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The National Program Office
The Secretary of Commerce will establish within the Department of Commerce (Commerce) an inter- agency office to be known as the National Program Office (NPO) that is charged, consistent with statutory authorities, with achieving the goals of the Strategy The NPO will be responsible for coordinating the processes and activities of organizations that will implement the Strategy Commerce will host this interagency function, because it is uniquely suited to work with the private sector—and with govern- ment at all levels—to bring the collective expertise of the nation to bear in implementing the Strategy
The NPO will lead the day-to-day coordination of NSTIC activities, working closely with the Cybersecurity Coordinator in the White House The National Program Office will:
• Promote private-sector involvement and engagement;
• Support interagency collaboration and coordinate interagency efforts associated with achieving
programmatic goals;
• Build consensus on policy frameworks necessary to achieve the vision;
• Identify areas for the government to lead by example in developing and supporting the Identity Ecosystem, particularly in the Executive Branch’s role as a provider and validator of key credentials;
• Actively participate within and across relevant public- and private-sector fora; and
• Assess progress against the goals, objectives, and milestones of the Strategy and the associated
implementation activities
The NPO will actively seek interagency collaboration, partner with the private sector and individuals as necessary, harness multi-disciplinary and multi-sector contributions, and provide leadership across the FederalGovernment InadditiontotheNPO,thePresidentwilldesignateagenciesasleadsandpartners with the private sector for individual tasks to fulfill the goals and objectives of this Strategy
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