What is the current structure of the NCS?
On April 3, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed Executive Order (E.O.) 12472 which defined the NCS’ national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) capabilities and superseded President Kennedy’s original 1963 memorandum that established the NCS. The NCS expanded from its original six members to an interagency group of 24 Federal departments and agencies, and began coordinating and planning NS/EP telecommunications to support crises and disasters. The NCS membership currently stands at 24 members, with the addition of the Office of the Director for National Intelligence (ODNI) in September 2007.
