Executive Order 13286

On February 28, 2003, Executive Order 13231 was amended in its entirety by http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/eo/eo-13286.htm Executive Order 13286]. Although Executive Order 13286 maintained the same national policy statement regarding the protection against disruption of information systems for critical infrastructures, it dissolved the President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board that was to coordinate cyber-related federal efforts and programs associated with protecting our nation’s critical infrastructures, and the board’s chair &mdash; the Special Advisor to the President for Cyberspace Security &mdash; and related staff, along with the ten standing committees established to support the board’s work on a wide range of critical information infrastructure efforts.

According to Executive Order 13286, the NIAC is to continue to provide the President with advice on the security of information systems for critical infrastructures supporting other sectors of the economy. However, NIAC will provide its advice through the Secretary of Homeland Security. Regarding the functions of the standing committees, an OMB official stated that OMB will continue to oversee the federal information security committee functions.