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National Security Strategy of the United States of America [September 2002]
From the Document: "The U.S. national security strategy will be based on a distinctly American internationalism that reflects the union of the values and our national interest. The aim of this strategy is to help make the world not just safer but better. Our goals on the path to progress are clear: political and economic freedom, peaceful relations with other states, and respect for human dignity."
United States. White House Office
2002-09
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Space Power: A Critical Strength and a Critical Vulnerability of the US Military
"In January 2007, China successfully tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon, launching a kinetic kill vehicle staged atop a ballistic missile to destroy an aging weather satellite orbiting 537 miles above earth. Though not the first such test US space agencies had detected nor necessarily the most aggressive, as Air Force Chief of Staff General T. Michael Moseley explained to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the January test confirmed China "can attrit and literally kill satellites." Few would counter the assertion space systems have become critical to the efficacy of the instruments of national power, but to what extent do capabilities such as those demonstrated by China's ASAT testing threaten the successful conduct of the nation's diplomatic, information, military, and economic activities? This paper specifically seeks to determine whether a potential adversary's ability to conduct counterspace operations makes space power a critical vulnerability of the US military. Iraq's 2003 counterspace operations provide proof positive the unchallenged space superiority the US military has enjoyed since Desert Storm can no longer be taken for granted. The United States disproportionate dependence on highly vulnerable space systems provides its enemies a recognizable opportunity to degrade the effectiveness of American forces that they are increasingly willing and capable of exploiting. By incorporating threat-based considerations into operational plans, war games, and exercises, theater commanders can better prepare their forces for the operational implications of "war in space.""
Naval War College (U.S.). Joint Military Operations Department
Morgan, Dewitt; Goldizen, Derrill
2007-05-10
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National Security Decision Directive 32: U.S. National Security Strategy
National Security Decision Directive 32 sets forth the US National security Strategy based on a review of a study (NSSD 1-82). From the Document: "Our national security requires development and integration of a set of strategies, including diplomatic, informational, economic/political, and military components. NSSD 1-82 begins that process. Part I of the study provides basic U.S. national objectives, both global and regional, and shall serve as the starting point for all components of our national security strategy."
United States. White House Office
1982-05-20
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National Strategy for Counterterrorism of the United States of America
From the Executive Summary: "Today's terrorist landscape is more fluid and complex than ever. For this reason, counterterrorism remains a top priority for this Administration. Our principal terrorist enemies are radical Islamist terrorist groups that seek to conduct attacks globally, violate our borders, and radicalize and recruit potential extremists within the United States and abroad. We continue to face threats from Iran, the most prominent state sponsor of terrorism, through its global network of operatives and its ongoing support to an array of terrorist groups. Terrorists motivated by other forms of extremism also use violence to threaten the homeland and challenge United States interests. These terrorist threats are different in many ways, but they all seek to use violence to undermine the United States and disrupt the American way of life."
United States. White House Office
2018-10
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Strategic Implementation Plan to Empower Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States
From the Introduction: "In 2011, the United States adopted the Strategy for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States (Strategy) and a corresponding Strategic Implementation Plan. Since publication, the mission to prevent violent extremism has progressed, and violent extremist threats have continued to evolve. The overall goal of the Strategy and United States Government efforts to implement it remains unchanged: to prevent violent extremists and their supporters from inspiring, radicalizing, financing, or recruiting individuals or groups in the United States to commit acts of violence. This updated Strategic Implementation Plan responds to the current dynamics of violent extremism and reflects experiences and knowledge acquired over the last five years. It replaces the 2011 Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States."
United States. White House Office
2016-10
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National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel of the United States of America
From the Document: "The National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel presents an integrated plan to ensure the United States stops terrorist attempts to travel to conduct attacks on the homeland or against our interests abroad. The strategy outlines how the United States Government will expand coordination and maximize the full capabilities of Federal departments and agencies to identify, detect, and deter terrorists from transiting international borders. The United States Government will use all available tools to constrain terrorist travel planning, facilitation, and mobilization, including providing support to law enforcement, private-sector partners, and communities. Key to detecting and interdicting terrorists attempting to travel will be enhancing systems that validate identities and advancing the use of biometric technologies. The United States Government will work closely with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to achieve these goals. The strategy also recognizes that the United States cannot pursue these goals alone - our foreign partners are vital to the effort to identify, disrupt and deter terrorist travel. The United States Government will therefore leverage foreign partners to improve global travel security capabilities and capacity consistent with strong counterterrorism (CT) measures that the United States has pioneered since the attacks of September 11, 2001."
