Executive Order

Definition
An Executive Order is

"an order of the President of the United States or the Chief Executive of a state that has the force of law and that is published in a manner permitting regular public access."

Specific Executive Orders
There are a number of Executive Orders that have been issued by successive Presidents, which relate to information technology and information law, including:


 * Executive Order 12291, Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies, 28 C.F.R., Part 23 (1998).
 * Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities (Dec. 4, 1981), as amended.
 * Executive Order 12382, President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, as amended.
 * Executive Order 12472, Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications Functions (Apr. 3, 1984), as amended.
 * Executive Order 12864, United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure (Sept. 20, 1993).
 * Executive Order 12881, National Science and Technology Council (Nov. 23, 1993).
 * Executive Order 12906, Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (Apr. 11, 1994).
 * Executive Order 12951, Release of Imagery Acquired by Space-based National Intelligence Reconnaissance Systems (Feb. 24, 1995).
 * Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information (Apr. 17, 1995).
 * Executive Order 12968, Access to Classified Information (Aug. 4, 1995).
 * Executive Order 13010, Critical Infrastructure Protection (July 17, 1996).
 * Executive Order 13073, Year 2000 Conversion (Feb. 4, 1998).
 * Executive Order 13231, Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age (Oct. 2001), as amended.
 * Executive Order 13284, Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (Jan. 23, 2003).
 * Executive Order 13286, Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security (Feb. 28, 2003).
 * Executive Order 13311, Homeland Security Information Sharing (July 29, 2003).
 * Executive Order 13353, Establishing the President’s Board on Safeguarding Americans’ Civil Liberties (Aug. 27, 2004).
 * Executive Order 13354, National Counterterrorism Center (Aug. 27, 2004).
 * Executive Order 13356, Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information To Protect Americans (Aug. 27, 2004).
 * Executive Order 13388, Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information to Protect Americans (Oct. 25, 2005).
 * Executive Order 13392, Improving Agency Disclosure of Information (Dec. 14, 2005).
 * Executive Order 13402, Strengthening Federal Efforts To Protect Against Identity Theft (May 10, 2006).
 * Executive Order 13407, Public Alert and Warning System (June 26, 2006).
 * Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information (Dec. 29, 2009).
 * Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review (Jan. 18, 2011)