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HSPD-5, Management of Domestic Incidents
Issued by the White House on February 28, 2003, HSPD-5 established a single,
comprehensive national incident management system. It also designated the sec-
retary of Homeland Security as the principal federal official for domestic incident
management and recognizes the statutory authorities of the attorney general, sec-
retary of defense, and secretary of state. In addition, HSPD-5 directed the heads of
all federal departments and agencies to provide their full and prompt cooperation,
resources, and support, as appropriate and consistent with their own responsibilities
for protecting national security, to the secretary of Homeland Security, attorney
general, secretary of defense, and secretary of state in the exercise of leadership
responsibilities and missions assigned.
HSPD-8, National Preparedness
Issued by the White House on December 17, 2003, HSPD-8 established policies to
strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and respond to threatened
or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies by requir-
ing a national domestic all-hazards preparedness goal, establishing mechanisms for
improved delivery of federal preparedness assistance to state, local, and tribal govern-
ments, and outlining actions to strengthen preparedness capabilities of federal, state,
local, and tribal entities. Annex 1, Integrated Planning System, published in January
2009, established a standard and comprehensive approach to national planning.
Other Policy References
HSPD-5 and HSPD-8 also helped establish several important policy references
around homeland security and emergency management, including the following:
National Incident Management System (NIMS), December 2008, provides
a systematic, proactive approach to guide departments and agencies at all
levels of government, NGOs, and the private sector to work seamlessly to
prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of
incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce
the loss of life and property and harm to the environment.
National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), January 2009, establishes
a risk management framework for the nation's unified national approach to
critical infrastructure and key resource protection.
National Preparedness Guidelines, September 2007, finalize development of
the National Preparedness Goal and its related preparedness tools as man-
dated in HSPD-8. The guidelines consist of four elements: the National
