The National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets

This document, the National Strategy for the Physical
Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets, the
Strategy, identifies a clear set of national goals and
objectives and outlines the guiding principles that will
underpin our efforts to secure the infrastructures and
assets vital to our national security, governance, public
health and safety, economy, and public confidence. This
Strategy also provides a unifying organization and
identifies specific initiatives to drive our near-term
national protection priorities and inform the resource
allocation process. Most importantly, it establishes a
foundation for building and fostering the cooperative
environment in which government, industry, and
private citizens can carry out their respective protection
responsibilities more effectively and efficiently.
This Strategy recognizes the many important steps that
public and private entities across the country have
taken in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks to
improve the security of their critical facilities, systems,
and functions. Building upon these efforts, this document
provides direction to the federal departments and
agencies that have a role in critical infrastructure and
key asset protection. It also suggests steps that state
and local governments, private sector entities, and
concerned citizens across America can take to enhance
our collective infrastructure and asset security. In this
light, this Strategy belongs and applies to the Nation as
a whole, not just to the federal government or its
constituent departments and agencies.