Mandated by Annex I to HSPD-8, entitled "National Planning:" "No later than 2 months after the issuance of this Annex, the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) shall submit to the President for approval...an Integrated Planning System (IPS) that is developed in coordination with the heads of Federal agencies with a role in homeland security and that (1) provides common processes for developing plans, (2) serves to implement phase one of the Homeland Security Management System, and (3) includes the following: (3.a) national planning doctrine and planning guidance, instruction, and process to ensure consistent planning across the Federal Government; (3.b) a mechanism that provides for concept development to identify and analyze the mission and potential courses of action; (3.c) a description of the process that allows for plan refinement and proper execution to reflect developments in risk, capabilities, or policies, as well as to incorporate lessons learned from exercises and actual events; (3.d) a description of the process that links regional, State, local, and tribal plans, planning cycles, and processes and allows these plans to inform the development of Federal plans; (3.e) a process for fostering vertical and horizontal integration of Federal, State, local, and tribal plans that allows for State, local, and tribal capability assessments to feed into Federal plans; and (3.f) a guide for all-hazards planning, with comprehensive, practical guidance and instruction on fundamental planning principles that can be used at Federal, State, local, and tribal levels to assist the planning process". (White House, Annex I "National Planning," NSPD-8, December 4, 2007, p. 3)