Federal Policy Updates

Fact Sheet & Executive Order: Achieve Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness

Date: March 18, 2025
Category: Federal Policy Updates

President Trump signed an Executive Order empowering state, localities and citizen to effectively prepare for cyber-attacks and weather events.  The order focuses on adopting policies that focus on risk-informed decision making and action over information sharing and evaluating national preparedness policies to reform the process and metrics for determining federal responsibility.  A copy of the fact sheet can be found here and the executive order here

Considering the rate at which federal policy is being discussed and implemented, the Association has consolidated all relevant municipal announcements and information in a single location on the website. The posted information is organized by date and includes a brief description of the issue and access to links for more information.  Municipal officials are encouraged to visit this section of the website frequently, as updates are likely to be posted weekly, and at times, daily.