# 2025-04973: New Order Empowers States to Tackle Cyber Threats and Wildfires Efficiently

2025-04973, Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-03-21, effective 2025-03-18 (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04973
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-04973
- Title: Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 13267
- Published: 2025-03-21
- Effective: 2025-03-18
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

New Order Empowers States to Tackle Cyber Threats and Wildfires Efficiently

## Summary

This new order puts State and local governments in the driver’s seat to make smart, risk-based choices that protect communities from threats like cyber attacks and natural disasters. It cuts red tape, boosts efficiency, and helps save taxpayer money by making preparedness a local priority with strong federal support. Expect a big national plan in 90 days and ongoing updates to keep America safe and ready.

## Effects PRIA read

- Priority: Save Taxpayer Money Locally: benefit, medium. The order directs that State, local, and individual preparedness should be the primary way to protect communities so taxpayers benefit from smarter, local choices. It explicitly says this approach will reduce taxpayer burdens and save taxpayer money by making preparedness a local priority with fede…
- National Resilience Strategy Deadline: benefit, low. The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs must publish a National Resilience Strategy within 90 days of the order (signed March 18, 2025) and that strategy must be reviewed and revised at least every 4 years. The strategy will articulate priorities and means to advance national r…
- National Risk Register to Guide Investments: benefit, medium. Within 240 days of the order (signed March 18, 2025) the Administration will develop a National Risk Register that identifies and quantifies risks to infrastructure. The order states the Register's quantification shall be used to inform the Intelligence Community, private sector investments, State…

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## Sources
- [2025-04973 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/21/2025-04973/achieving-efficiency-through-state-and-local-preparedness)
- [2025-04973 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-21/pdf/2025-04973.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04973 (as of 2026-11-04).