Executive Order 14239: Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness

What the order contains

Section headings exactly as they appear in the official text.

• Sec. 1. Purpose
• Sec. 2. Policy
• Sec. 3. Updating Federal Policy to Save Lives and End the Subsidization of Mismanagement
• Sec. 4. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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Commonsense approaches and investments by State and local governments across American infrastructure will enhance national security and create a more resilient Nation. Federal policy must rightly recognize that preparedness is most effectively owned and managed at the State, local, and even individual levels, supported by a competent, accessible, and efficient Federal Government. Citizens are the immediate beneficiaries of sound local decisions and investments designed to address risks, including cyber attacks, wildfires, hurricanes, and space weather. When States are empowered to make smart infrastructure choices, taxpayers benefit. […]

Federal Register notes

See: EO 12656, November 18, 1988; EO 13618, July 6, 2012; EO 13961, December 7, 2020; EO 14017, February 24, 2021; EO 14123, June 14, 2024; EO 14146, January 19, 2025; EO 14149, January 20, 2025; EO 14180; January 24, 2025