Hold DHS Accountable For Protecting the Electric Grid Recently, I asked the question: “Is DHS Dropping the Ball on Critical Infrastructure Protection?” On December 23, 2016, the provisions of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA) were passed as section 1913 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. (Click here for the relevant 4…
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Is DHS Dropping the Ball on Critical Infrastructure Protection?
Congress Passed Critical Infrastructure Protection Provisions in 2016 The Critical Infrastructure Protection Act was a bill introduced in Congress in 2013 and 2015 and finally passed in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA). Congress said the provisions were designed to “to protect Americans from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), a…
Critical Infrastructure Protection – Two Decades of Failure
Why has so little critical infrastructure protection passed congress? I just don’t get it. I mean, I understand why Congress is struggling on health care and tax reform. The reds and the blues have different opinions and different philosophies and apparently nobody wants to compromise. I get that. It’s the same on a lot…
Civil Defense: Why We Need a Congressional Resolution
Civil Defense: Why We Need It Here are two undisputed facts: FACT: The electric grid is extremely vulnerable to a variety of natural and man-made threats. FACT: A long-term loss of the electric grid would be catastrophic for the U.S. Everything depends on the electric grid. Food, water, fuel, sanitation, medical services, the economy and…
The Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (H.R. 3410) Introduced October 30, 2013
On October 30, 2013 Representative Trent Franks introduced a new bill: The Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (or “CIPA”) (H.R. 3410 – read it here). The bill was co-sponsored by Representative Pete Sessions. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. If the history of grid protection legislation is any indication, the bill may…