Overview[]
As envisioned by PDD-63, an Information and Communications Sector Liaison Official (SLO) and an Information and Communications Sector Sector Coordinator (SC) is appointed to represent each critical infrastructure in developing a public-private partnership to eliminate vulnerabilities in the critical infrastructures. The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has been designated the SLO for the information and communications sector.
The Sector Coordinator for the information and communications sector is a consortium of three trade associations, including the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), and United States Telephone Association (USTA).