Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience North America

The United States recognizes 16 critical infrastructure sectors, encompassing physical and virtual assets, systems, and networks, whose integrity is paramount to national security, economic stability, and public health. Any disruption or destruction of these sectors would have severe consequences.

The Trump administration’s approach to critical infrastructure protection signals a shift towards:

– Decentralization and State/Local Empowerment

– Risk-Informed Approach

– Focus on Resilience

– Review of Existing Policies

– Potential impact on FEMA

The overarching goal is to ensure that the Nation’s critical infrastructure, which provides essential services, is secure, resilient, and capable of withstanding various hazards. This requires a coordinated national preparedness effort spanning prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.

Enhanced collaboration between U.S. intelligence agencies and critical infrastructure entities is also a priority, with NSM-22 recommending that owners and operators have input into sector intelligence needs.