>>22386898 p/b
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2025/01/19/executive-order-on-the-partial-revocation-of-executive-order-13961/
IT'S ONLY A PARTIAL REVOCATION
WHAT REMAINS?
THIS REMAINS
Sec. 6. Amendments to Executive Order 13618. (a) Section 2.3 of Executive Order 13618 of July 6, 2012 (Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions), is hereby revised to read as follows:
"The Director of OSTP is delegated the authority to exercise the authorities vested in the Presidentby section 706(a), and (c) through (e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 606(a), and (c) through (e)),if the President takes the actions, including issuing any necessary proclamations and findings,required by that section to invoke those authorities. This delegation shall apply to any provisions of any future public law that are the same or substantially the same as the provisions referenced in this section."
(b) Section 3 of Executive Order 13618 is hereby revoked.The responsibilities of the national security and emergency preparedness Executive Committeeset forth in section 3.3 of Executive Order 13618shall be transferred to and exercised by the Executive Committee established in section 3 of this order.
OK will who are those folks?
SECTION 3 WAS REVOKED
BUT IT NAMED WHO TAKES OVER:
Sec of Defense
Sec of Homeland Security
Dir of National Intelligence
Asst to Pres for National Sec Affairs a/k/a National Sec Advisor
Asst to Pres and Chief of Staff for Operations a/k/a Deputy Chief of Staff
Dir Office Management & Budget
and if needed
Dir of Science and Tech (incl comms technology)
Until the new nominees are confirmed????
Sec of Defense - Lloyd Austin (nominee Pete Hegseth)
Sec of Homeland Security - Alejandro Mayorkas (nominee Kristi Noem)
Dir of National Intelligence - Avril Haines (nominee Tulsi Gabbard)
Asst to Pres for National Sec Affairs - Jake Sullivan (nominee Mike Waltz)
Asst to Pres and Chief of Staff for Operations - Anne Tomasini (nominee - Wm Beau Harrison)
Dir Office Management & Budget - Shalanda Young (nominee Russell Vought)
and if needed
Dir of Science and Tech (incl comms technology) - Arati Prabhakar (nominee Michael Kratsios)
Political appointments of the second Trump administration - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_appointments_of_the_second_Trump_administration
THIS REMAINS
Sec. 2. Federal Mission Resilience Strategy.To achieve this policy, in conjunction with this order, I am signing the Federal Mission Resilience Strategy (Strategy), which should be implemented to increase the resilience of the executive branch.Implementing the Strategy will reduce the current reliance on reactive relocation of personneland enhance a proactive posture that minimizes disruption, distributes risk to the performance of NEFs, and maximizes the cost-effectiveness of actions thatensure continuity of operations, continuity of government,and enduring constitutional government.
Continuity of governmentis the principle of establishing defined procedures that allow a government tocontinue its essential operations in case of a catastrophic event such as nuclear war.Continuity of government was developed by the British government before and during World War II to counter threats, such as that of the Luftwaffe bombing during the Battle of Britain. Wikipedia
Status of Trump nominees:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_appointments_of_the_second_Trump_administration
EO 13618 (Obama) Section 3.3
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-13618-assignment-national-security-and-emergency-preparedness
It's a long section, but starts off this way:
Sec. 3.3.The responsibilities of the Executive Committee shall be to:(a) advise and make policy recommendations to the President, through the PPD-1 process, onenhancing the survivability, resilience, and future architecture of NS/EP communications, including what should constitute NS/EP communications requirements;