United States. White House Office
2018-12
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Remarks by the President at Real Time Crime Center [May 13, 2010]
In his May 13, 2010 remarks, President Obama thanks the New York City Police Department and the Real Time Crime Center for its work in coordinating state, local, and federal officials when it comes to counterterrorism.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Obama, Barack
2010-05-13
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President Bush's Statement on H.R. 4954, the 'Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006' [October 13, 2006]
In this statement President Bush speaks about H.R. 4954, the "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006" which "strengthens the Government's ability to protect the Nation's seaports and maritime commerce from attack by terrorists."
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
2006-10-13
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Liberty and Security in a Changing World: Report and Recommendations of The President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies
This report, published on December 12, 2013, illustrates how to "protect our national security" while "maintaining the public trust" as well as our allies who are abroad. This list of forty-six recommendations has a goal to "establish broad understandings and principles," which will be helpful in the not-so-distant future.
United States. White House Office
Clarke, Richard A.; Morell, Michael J.; Stone, Geoffrey R. . . .
2013-12-12
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National Security Strategy [May 2010]
The 2010 National Security Strategy of the United States begins with an overview of national security. From the Document: "At the dawn of the 21st century, the United States of America faces a broad and complex array of challenges to our national security. Just as America helped to determine the course of the 20th century, we must now build the sources of American strength and influence, and shape an international order capable of overcoming the challenges of the 21st century." Next, the strategy discusses the Strategic Approach, stating that "Our national security depends upon America's ability to leverage our unique national attributes, just as global security depends upon strong and responsible American leadership. That includes our military might, economic competitiveness, moral leadership, global engagement, and efforts to shape an international system that serves the mutual interests of nations and peoples. For the world has changed at an extraordinary pace, and the United States must adapt to advance our interests and sustain our leadership." It then examines U.S. interests: Security, Prosperity, Values, and International Order. It concludes by stating that the "strategy calls for a comprehensive range of national actions, and a broad conception of what constitutes our national security. Above all, it is about renewing our leadership by calling upon what is best about America--our innovation and capacity; our openness and moral imagination."
United States. White House Office
2010-05
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National Security Strategy [December 2017]
From the Document: "This National Security Strategy sets a positive strategic direction for the United States that is meant to reassert America's advantages on the world stage and to build upon our country's great strengths. During the Trump Administration, the American people can be confident that their security and prosperity will always come first. A secure, prosperous, and free America will be strong and ready to lead abroad to protect our interests and our way of life. America's renewed strategic confidence is anchored in our recommitment to the principles inscribed in our founding documents. The National Security Strategy celebrates and protects what we hold dear - individual liberty, the rule of law, a democratic system of government, tolerance, and opportunity for all. By knowing ourselves and what we stand for, we clarify what we must defend and we establish guiding principles for our actions. This strategy is guided by principled realism. It is realist because it acknowledges the central role of power in international politics, affirms that sovereign states are the best hope for a peaceful world, and clearly defines our national interests. It is principled because it is grounded in the knowledge that advancing American principles spreads peace and prosperity around the globe. We are guided by our values and disciplined by our interests. This Administration has a bright vision of America's future."
United States. White House Office
2017-12
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Setting the Record Straight: The New York Times Editorial on Pre-War Intelligence [November 15, 2005]
This document is a response to the November 15, 2005 New York Times editorial on Pre-War intelligence. The White House Press Secretary provides counterarguments to the editorial's points that are critical to U.S. intelligence.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2005-11-15
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National Security Decision Directive 221: Narcotics and National Security
From the Document: "The purpose of National Security Decision Directive 221 is to identify the impact of the international narcotics trade upon U.S. national security, and to direct specific actions to increase the effectiveness of U.S. counter-narcotics efforts to enhance our national security."
United States. White House Office
1986-04-08
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Statement by the President on the Intelligence Authorization Act [October 7, 2010]
In this October 7, 2010 statement, President Obama announces his signing of H.R. (House Resolution) 2701, the "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010." This legislation "includes a number of provisions that will assist in the effective and efficient execution of Intelligence Community (IC) programs. One such provision would facilitate information sharing by IC elements with the National Counterterrorism Center and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)."
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2010-10-07
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President Bush Discusses Protect America Act [February 13, 2008]
From the Document: "To help our intelligence agencies do this, Congress passed the Protect America Act last year. Unfortunately, Congress set the law to expire on February 1st -- and then failed to pass new legislation that would keep these tools in effect over the long run. And so at the 11th hour, Congress passed a temporary 15-day extension of the current law which will expire at midnight this Saturday. I signed that extension. I did so to give members of the House and Senate more time to work out their differences."
