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The PCIE Audit committee wil meet on Tuesday, March 17, 1998, at 2 p PRESIDENTS COUNCIL on INTEGRITY & EFFICIENCY
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL on INTEGRITY & EFFICIENCY
March 21, 2001
Mr. Richard A. Clarke
National Coordinator
Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-Terrorism
The White House
Washington DC 20504
Dear Mr. Clarke:
The Presidents Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) and Executive Council on Integrity and
Efficiency (ECIE) recently completed Phase I of a four-phase review of Federal agencies
implementation of Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63. PDD 63 calls for assuring the
security of the nation's critical infrastructures. Under this Directive, the United States is
expected to take all necessary measures to swiftly eliminate any significant vulnerability to both
physical and cyber attacks on the nation's critical infrastructures.


Our overall objective was to review the adequacy of the Federal Governments critical
infrastructure protection program relative to the PDD 63 requirements. In Phase I, we
reviewed the planning and assessment activities for cyber-based infrastructures. The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), led the
review of 21 participating OIGs. All participants either have or will be issuing individual
reports to their respective departments or agencies.


In short, the Federal Government can improve its PDD 63 planning and assessment activities
for cyber-based critical infrastructures. The OIG reports issued to date present findings that,
collectively, question the governments ability to achieve the required full operating capability
by May 22, 2003. Key factors impacting the implementation of PDD 63 are listed below and
discussed in more detail in the attached report:
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Misunderstanding as to the applicability of PDD 63.
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Imprecise performance measures.
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Untimely identification of critical infrastructures.
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Lack of coordinated management of PDD 63 requirements.
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Failure to advance beyond the planning phase.

We appreciate your consideration of these matters. If you have any questions or comments,
please call Russell A. Rau, NASA Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, at (202) 358-4458.


Sincerely,





Gaston L. Gianni, Jr.
Barry R. Snyder

PCIE Vice Chair
ECIE Vice Chair