Executive Order 13691 – Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing
by Administration of Barack Obama, The White House
In February of 2015, President Obama signed Executive Order 13691, granting the authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide clearances to private sector companies and individuals. This authority, when combined with authorities granted to the Secretary in the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, would allow the Secretary to establish CInet without additional action by Congress or the President.