Presidential Policy Directive 40
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Presidential Policy Directive 40 is a U.S. federal directive that establishes national policy for continuity of government and continuity of operations across all executive branch agencies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Presidential Policy Directive 40 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Presidential Policy Directive 40 Context triple: [GSA continuity of operations (COOP), basedOn, Presidential Policy Directive 40]
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A.
Presidential Policy Directive 21
Presidential Policy Directive 21 is a U.S. directive that establishes national policy for strengthening the security and resilience of critical infrastructure against physical and cyber threats.
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B.
Presidential Policy Directive 8
Presidential Policy Directive 8 is a U.S. presidential directive that establishes the national framework and priorities for strengthening preparedness and resilience against threats and hazards.
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C.
Presidential Policy Directive
A Presidential Policy Directive is a type of executive national security directive issued by the U.S. President to establish or guide major policies and strategies, particularly in areas affecting national security and foreign affairs.
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D.
Homeland Security Presidential Directive-3
Homeland Security Presidential Directive-3 is a post-9/11 U.S. presidential directive that established the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System for communicating terrorism threat levels.
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E.
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 is a 2003 U.S. presidential directive that established a comprehensive national incident management system to coordinate federal, state, and local responses to domestic emergencies and disasters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Presidential Policy Directive 40 Target entity description: Presidential Policy Directive 40 is a U.S. federal directive that establishes national policy for continuity of government and continuity of operations across all executive branch agencies.
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A.
Presidential Policy Directive 21
Presidential Policy Directive 21 is a U.S. directive that establishes national policy for strengthening the security and resilience of critical infrastructure against physical and cyber threats.
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B.
Presidential Policy Directive 8
Presidential Policy Directive 8 is a U.S. presidential directive that establishes the national framework and priorities for strengthening preparedness and resilience against threats and hazards.
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C.
Presidential Policy Directive
A Presidential Policy Directive is a type of executive national security directive issued by the U.S. President to establish or guide major policies and strategies, particularly in areas affecting national security and foreign affairs.
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D.
Homeland Security Presidential Directive-3
Homeland Security Presidential Directive-3 is a post-9/11 U.S. presidential directive that established the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System for communicating terrorism threat levels.
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E.
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 is a 2003 U.S. presidential directive that established a comprehensive national incident management system to coordinate federal, state, and local responses to domestic emergencies and disasters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. presidential directive
ⓘ
continuity policy directive ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure resilience of government operations
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ensure the continuation of essential federal functions under all conditions ⓘ |
| appliesDuring |
catastrophic incidents affecting government operations
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national emergencies ⓘ |
| appliesTo | executive branch agencies of the U.S. federal government ⓘ |
| concerns |
alternate facilities and telework arrangements for continuity
ⓘ
continuity requirements for federal executive branch leadership ⓘ delegations of authority and orders of succession for agencies ⓘ protection of critical records and systems for continuity ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defines | national continuity policy for the executive branch ⓘ |
| ensures |
availability of essential government services to the public during disruptions
ⓘ
continuity of constitutional government structure ⓘ |
| establishes |
policy for continuity of government
ⓘ
policy for continuity of operations ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
preparedness for disruptions to normal government operations
ⓘ
survivability of constitutional government ⓘ |
| frameworkFor | federal continuity planning and programs ⓘ |
| goal |
maintain constitutional government during emergencies
ⓘ
protect the performance of essential federal functions ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | PPD-40 ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
U.S. federal executive agencies
ⓘ
U.S. federal executive departments ⓘ
linked to:
Cabinet of the United States
|
| issuedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| issuedUnder | authority of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
U.S. federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalStatus | presidential directive binding on executive branch entities ⓘ |
| mandates |
integration of continuity requirements into daily operations of agencies
ⓘ
periodic review and update of continuity plans by agencies ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. national continuity policy framework
ⓘ
linked to:
National Continuity Policy
|
| relatedTo |
continuity of government plans
ⓘ
continuity of operations plans ⓘ federal continuity directives ⓘ national essential functions ⓘ |
| replaces | prior continuity policy guidance for the executive branch ⓘ |
| requires |
continuity planning for national essential functions
ⓘ
coordination of continuity activities across the executive branch ⓘ federal executive branch departments and agencies to have continuity plans ⓘ identification of essential functions by executive branch entities ⓘ |
| scope | all-hazards continuity planning for the executive branch ⓘ |
| subject |
continuity of government
ⓘ
continuity of operations ⓘ national continuity policy ⓘ |
| supports | national security and emergency preparedness ⓘ |
| typeOfNorm | executive branch policy directive ⓘ |
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Subject: Presidential Policy Directive 40 Description of subject: Presidential Policy Directive 40 is a U.S. federal directive that establishes national policy for continuity of government and continuity of operations across all executive branch agencies.
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