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2008-02-13
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President Bush's Radio Address [July 28, 2007]
In this radio address President Bush speaks about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and how its reform would help the intelligence community.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
2007-07-28
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Statement by the President on Dennis Blair [May 20, 2010]
In this May 20, 2010 statement, President Obama thanks Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dennis Blair for his "remarkable record of service to the United States." Dennis Blair announced his resignation, stepping down as DNI effective Friday, May 28, 2010.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2010-05-20
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Fact Sheet: FISA Modernization [August 3, 2007]
This White House fact sheet provides information on FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) modernization.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2007-08-03
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National Security Decision Directive 204: Transfer of National Intelligence Collection Tasking Authority
National Security Decision Directive 204 "provides policy guidance concerning the transfer of national intelligence collection tasking authority between the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) as warranted by international crisis conditions."
United States. White House Office
1985-12-24
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Challenge of Small Satellite Systems to the Space Security Environment
From the thesis abstract: "During the last two decades, technological advancements to the size and performance of electronics have fostered the development of increasingly sophisticated and smaller satellites. Small satellites, or smallsats as they are commonly referred to, have recorded data on terrestrial and space environments, served as important test beds and risk reducers for emerging space technologies, and provided important hands-on educational opportunities for industry and academia. The decreased cost and improved performance of smallsats have opened up a wide range of space missions at a fraction of the cost of larger satellite systems that would have been unfathomable two short decades ago. The proliferation of smallsat technology opens up a world of new scientific possibilities and unique security challenges as well for all space-faring nations through the potential use of smallsats as anti-satellite (ASAT) systems. This thesis examines the historical development of ASAT systems for the United States, the former Soviet Union, and China and discusses how they have influenced each nations space policy. Finally, this thesis will address current efforts to mitigate space weapons, review the implications of smallsat technology development on current space policy, and suggest courses of action to mitigate this emerging space security dilemma."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Gallton, Daniel A.
2012-03
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CBO's Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 7132, the Safe Connections Act of 2022
From the Document: "H.R. 7132 would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to select either the Lifeline program or the Affordable Connectivity Program to provide emergency communications support for six months to domestic violence survivors who request it. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] assumes that the commission would select the Lifeline program because it is permanently funded. CBO expects that more people would use the Lifeline program as eligibility requirements are expanded for domestic violence survivors. Under current law, the program provides a discount on phone or Internet service to eligible low-income consumers and is funded through assessments on telecommunications carriers. Those assessments, which are treated as revenues in the federal budget, may be spent without further appropriation on the Lifeline program. CBO estimates that the FCC, through the Universal Service Administrative Company, would levy additional assessments on telecommunications carriers to cover the cost of more people using the program. Those additional assessments would be levied starting in 2024 after the commission completes rulemaking required under H.R. 7132."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-26
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H. Rept. 116-596: For the Relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera, to Accompany H.R. 4225, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, November 18, 2020
From the Background and Need for the Legislation: "In 2004, the Bueso family arrived in the United States from Guatemala on B-2 visitor visas so that Maria Isabel could participate in a clinical trial and receive treatment for a rare medical disorder, mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI). The family maintained lawful nonimmigrant status in the United States through August 2009, at which time they were granted deferred action by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), based on Maria Isabel's medical condition. USCIS extended the family's deferred action until August 13, 2019, when it denied their request, claiming that it no longer considers deferred action requests except those involving members of the U.S. military and their families. On September 2, 2019, USCIS announced that it would reopen and reconsider non-military deferred action requests that were pending on August 7, 2020.1 On December 6, 2019, the family was granted deferred action until August 13, 2021."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2020-11-18
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H. Rept. 116-595: For the Relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar, Report to Accompany H.R. 631, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, November 18, 2020
From the Document: "H.R. 631, 'For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar,' would provide the beneficiaries of this private bill with an opportunity to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the United States. [...] Arpita Kurdekar arrived in the United States from India in August 2014 on a temporary F-1 student visa in pursuit of a master's degree in civil engineering at the University of Buffalo in New York. Ms. Kurdekar has continued to maintain lawful status under the terms and conditions of her student visa and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in structural engineering at the University of Connecticut. Her father and mother, Girish Kurdekar and Vandana Kurdekar, last entered the United States in 2016 on B-2 visitor visas. They have both been granted multiple B-2 extensions and have maintained such status since entry. All three family members lack viable options to remain in the United States permanently."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2020-11-18
