National Critical Functions: The functions of government and the private sector so vital to the United States that their disruption, corruption, or dysfunction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof.
National Critical Functions
| CONNECT | DISTRIBUTE | MANAGE | SUPPLY |
- Operate Core Network
- Provide Cable Access Network Services
- Provide Internet Based Content, Information, and Communication Services
- Provide Internet Routing, Access, and Connection Services
- Provide Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
- Provide Radio Broadcast Access Network Services
- Provide Satellite Access Network Services
- Provide Wireless Access Network Services
- Provide Wireline Access Network Services
| - Distribute Electricity
- Maintain Supply Chains
- Transmit Electricity
- Transport Cargo and Passengers by Air
- Transport Cargo and Passengers by Rail
- Transport Cargo and Passengers by Road
- Transport Cargo and Passengers by Vessel
- Transport Materials by Pipeline
- Transport Passengers by Mass Transit
| - Conduct Elections
- Develop and Maintain Public Works and Services
- Educate and Train
- Enforce Law
- Maintain Access to Medical Records
- Manage Hazardous Materials
- Manage Wastewater
- Operate Government
- Perform Cyber Incident Management Capabilities
- Prepare for and Manage Emergencies
- Preserve Constitutional Rights
- Protect Sensitive Information
- Provide and Maintain Infrastructure
- Provide Capital Markets and Investment Activities
- Provide Consumer and Commercial Banking Services
- Provide Funding and Liquidity Services
- Provide Identity Management and Associated Trust Support Services
- Provide Insurance Services
- Provide Medical Care
- Provide Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Services
- Provide Public Safety
- Provide Wholesale Funding
- Store Fuel and Maintain Reserves
- Support Community Health
| - Exploration and Extraction Of Fuels
- Fuel Refining and Processing Fuels
- Generate Electricity
- Manufacture Equipment
- Produce and Provide Agricultural Products and
Services - Produce and Provide Human and Animal Food Products and Services
- Produce Chemicals
- Provide Metals and Materials
- Provide Housing
- Provide Information Technology Products and Services
- Provide Material and Operational Support to Defense
- Research and Development
- Supply Water
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| The National Risk Management Center (NRMC) is a planning, analysis, and collaboration center working to identify, analyze, prioritize, and manage the most strategic risks to the Nation's critical infrastructure. For more information, contact NRMC@hq.dhs.gov or visit CISA.gov |
