Presidential Policy Directive 8

Citation
Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8): National Preparedness (Mar. 30, 2011) (full-text).

Overview
This directive calls for development of a national preparedness goal informed by the risk of specific threats and vulnerabilities in an effort to prepare the nation for threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the nation, including acts of terrorism, cyber attacks, pandemics, and catastrophic national disasters.