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The National Cybersecurity Strategy: A Guide for Critical Infrastructure Owners and Operators

Protecting critical infrastructure has become a national security priority. On March 2, 2023, the Biden administration released the National Cybersecurity Strategy, a far-reaching document that sets forth its vision for the...more

Texas Blackouts Show Vulnerabilities of Electric Grid; Federal and State Investigations Announced

After severe winter weather forced Texas into experiencing power outages and rolling blackouts, there will likely be resulting federal and state investigations into the outages, federal investigations into commodity and...more

Senate Confirms Two FERC Commissioners

The US Senate has confirmed the nominations of Mark Christie (R) and Allison Clements (D) to fill the remaining Republican and Democratic vacant seats on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. These confirmations restore...more

President Orders Restrictions on Import and Use of Foreign Power Equipment

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 1 declaring that the use of bulk-power system equipment supplied by companies controlled by certain foreign nations poses an extraordinary threat to the US power grid....more

FERC Defers Implementation of Certain Cybersecurity and Operational Reliability Standards

In an order issued on April 17, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) agreed to defer implementation of certain cybersecurity and operational reliability standards administered by the North American Electric...more

CISA Expands Classification of ‘Essential’ Energy Workers, Seeks Their Exemption from Local Orders Restricting Movement

The US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Version 3.0 of its guidance on April 17 on identifying essential critical infrastructure workers amid the coronavirus...more

Pandemic Planning: Electric Reliability Maintenance and Standards Compliance

Following the increased spread of COVID-19 within the United States, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued a Level 2 Alert on March 10 to all users, owners, and operators of the bulk-power system,...more

FERC Requires Expanded Cyber Incident Reporting for Electric Utilities

The final rule reflects regulator concerns that the cyber threats facing electric utilities are largely underreported....more

FERC Approves Version 5 CIP Reliability Standards, Rejects Key Reforms

The Commission rejects NERC’s proposal to reform the existing “zero tolerance” to CIP compliance, describing the proposal as too ambiguous and unworkable. On November 22, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC...more

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