Michael Mabee, author of “The Civil Defense Book” blogs on critical infrastructure protection and threats, community preparedness and civil defense. Follow Mike’s blog for updates.
Frank Gaffney Interviews Michael Mabee on Electric Grid Security Why is the electric grid still vulnerable when we have known for decades that existential threats exist? Frank Gaffney and Michael Mabee discuss a billion reasons on Secure Freedom Radio. Don’t miss my article on this issue: Money Talks, Grid Security Walks. Electric Utility Industry Lobbying…
(Or, Why Don’t “They” Fix Grid Security?) I am usually asked the same question when I do presentations. When made aware of the various threats to the electric grid—cyberattack, physical attack, geomagnetic disturbance (GMD), electromagnetic pulse (EMP), vegetation management, extreme weather, pandemic, etc.—people invariably ask: “why don’t they fix it?” Indeed, “they” have known for…
Critical Infrastructure Attacks Expose Our Vulnerability – And Need For Change Two recent successful critical infrastructure attacks and one thwarted attack call into question whether the “voluntary” protection of the critical infrastructure by private industry is working – and whether the U.S. Government is fulfilling its obligation to protect the American people. It is a…
Why I have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government. Short answer: I filed a lawsuit because the Federal Government and the electric utility industry have failed and refused to secure the U.S. electric grid from known threats and are actively covering up their failure. This cover-up endangers every citizen and business in the U.S. In…
FOIA Lawsuit and CIP Violation Database: Exposing the NERC CIP Coverup I created the CIP violation database to disclose to the public the identities of violators of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards as my investigation continues. These identities have been covered up by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the Federal Energy…
Securing America with Frank Gaffney: Dr. Peter Vincent Pry and Michael Mabee discuss threats to the electric grid The interview of Dr. Peter Vincent Pry and Michael Mabee on Securing America with Frank Gaffney starts at 41:31 minutes. Also listen to the interview of Senator Bob Hall at 51:45 minutes. Dr. Peter Vincent Pry…
The Electric Industry Can’t Credibly Argue That The U.S. Electric Grid is Secure. But they sure are trying and FERC – the federal agency responsible for grid security – is buying it. Edison Electric Institute (whose members include state owned entities controlled by the government of the People’s Republic of China) and other electric industry lobbying…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Obeys the Electric Utility Industry In a stunning snub to Congress, Public Utility Commissions, elected and appointed government officials and the public, The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) just caved in to the electric utility industry. What’s worse, this failure of our federal regulator endangers the country and you and…
EMP Progress Report: No Progress To Report The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just issued their first “EMP Progress Report” required by Executive Order 13865, “Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses.” You can read the report HERE. It will only take you a few minutes (including getting up to get a cup of coffee)—the report is…
Guest Post by Dr. Peter Vincent Pry EMP Ignorance Is Bliss Kelsey Atherton in “Electromagnetic Pulses Are The Last Thing You Need to Worry About in a Nuclear Explosion” (Foreign Policy July 21, 2020) describes my Task Force on National and Homeland Security (a congressional advisory board) as among the culprits exaggerating the threat from…