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H. Rept. 117-237: For the Relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar, February 1, 2022
From the Document: "H.R. 680, 'For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar,' would provide the beneficiaries of this private bill with an opportunity to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the United States."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-02-01
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CBO's Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 4590, the Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act
From the Document: "H.R. 4590 would direct the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporate (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Federal Reserve to study the challenges faced by new depository institutions seeking a charter. Those banking regulators also would be required to jointly issue a strategic plan to increase the number of entities applying for new depository institution charters. The operating costs for the FDIC, NCUA, OCC, and CFPB are classified in the federal budget as direct spending. However, the NCUA and the OCC collect fees from financial institutions to offset their operating costs; those fees are treated as reductions in direct spending. Costs incurred by the Federal Reserve reduce remittances to the Treasury, which are recorded in the budget as revenues. H.R. 4590 also would reduce the maximum allowable size of the Federal Reserve Surplus fund on September 30, 2022. As a result, enacting the legislation would increase remittances to the Treasury (which are recorded in the budget as revenues) in 2023. Reducing the fund also would reduce the amount of interest-earning assets that the Federal Reserve holds, which would reduce its future interest earnings and associated remittances to the Treasury."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-26
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2017 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
From the Introduction: "Statistical data on immigration have been published annually by the U.S. Government since the 1860s. Over the years, the federal agencies responsible for reporting on immigration have changed, as have the content, format, and title of the annual publication. Currently, immigration data are published in the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics by the Office of Immigration Statistics in the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans in the Department of Homeland Security."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Office of Immigration Statistics
2019-07
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 2883, the Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications Act
From the Document: "Under H.R. 2883, the Federal Trade Commission could take civil action against individuals or entities involved in submitting petitions to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the FDA finds are intended primarily to delay approval of a pending marketing application, including applications submitted for the marketing of lower-priced generic or biosimilar drugs. Under current law and FDA guidance, the FDA may summarily deny petitions that do not on their face raise valid scientific or regulatory issues. Under the bill, such petitions would presumptively be considered illegal under the Federal Trade Commission Act, unless the petitioner could prove the petition's merits."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-22
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International Strategy for Cyberspace: Prosperity, Security, and Openness in a Networked World
From the Document: "The foundation of the United States' international cyberspace policy is the belief that networked technologies hold immense potential for our Nation, and for the world. Over the last three decades we, the United States, have watched these technologies revolutionize our economy and transform of our daily lives. We have also witnessed offline challenges, like exploitation and aggression, move into cyberspace. As we adapt to meet those challenges, we will lead by example. The United States will pursue an international cyberspace policy that empowers the innovation that drives our economy and improves lives here and abroad. In all this work, we are grounded in principles essential not just to American foreign policy, but to the future of the Internet itself. [...] Our policies flow from a commitment to both preserving the best of cyberspace and safeguarding our principles. Our international cyberspace policy reflects our core commitments to fundamental freedoms, privacy, and the free flow of information."
United States. White House Office
2011-05
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Climate Action Plan: Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions
From the Document: "Reducing methane emissions is a powerful way to take action on climate change; and putting methane to use can support local economies with a source of clean energy that generates revenue, spurs investment, improves safety, and leads to cleaner air. That is why in his Climate Action Plan, President Obama directed the Administration to develop a comprehensive, interagency strategy to cut methane emissions. This document lays out that strategy -- summarizing the sources of methane and trends in emissions; setting forth a plan to reduce both domestic and international methane emissions through incentive-based programs and the Administration's existing authorities; and, outlining the Administration's efforts to improve measurement of these emissions. This strategy also highlights examples of technologies and industry-led best practices that are already helping to cut methane emissions."
United States. White House Office
2014-03
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Historic Commitment to Protecting the Environment and Reversing Climate Change
From the Document: "President Obama believes that no challenge poses a greater threat to our children, our planet, and future generations than climate change -- and that no other country on Earth is better equipped to lead the world towards a solution. That's why under President Obama's leadership, the United States has done more to combat climate change than ever before." This document presents bullet points describing what the Obama administration has accomplished in terms of protecting the environment and reversing climate change, particularly regarding cutting carbon pollution, leading global efforts on climate change, reducing air and water pollution, cutting energy waste, preparing our communities for the impacts of climate change, and protecting treasured natural resources.
United States. White House Office
