Critical Infrastructure Protection Month, 2010

Proclamation 8607 of November 30, 2010

Critical Infrastructure Protection Month, 2010

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

During Critical Infrastructure Protection Month, we
highlight the vast network of systems and structures
that sustain the vigor and vitality of our Nation.
Critical infrastructure includes the assets, networks,
and functions--both physical and virtual--essential to
the security, economic welfare, public health, and
safety of the United States.

The Department of Homeland Security leads an
unprecedented national partnership dedicated to the
security and resilience of our critical infrastructure.
The National Infrastructure Protection Plan integrates
a multitude of diverse stakeholders--Federal, State,
local, territorial, and tribal governments; private
sector critical infrastructure owners and operators;
first responders; and the public--to identify and
protect our infrastructure from hazards or attack.
These critical infrastructure partnerships continue to
build their information-sharing capacity and develop
actions that strengthen our Nation's preparedness,
response capabilities, and recovery resources.

My Administration is committed to delivering the
necessary information, tools, and resources to areas
where critical infrastructure exists in order to
maintain and enhance its security and resilience. I
have proposed a bold plan for renewing and expanding
our Nation's infrastructure, including its critical
infrastructure, in the coming years. Additionally, we
must work to empower communities, an integral part of
critical infrastructure security, to work with local
infrastructure owners and operators, which will make
our physical and cyber infrastructure more resilient.
Working together, we can raise awareness of the
important role our critical infrastructure plays in
sustaining the American way of life and develop actions
to protect these vital resources.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim December 2010 as
Critical Infrastructure Protection Month. I call upon
the people of the United States to recognize the
importance of protecting our Nation's resources and to
observe this month with appropriate events and training
to enhance our national security and resilience.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.