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Beginning with Executive Order (EO) 13873 signed on May 5, 2019, analyze President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency in regards to securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain. Your paper should clearly discuss the EO’s possible impact on the National Security agenda of protecting citizens from foreign national terrorists while evaluating agency implementation, and the role federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support your argument. All requirements of prompt and format must be met to receive full credit.
Grades are based on the following:
Pros vs cons on the EO;
Recommendation to your superior on the implementation;
What will be the outcome by the Supreme Court, and why;
Four (4) pages;
Grammar and compliance to Help write my thesis – APA (6th) including citations and reference page;
Double spaced; and
Times New Roman, 12 point font.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-securing-information-communications-technology-services-supply-chain/
The paper should clearly discuss the EO’s possible impact on the National Security agenda of protecting citizens from foreign national terrorists while evaluating agency implementation, and the role federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support your argument
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Executive Order 13873
The Executive Order (EO) 13873 signed by President Trump for the declaration of emergency regarding the securing of communication and information technology and services supply chain for the American thus protecting them from foreign national terrorists will have a wide range of impact on the National Security agenda and its successful implementation will be dependent on the roles of different agencies at the federal state, local and tribal governments levels. In the recent past, foreign adversaries have increasingly taken advantage of the existing vulnerabilities in communication and information technology and services in their interests and at the disadvantage of the Americans. Information and communication technology handles sensitive information that can ruin lives and businesses, and thus there is a need to adopt the necessary policies and guidelines anchored by the EO to protect information and communication. The executive orders will have different advantages and disadvantages to the American in the course of its implementation. The advantages will be associated with the protection and security of information, while the disadvantages will be associated with introducing barriers to communication, such as exposing communications and information to the government. Consequently, organizations and the citizens need to align their operations and policies towards the executive order to ensure that they avoid conflicts with the government. In this regard, the organizations need to observe the guidelines under the EO while capitalizing on its advantages and minimizing the disadvantages associate with it. Equally important, the EO successful implementation across the board will be dependent on the input agencies from the different levels of governances. The executive order on the protection of information and communication will have a significant impact on the National Security agenda, and its implementation success will involve the input of all levels of governance.
Impact of Executive Order (EO) 13873 to the National Security Agenda
The EO 13879 is directed towards protection communications and information shared by the Americans from foreign adversaries, thus ensuring that business and normal life operations that involve sharing of information is not compromised. First, the operations and implementations of the EO will increase government regulations on aspects related to communication and information, thus ensuring the National Security Agenda is upheld (Halchin and Relyea, 2019). In this regard, the government issues policies and guidelines that will be involved in the handling of information to ensure communications and information are not compromised, thus posing a national threat. For instance, the EO prohibits any act of acquisition, transfer, importation, dealings and installation of communications and information services and technology that are related to any foreign countries, especially those that have national interest with Americans. This approach ensures that tools and equipment related to information and communication are not compromised in the interest of the national security agenda.
The Executive Order ensures that communication and information technology transactions are sufficiently guarded and protected in the interest of American citizens and their business in line with the national security agenda. The EO ensures that transactions of information and communication technology or services such as manufacturing, development, designing and supply are a preserve of the American citizens and their companies (Heath, 2020). The transactions are sensitive in nature as they can result in a compromise of information and communication, and thus they should not be handled by foreign adversaries. The foreign adversaries pose risks related to subversion and sabotage of integrity, design, maintenance, operation, manufacturing, installation, distribution and production. Therefore, ensuring that the transactions related to information technology and communication are protected and secured in the interest of the national security agenda.
The EO has a variety of disadvantages to the Americans and their businesses in the course of advancing the national security agenda through the excessive control of the government. The government gets over-involved in information technology and communication, thus resulting in limited involvement by the other parties such as the citizens and their businesses (Allman, 2020). The EO proposed rule has a key feature such that the parties to the covered transactions have little or no involvement in the process before the preliminary determination. The government and its related agencies have extremely broad powers regarding information technology and communication transactions. For instance, the director of national intelligence, secretary of homeland security and other authorities has excessive powers that exclude the citizens in their decisions. The excessive powers reduce the vigilance and powers of the Americans, thus negatively affecting the information technology and communication protective nature since effective protection can be achieved through the efforts of the government and the affected parties.
The implementation of the proposed rules under the EO will negatively impact the national security agenda by increasing the cost of transactions in information technology and communication (Allman, 2020). Increased regulations preventing foreign parties from getting involved in information technology and communication transactions reduce the competition, thus increasing the cost of products and services related to information technology and communication. Additionally, the EO regulation will be implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that dictates the export controls laws and enacting sanctions under the law. The regulation will prescribe fines and penalties for the violation of the laws, thus making the transaction more expensive. The combined factors make the transactions very expensive, and this will incline the Americans to engage in illegal trades with foreign nationals, thus compromising the national security agenda as goods and services acquired illegally will have no regulation from the government.
Role of government and its agencies in the implementation of the Executive order
The different levels of government and their agencies have the mandate and a role to play in the successful implementation of the Executive Order (Opderbeck, 2020). In this regard, the parties that will be involved to represent their different government departments and agencies include secretary of commerce, secretary of Treasury, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, United States Trade Representative, Secretary of Homeland Security, the director of National Intelligence, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of General Services, and heads of other executive departments and agencies (agencies). The different agencies and departments will ensure that foreign adversaries are prevented from aspects relating to the transactions and regulation of information technology and communication.
Supreme Court outcomes
The supreme courts will be effectively aligned to the needs and goals of the American Constitution in regard to the rules and regulations under the Executive Orders. The Supreme court decision will thus be directed to ensure that foreign adversaries are prevented from getting involved in information technology communication (Kovacs, 2020). The guiding principles and rules of procurement of services and products is that transaction of information technology and communication are a preserve of the American citizens in the interest of national security. These aspects ensure that American National Security is not compromised or negatively affected in the interest of the Americans and their businesses.
Conclusion
The Executive Order (EO) 13873 is directed towards the advancement of the national security agenda by ensuring that the information technology and communication aspects are effectively protected from being compromised by foreign adversaries such as terrorists. The implementation of the EO will have different impacts that include increased government regulation, protection of transactions, excessive control of the government at the expense of the citizens and increased cost of transactions. The government department and agencies have different roles to play under the EO. Finally, the Supreme Court decisions will be inclined towards the goals of the executive order in the interest of the national security agenda.
References
Allman, D. R. (2020). Scalpel Or Sledgehammer: Blocking Predatory Foreign Investment with CFIUS Or IEEPA. Nat’l Sec. L. Brief, 10, 267.
Halchin, L. E., & Relyea, H. C. (2019). National Emergency Powers. Congressional Research Service.
Heath, J. B. (2020). Trade and Security Among the Ruins. Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law, Forthcoming.
Kovacs, K. E. (2020). Constraining the Statutory President. Available at SSRN 3530125.
Opderbeck, D. W. (2020). Huawei, Internet Governance, and IEEPA Reform. Internet Governance, and IEEPA Reform (May 20, 2020).
