Executive Order October 26, 2012 By: Kenneth Schortgen Jr
Barack Obama
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On Oct. 26, President Obama signed a new Executive Order which expands the role and scope of Homeland Security in states and areas across the country. This order, which establishes a new Security Partnership Council, will have far reaching effects in the overall mission of Homeland Security, and for state and local areas that interact with the Federal agency.
Economically, the Establishing the White House Homeland Security Partnership Council Executive Order will increase funding and resources to state and local governments to fulfill Homeland Security programs and doctrines, as well as increase Federal oversight in the implementation of directives tied to the agencies mission.
The purpose of this order is to maximize the Federal Government’s ability to develop local partnerships in the United States to support homeland security priorities. Partnerships are collaborative working relationships in which the goals, structure, and roles and responsibilities of the relationships are mutually determined.
There is established a White House Homeland Security Partnership Council (Council) to foster local partnerships — between the Federal Government and the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, community-based organizations, and State, local, tribal, and territorial government and law enforcement — to address homeland security challenges.
Sec. 3. Mission and Function of the Council and Steering Committee
(ii) promote homeland security priorities and opportunities for collaboration between Federal Government field offices and State, local, tribal, and territorial stakeholders;
(iii) advise and confer with State, local, tribal, and territorial stakeholders and agencies interested in expanding or building local homeland security partnerships; – Whitehouse.gov
The White House Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
October 26, 2012
Executive Order — Establishing the White House Homeland Security Partnership Council
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ESTABLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE
HOMELAND SECURITY PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to advance the Federal Government’s use of local partnerships to address homeland security challenges, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. The purpose of this order is to maximize the Federal Government’s ability to develop local partnerships in the United States to support homeland security priorities. Partnerships are collaborative working relationships in which the goals, structure, and roles and responsibilities of the relationships are mutually determined. Collaboration enables the Federal Government and its partners to use resources more efficiently, build on one another’s expertise, drive innovation, engage in collective action, broaden investments to achieve shared goals, and improve performance. Partnerships enhance our ability to address homeland security priorities, from responding to natural disasters to preventing terrorism, by utilizing diverse perspectives, skills, tools, and resources.
The National Security Strategy emphasizes the importance of partnerships, underscoring that to keep our Nation safe “we must tap the ingenuity outside government through strategic partnerships with the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, and community-based organizations. Such partnerships are critical to U.S. success at home and abroad, and we will support them through enhanced opportunities for engagement, coordination, transparency, and information sharing.” This approach recognizes that, given the complexities and range of challenges, we must institutionalize an all-of-Nation effort to address the evolving threats to the United States.
Sec. 2. White House Homeland Security Partnership Council and Steering Committee.
(a) White House Homeland Security Partnership Council. There is established a White House Homeland Security Partnership Council (Council) to foster local partnerships — between the Federal Government and the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, community-based organizations, and State, local, tribal, and territorial government and law enforcement — to address homeland security challenges. The Council shall be chaired by the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (Chair), or a designee from the National Security Staff.
(b) Council Membership.
(i) Pursuant to the nomination process established in subsection (b)(ii) of this section, the Council shall be composed of Federal officials who are from field offices of the executive departments, agencies, and bureaus (agencies) that are members of the Steering Committee established in subsection (c) of this section, and who have demonstrated an ability to develop, sustain, and institutionalize local partnerships to address policy priorities.
(ii) The nomination process and selection criteria for members of the Council shall be established by the Steering Committee. Based on those criteria, agency heads may select and present to the Steering Committee their nominee or nominees to represent them on the Council. The Steering Committee shall consider all of the nominees and decide by consensus which of the nominees shall participate on the Council. Each member agency on the Steering Committee, with the exception of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, may have at least one representative on the Council.
(c) Steering Committee. There is also established a Steering Committee, chaired by the Chair of the Council, to provide guidance to the Council and perform other functions as set forth in this order. The Steering Committee shall include a representative at the Deputy agency head level, or that representative’s designee, from the following agencies:
(i) Department of State;
(ii) Department of the Treasury;
(iii) Department of Defense;
(iv) Department of Justice;
(v) Department of the Interior;
(vi) Department of Agriculture;
(vii) Department of Commerce;
(viii) Department of Labor;
(ix) Department of Health and Human Services;
(x) Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(xi) Department of Transportation;
(xii) Department of Energy;
(xiii) Department of Education;
(xiv) Department of Veterans Affairs;
(xv) Department of Homeland Security;
(xvi) Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
(xvii) Environmental Protection Agency;
(xviii) Small Business Administration; and
(xix) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
At the invitation of the Chair, representatives of agencies not listed in subsection (c) of this section or other executive branch entities may attend and participate in Steering Committee meetings as appropriate.
(d) Administration. The Chair or a designee shall convene meetings of the Council and Steering Committee, determine their agendas, and coordinate their work. The Council may establish subgroups consisting exclusively of Council members or their designees, as appropriate.
