# Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime **Entity class:** Legal instrument or procurement arrangement **Domain:** Cyber Privateering ## Definition The August 12, 2026 presidential memorandum directs a program for private-sector cyber participation under federal direction. Its program architecture connects threat information, proposed operations, vetting, approval, and financial security. ## Operational role The cyber-participation architecture combines designated threats, vetted firms, proposed operational packages, written approval, and financial security. A prime can organize specialist contributions while remaining accountable to the public principal and program terms. The commission is the professional instrument that makes private initiative lawful and durable. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Cybersecurity|Cybersecurity]] · [[wiki/Threat Network|Threat Network]] · [[wiki/Homeland Security Task Force National Coordination Center|Homeland Security Task Force National Coordination Center]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked implementation or program:** [[wiki/Homeland Security Task Force National Coordination Center|Homeland Security Task Force National Coordination Center]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Participating Companies|Participating Companies]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Cyber Surveillance Operations|Cyber Surveillance Operations]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Cyber Effects Operations|Cyber Effects Operations]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#XI. Letters of Marque Revived: From Bills to an Executive Program|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — XI. Letters of Marque Revived: From Bills to an Executive Program]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [White House — presidential memorandum, August 12, 2026](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/expanding-capabilities-to-combat-transnational-cyber-enabled-crime/) - [WilmerHale, Trump Administration Signals Greater Private Role in Offensive Cyber Operations (March 9, 2026).](https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20260309-trump-administration-signals-greater-private-role-in-offensive-cyber-operations) - [Recorded Future News, White House Pours Cold Water on Cyber 'Letters of Marque' Speculation (March 2026).](https://therecord.media/offensive-cyber-white-house-hacking) - [The White House, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Expands Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime (August 2026).](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-expands-capabilities-to-combat-transnational-cyber-enabled-crime/) ## Connected marketplace roles The source article connects this entry with [[wiki/Homeland Security Task Force|Homeland Security Task Force]], [[wiki/Executive Cyber Commissioning|Executive Cyber Commissioning]], [[wiki/White House|White House]]. These routes locate the associated people, implementations, methods, and operational contexts in [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. **Collections:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]].