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Key GOP House Committees Outline Congressional Oversight Priorities: What Private-Sector Entities Should Expect

Paul Hastings LLP on 3/28/2025

The House Oversight and Accountability, Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce Committees recently released their formal authorization and oversight plans for the 119th Congress, offering detailed insight into the investigative...more

Cybersecurity in the Nuclear Industry: US and UK Regulation and the Sellafield Case

Womble Bond Dickinson on 3/6/2025

This is the fifth article in Womble Bond Dickinson’s Energy & Natural Resources thought leadership series titled “Going Nuclear: A Sustainable Solution to Rising Energy Demand.” The series will explore the changing landscape...more

Cybersecurity and Solar Power Vulnerability

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/11/2025

As noted , the renewable energy sector faces growing concerns over its vulnerability to cyberattacks. Since then, the situation has not improved; the U.S. electrical grid has grown more vulnerable to cyberattacks, with...more

Executive Briefing: Latest Updates on Trump Executive Actions

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/4/2025

As Trump administration directives emerge, it’s crucial for businesses and other stakeholders to stay informed and adapt their strategies accordingly. We will provide ongoing coverage of these developments and their potential...more

Powering the Future with Data Centers: Legal Considerations

Morgan Lewis on 1/30/2025

Data centers have emerged as the backbone of modern digital infrastructure, serving as physical hubs where essential computing resources and IT and security systems converge to store, process, and secure critical data. With...more

President Biden's Executive Order: Washington Charts New Course for Data Center Expansion

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 1/16/2025

President Biden's recent executive order marks a pivotal shift in federal policy for digital infrastructure. The directive tasks federal agencies with identifying locations for new private-sector data centers, underscoring...more

2024 Insights: Other Regulatory Developments

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/22/2023

AI in 2024: Monitoring New Regulation and Staying in Compliance With Existing Laws Companies that develop or employ AI tools have to consider proposed AI-specific regulation as well as an array of existing IP, privacy,...more

U.S. Electrical Grid and Renewables – Vulnerability to Cyber Attacks

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/2/2023

As discussed previously in this blog, physical attacks against substations have been on the rise. However, the U.S. power grid is also vulnerable to cyberattacks from U.S. adversaries, which includes hostile foreign...more

Recommendations for Managing Cybersecurity Threats in the Manufacturing Sector

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/25/2023

In the hyper-connected era of smart manufacturing, accelerated by “Industry 4.0,” the manufacturing sector is undergoing a digital revolution. By leveraging technologies such as advanced automation, artificial intelligence,...more

U.S. Dept. of Energy Seeks Comment on Updated Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/1/2021

Shortly before Thanksgiving, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for public comment on Version 2.0 of its Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (C2M2), which DOE released in July 2021 to help organizations...more

Biden Administration Issues National Security Memorandum Shortly after the House Passes Three Bills Aimed at Cybersecurity in the...

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/2/2021

The federal government is seeking to increase cybersecurity in critical infrastructure industries through the implementation of a voluntary Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative (Initiative), while the US House...more

U.S. Department of Energy Seeks Comments on Securing Electric Infrastructure from Attacks from Foreign Adversaries

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/27/2021

On April 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) called for public comments on policies that the Administration should pursue to secure the U.S. electric grid from exploitation and attack by foreign adversaries. The DOE...more

U.S. Department of Energy Revokes December 2020 Prohibition Order Regarding Bulk-Power System Electric Equipment, Issues...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/26/2021

On April 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the “Department”) issued an order revoking its Prohibition Order Securing Critical Defense Facilities, issued December 17, 2020. DOE’s actions come exactly 90 days...more

FERC Takes Action to Encourage Cybersecurity Investments

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/9/2021

Building off its White Paper issued last summer, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) has proposed changes to its regulations that would encourage more robust investment in cybersecurity...more

Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - Health Policy

McDermott Will & Emery on 11/9/2020

In this session, health law policy authorities discussed changes likely in 2021 in a Biden Administration and how these changes will impact business objectives and strategies for health industry stakeholders...more

[Webinar] Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - November 5th, 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm EST

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/22/2020

Are you prepared for the critical impacts of the US election outcome to you and your business in 2021 and beyond? Join McDermott’s lawyers and our policy and lobbying team for perspective on the effects of administration...more

Senate Energy Natural Resources Committee Examines Cyberattack Readiness of the US Bulk-Power System

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/18/2020

On August 5, 2020, members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee questioned witnesses from the power industry and the federal government about the readiness of the United States bulk-power system (BPS) for a...more

Securing the U.S. Power Grid: President and Commerce Department Sound the Alarm

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/7/2020

President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 139201 on May 1, 2020, declaring a national emergency in order to secure the nation's bulk-power system. The president's order explains that such systems are threatened by foreign...more

Italian government acts to strengthen further its "golden powers"

Hogan Lovells on 7/22/2019

On July 11, 2019, the Italian Government adopted Law Decree No. 64/2019 (DL 64/2019) which amends the law known as the "Golden Power Legislation" (Law Decree No. 21 of March 15, 2012, as subsequently amended) enshrining...more

New TSA Cybersecurity Roadmap States Specific Requirements for Pipeline Industry - White House, DoD and Congress Remain Focused on...

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/17/2018

• The pipeline sector is a crucial aspect of the nation's economic and national security. While the sector has a host of regulators on various aspects of the industry from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S....more

DHS Hosts Cybersecurity Summit; Announces New Cross-Sector Risk Management Center - Kicks Off Renewed Focus on Cyber Risks to the...

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/7/2018

On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hosted a National Cybersecurity Summit, featuring the nation's top homeland, national security and law enforcement officials. The event featured Vice...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2018 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 7/30/2018

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on July 19, 2018, that it is directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) “to develop and submit modifications to the NERC Reliability...more

White House Releases Report on Electricity Sector State of Preparedness to Cyber Attacks - Joint DHS-DOE Report Discusses Gaps and...

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/5/2018

On May 30, 2018, the White House released a key report, entitled "Assessment of Electricity Disruption Incident Response Capabilities," which was required by the May 2017 White House Cybersecurity Executive Order 13800...more

NERC and power company reach settlement on violations of cybersecurity standards

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 3/23/2018

With increased awareness of the urgent threat that cybersecurity failures pose to critical infrastructure, regulators have been stepping up their enforcement efforts, particularly against those entities that fail to establish...more

DOE Announces New Cyber Office to Elevate Importance of Risks to Energy Sector - Effort Builds on Prior White House, DOE and FERC...

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/15/2018

The President’s FY 19 Proposed Budget, issued on Feb. 12, 2018, featured a heavy focus on the cybersecurity risks to the nation’s critical infrastructure and included budget increases for cyber specific missions within...more

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