F3: Strategic Goal F3
Preserve the Integrity of Financial Systems Other Information:
The purpose of this strategic goal is threefold. First, it aims to ensure that the U.S. financial systems will continue to
operate without disruption from either natural disasters or manmade attacks. Second, it will keep the system free and open
to legitimate users, while excluding those who wish to use the system for illegal purposes. Third, it ensures that the U.S.
financial system and access to U.S. goods and services are closed to individuals, groups, and nations that threaten the U.S.’s
vital interests. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and ensuing world events clearly identified the need to ensure
the continuous operation of the U.S. financial system during crisis. It also reinforced the need to eliminate the international
flow of funds that finance global terror. At the direction of the President, Treasury launched the financial front in the
war on terrorism and took the lead in global efforts to combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes.
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