Policy: (3) To prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies, the United States Government shall establish a single, comprehensive approach to domestic incident management. The objective of the United States Government is to ensure that all levels of government across the Nation have the capability to work efficiently and effectively together, using a national approach to domestic incident management. In these efforts, with regard to domestic incidents, the United States Government treats crisis management and consequence management as a single, integrated function, rather than as two separate functions (White House, Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-5, Subject: Management of Domestic Incidents, February 28, 2003, p. 1) Thus: (1) Prevent (Prevention) (2) Prepare for (Preparedness) (3) Respond to (Response) Recover from (Recovery) Annex I, National Preparedness, to HSPD-5, promulgated in December 2007, struck the phases noted above and inserted (1) Prevent (2) Protect against (3) Respond to Recover from