But it is even harder than that. Because ultimately, the consensus must not include just industry, but also the Executive Branch, the Congress and the American people. Right now the Administration is conducting a thorough review of our critical infrastructure protection policy. But I would like to share with you this morning a few truths about this subject that we already know. First, we know that that no single government agency can handle critical infrastructure assurance all by itself.
All agencies are stakeholders and each has a role in the solution.
But it is also true that we can't have as many solutions as there are Federal agencies. We have to coordinate among the government's naturally occurring stovepipes. We have to encourage common standards. We have maximized our resources and energies by making sure they are focused instead of allowing them to be dissipated through dispersal. We also have to make sure that the Federal government's organization provides for a common point of contact that is accessible to private sector, Congress and the American people.