Comments of Michael Mabee to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, October 28, 2021 I commend the Department of Energy for holding this meeting and I commend the members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board for your service to this country. On June 6, 2021 Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm confirmed in a…
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Money Talks, Grid Security Walks
(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…
FEMA’s Strategic Plan and the NDAA: A Perfect Fit
Click HERE for PDF Copy (FEMA) Click HERE for PDF Copy (CNGB) February 13, 2020 Pete T. Gaynor, Administrator Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street S.W. Washington, D.C. 20472 Subject: FEMA’s Strategic Plan and the NDAA FY2020 Dear Mr. Gaynor, Section 1740 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020[1] (NDAA)…
VIDEO: David Sandalow on Storm and Cyber Threats to the Electric Grid
David Sandalow, acting undersecretary at U.S. Department of Energy, warns of possible threats to the country’s energy grid, drawing examples from Hurricane Sandy and the Super Bowl power outage. He spoke at the Clean-Tech Investor Summit in Palm Springs, California on February 6, 2013. Published by ForaTV. (Time: 4:22)