Sec. 3. Mission and Function of the Council and Steering Committee. (a) The Council shall, consistent with guidance from the Steering Committee:
(i) advise the Chair and Steering Committee members on priorities, challenges, and opportunities for local partnerships to support homeland security priorities, as well as regularly report to the Steering Committee on the Council’s efforts;
(ii) promote homeland security priorities and opportunities for collaboration between Federal Government field offices and State, local, tribal, and territorial stakeholders;
(iii) advise and confer with State, local, tribal, and territorial stakeholders and agencies interested in expanding or building local homeland security partnerships;
(iv) raise awareness of local partnership best practices that can support homeland security priorities;
(v) as appropriate, conduct outreach to representatives of the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, community-based organizations, and State, local, tribal, and territorial government and law enforcement entities with relevant expertise for local homeland security partnerships, and collaborate with other Federal Government bodies; and
(vi) convene an annual meeting to exchange key findings, progress, and best practices.
(b) The Steering Committee shall:
(i) determine the scope of issue areas the Council will address and its operating protocols, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget;
(ii) establish the nomination process and selection criteria for members of the Council as set forth in section 2(b)(ii) of this order;
(iii) provide guidance to the Council on the activities set forth in subsection (a) of this section; and
(iv) within 1 year of the selection of the Council members, and annually thereafter, provide a report on the work of the Council to the President through the Chair.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) The heads of agencies participating in the Steering Committee shall assist and provide information to the Council, consistent with applicable law, as may be necessary to implement this order. Each agency shall bear its own expense for participating in the Council.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof;
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals; or
(iii) the functions of the Overseas Security Advisory Council.
(c) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and appropriate protections for privacy and civil liberties, and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(d) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 26, 2012.
In Obama’s speech in Colorado back in 2008 he said this:
“We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”.
This Executive order is to facilitate the statement Obama made in 2008….
…“partnerships — between the Federal Government and the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, community-based organizations, and State, local, tribal, and territorial government and law enforcement — to address homeland security challenges.”.
Let’s see…I wonder who those nongovernmental community based organizations will be that will help with our homeland security challenges….
Black Panthers…? Acorn…?
Congress needs to pass a law closing this Dictator’s loophole. His Executive order opens with “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America”….
The Constitution does NOT give him the authority to make law. That is the role of Congress!
Obama is usurping rights that the Constitution does not grant him!
I noticed that the state, local or private sector agencies are not chairing any of the committees…only the federal government. It looks to me like the state agencies are made partners but the federal government tells them what to do. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. And why didn't this go before congress? It's not an emergency or anything.
Patriots••••just down graded to homeland terrorist…vets just down graded to homeland terrorists….NRA now a homeland security threat…..VFW now a homeland security threat..now WE know what the 1.6 billion hollow point bullets are for…..We the People……….
zionests and facists are running our government and romney and obama are on the same team , or a better discription evil mob .
So..assistant to the president….that's Valerie Jarrett…the same person running the white house now…will run homeland security…Jarrett her dad and Barry's dad were stanch communists….humm
and doe's anyone think romney as president will make a differance , will romney restore your civil rights? no one is even talking about the most important issue civil rights.
He can't do anything less then this guy is doing he has 937 executive orders and they all relate to taking control of lands highways and many other things including control of congress to monitor him can we say Dictator?
George are you in favor of dictatorship,with the federal government telling you what you can and can't do? Under a 2nd term for Obama you will lose civil liberties under executive orders,so wake up and smell the roses !
YES!!! I believe that Romney as President will make a HUGE difference for this country and it's people…FOR THE BETTER!!!
im just saying that it doesent matter who we vote for there two heads on the same snake that speak's with forked tungs .
I agree, Carlene. Even if Romney isn't top choice, I think he has our counties right and freedom in mind….for the good, not the evil. One has to remember Obama speaks with a fork tongue. You need to listen very close to every word, and then figure how he's going to spin it. Remember "hope and change", well, he was really saying he hoped to change…to his america.
George my man Ron Paul would have made a huge difference but the republican machine didn't want him so I have to hope Romney will slow the bleeding.
i would agree David ron paul would have been a better choice then we have now but with that sead what most people dont realize is the elections are all theater and we are still ruled by the roman empire . divide your enemy then conquor .
It is time to set loose the dogs of war!
say when and where???????? and do i bring woffy ?
Our Congress does nothing, this man has literally set himself up as a dictator and we just have to take it. Those people WE PAY to uphold our constitution and protect our nation do nothing and that makes them part of this takeover…and it is a takeover! If you don't vote him out in November….don't complain when you live in hell! Because that is what the USA will have become!
He only signs them someone puts them in front of him, he can't do anything without congress consent.
What don't you understand about this being another EXECUTIVE ORDER?
Debbie have you been sipping the kool-aid again?
Debbie, EXECUTIVE ORDER means that he signed it by himself without the consent or maybe even the knowledge of Congress. Executive Orders by the President is supposed to be things that need to be signed for immediate national security measures when there isn't time to consult with Congress…not just something he wants to do in spite of what anybody else wants…and with a 'who needs congress' kind of attitude. What he's doing is basically illegal…but who's going to call him on it?
I mean really Debbie, reading comprehension is your friend. Get with the program
He is trying to do just that and I would not count him out from trying anything!
This man thinks that he is King lets put a stop to his madness now not after he does something we can't change.