Summary

• EU: Directive and Regulation
  • EU Directives are implemented by individual member states.
  • EU Regulations are enforced in all member states simultaneously.
• Canada: Policy Framework (Table 1)
  • Mandatory: Policy > Directive > Standard
  • Voluntary: Guideline and Tools
• US: Executive Orders and Presidential Directives
  • Executive Orders are unclassified
  • Presidential Directives are classified and not open to the public.
• DoD: Directives and Instructions
  • A directive is a broad policy document containing what is required by legislation, the President, or the Secretary of Defense.
  • An instruction is a DoD issuance that implements the policy or prescribes the manner or a specific plan or action.
• DHS: Directives and Instructions
  • Directives briefly build on DHS policy statements, policies, missions, programs, activities, or business practices of a continuing nature that are authorized by statute.
  • Instructions implement or supplement DHS Management Directives by providing uniform procedures and/or prescribing the manner or a specific plan or action for carrying out the policy, operating a program or activity, and assigning responsibilities.

Canadian Policy Framework

References

• What are the DoD Issuances?
• Overview of Department of Defense Issuances
• FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT DoD ISSUANCES
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12: Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors
• Cybersecurity Directives
• DHS Directives Have Strengthened Federal Cybersecurity, but Improvements Are Needed