensive terrorist-related screening procedures in order to more effectively detect and interdict individuals known or reasonably suspected to be engaged … more

"Wide variations in the quality and security of forms of identification used to gain access to secure Federal and other facilities where there is potential for terrorist attacks need to be eliminated. Therefore, it is… more

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 10 outlines policy for Biodefense in the 21st century. "The United States has pursued aggressively a broad range of programs and capabilities to confront the biological … more

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 9, issued by President Bush on January 30, 2004, establishes a national policy to defend the agriculture and food system against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other… more

On December 17, 2003, President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 7 to establish a national policy for Federal departments and agencies to identify and prioritize United States critical infrastruc… more

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 8, issued by President Bush on December 17, 2003, establishes policies to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and respond to threatened or actual dome… more

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 6 concerns the use of information about individuals known or suspected to engage in terrorist activities. The new policy of the United States is to develop, integrate, and ma… more

Issued on February 28, 2003 by President Bush, Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 5 serves the purpose to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents by establishing a single, compreh… more

"President George W. Bush signed a National Security Presidential Directive to advance the United States Government's fight against trafficking in persons, a modern day form of slavery. This policy directive follows f… more

This first part of this document contains the full text of National Security Presidential Directive 23, obtained by Bill Gertz of the Washington Times. Passages that differ from the White House fact sheet on this directive… more

Issued by the White House in 2002, Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)4 lays out the "three pillars" in the fight against weapons of mass destruction: counterproliferation to combat WMD use; strengthened… more

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 3 implements a Homeland Security Advisory System to provide a comprehensive and effective means to disseminate information regarding the risk of terrorist acts to Federal, State, and local authorities and to the American people.

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 2 implements policy to work aggressively to prevent aliens who engage in or support terrorist activity from entering the United States and to detain, prosecute, or deport any such aliens who are within the United States.

This is the first in a series of Homeland Security Presidential Directives [HSPD] that shall record and communicate presidential decisions about the homeland security policies of the United States. The specific purpose of HS… more

"This document is the first in a series of National Security Presidential Directives. National Security Presidential Directives shall replace both Presidential Decision Directives and Presidential Review Directives a… more