ces to protect the
American people. The National Strategy for Homeland Security addresses
information sharing and technology within the United States. The
components of this information sharing apply equally well at home and
abroad. Those procedures and systems that facilitate interagency,
intergovernmental, and private information sharing will be expanded to
allow our overseas agencies to have access and input, as necessary.
This initiative will include not only database alignment and the
horizontal and vertical information flow; it will also optimize
disclosure policy and establish a consistent reporting criteria across
agencies and allies. Additionally, implementation of both the domestic
and international elements of the National Strategy to Secure
Cyberspace and the National Strategy for the Physical Protection of
Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets are designed to help ensure
that all possible efforts are made to safeguard critical information
networks whether located in the United States or abroad.

_Objective: Enhance measures to ensure the integrity, reliability, and
availability of critical physical and information-based infrastructures
at home and abroad_. Much of our strength as a nation is built upon
expansive and efficient transportation, as well as logistic and
information systems permitting unsurpassed participation in global
commerce. Infrastructures and systems that support our economy and
national interests are fully integrated, often dependent upon those
outside of our borders, and span the globe. During times of rapid,
prolonged, and large-scale conflict, even our military forces must rely
upon portions of the global infrastructure to support sustained
operations abroad.

Protection of vital systems is a shared responsibility of the public
and private sectors, working collectively with the owners, operators,
and users of those systems. The integrity of critical infrastructures,
permitting national security mobilization and global engagement during
times of both peace and conflict, must be assured. In many cases U.S.
enterprises overseas are linked or networked to domestic critical
infrastructure, and a terrorist event overseas would have a cascading
effect on domestic reliability. To reduce this possibility, the
Department of State will take the lead and, in conjunction with
appropriate agencies, identify and prioritize critical infrastructure
overseas and partner with industry to establish co