National Infrastructure Protection Center

{{Short description|Outgrowth of DOJ-FBI Infrastructure Protection Partnership}}

The National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) was a unit of the United States federal government charged with protecting computer systems and information systems critical to the United States' infrastructure.Gale Encyclopedia of Espionage & Intelligence. [http://www.answers.com/topic/infrastructure-protection-center-nipc-united-states-national Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC), United States National] It was founded in 1998 by President Bill Clinton's Presidential Decision Directive 63.[https://fas.org/irp/congress/1998_hr/98061101_ppo.html United States Information Service Washington File]. Retrieved 2013-02-08. It was originally created as a branch of the FBI.FBI. [https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/the-fbi-and-the-national-infrastructure-protection-center-publically-introduce-the-national-infragard-program FBI and the National Infrastructure Protection Center Publicly Introduce the National InfraGard Program].[http://www.infragard.net/about.php About the InfraGard] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518063131/http://www.infragard.net/about.php |date=2011-05-18 }}Free Encyclopedia of Ecommerce. [http://ecommerce.hostip.info/pages/770/National-Infrastructure-Protection-Center-NIPC.html National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC)].

In 2003, the NIPC was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security.{{what?|date=November 2018}} The NIPC was eventually (2002) disbanded, with other federal government organizations taking on its responsibilities.National Infrastructure Protection Center. [https://web.archive.org/web/20041015000154/http://www.nipc.gov/ www.nipc.gov (archived)] [Homeland Security Act (P.L. 107-296)]