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Presidential Study Directives [PSD]
Barack Obama Administration

In the Barack Obama Administration, the directives that are used to promulgate Presidential decisions on national security matters are designated Presidential Policy Directives (PPDs). Directives that are used to initiate policy review procedures are called Presidential Study Directives (PSDs)

The first Presidential Study Directive was issued on 23 February 2009. As of September 2009, seven PSDs had been issued. Only PSD-1 has been publicly released.

Number

Presidential Study Directive
Title

Date
PSD 1 Organizing for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism 23 February 09
PSD 2 [on classified space activities]
PSD 3 [review of U.S. national space policy] May 09
PSD 4
PSD 5
PSD 6
PSD 7





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Updated September 30, 2009