The Consulate Plan

The Consulate Plan was a highly classified directive issued by Admiral shortly before retiring from her position as director of the . The directive called for a secretive restructuring of the balance of power within the with the goal of strengthening humankind following the massive destruction seen during the . Under the Consulate Plan, the retained many of the emergency powers it had assumed during the war and the vast military-industrial complex that had been created in the face of the Covenant threat was maintained. Research into new military technologies was given precedence and ONI used its influence within major media outlets such as to promote widespread public support for military initiatives. Two chief instigators of the plan were Parangosky's proteges Admiral , the new ONI director, and Representative Joseph Sears, who would later be elected to the position of .