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It's an update to a very similar order from 1994:

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/pd...

If it hasn't been important to you in the last 18 years, I wouldn't worry about it now.

I don't think that's the best approach to protecting our freedoms. While many of the provisions in the previous act are similar, I think the new order expands the power to go beyond merely protecting the flow of materials and equipment under government contract, to encompass virtually any industrial process or service that the government deems critical.

I think it's important to examine the order, determine why and how it was revised, and understand what political forces are aligned behind its revision.

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