News & Analysis as of

National Security Power Grid Executive Orders

Holland & Knight LLP

Executive Order Strengthens the Reliability and Security of the U.S. Electric Grid

Holland & Knight LLP on

President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) on April 8, 2025, titled "Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid." The order marks a significant step in addressing the growing...more

Bracewell LLP

Guarding the Grid: DOE Releases 100-Day Cybersecurity Pilot Program

Bracewell LLP on

The February 2021 hack into Oldsmar, Florida’s water treatment system is a frightening reminder that critical infrastructure systems can be vulnerable to cyberattacks and that cyberattacks can jeopardize health and safety. In...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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

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

Holland & Knight LLP

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

Holland & Knight LLP on

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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New Executive Order Enhances U.S. Government Authority to Restrict Use of Chinese Equipment and Technology in the U.S. Energy Grid

President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System” on May 1, 2020. The EO directs the Secretary of Energy to lead an interagency task force to block a wide range of transactions...more

White & Case LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System

White & Case LLP on

On May 1, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the acquisition, importation, transfer, or installation of certain “bulk-power system electric equipment” where the transaction involves property in which...more

Morgan Lewis

President Orders Restrictions on Import and Use of Foreign Power Equipment

Morgan Lewis on

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

Holland & Knight LLP

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

Holland & Knight LLP on

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

Holland & Knight LLP

FERC Commissioners Unanimously Support Proposal to Expand Cyber Incident Reporting Rules

Holland & Knight LLP on

On December 21, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously voted to direct the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to modify existing CIP Reliability Standard (CIP-008-5)...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide