2018 has been a year of unprecedented and escalating cyber-related threats generally, such has certainly been the case with respect to attacks on the nation’s domestic energy facilities
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Cybersecurity 2019: The Year in Preview, Security Threats To The Energy Grid
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By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Thanks to Midwest utilities, regulators and a pair of unprofitable power plants, electricity customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana will get a lump of coal this holiday season. The owners keep running these plants at a big loss – projected at over $5 billion – resulting in higher electricity prices and polluting power that isn’t… Keep reading →
DOE Announces Measures To Prevent China’s Illegal Diversion Of U.S. Civil Nuclear Technology For Military Or Other Unauthorized Purposes
By U.S. Department Of Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced measures to prevent China’s illegal diversion of U.S. civil nuclear technology for military or other unauthorized purposes. These national security measures are the result of a U.S. government policy review prompted by concerns about China’s efforts to obtain nuclear material, equipment, and advanced technology from… Keep reading →
Senate Passes Defense Authorization Bill, Including Penalties On China’s ZTE And New Authority For CFIUS
By Sheila Burke, Amit Rao & Sam Sadle | Baker Donelson
The U.S. Senate has voted 85-10 to approve the annual National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing a total of $716 billion in FY 2019 for national defense.
Energy And Military Compatibility In The Eastern Gulf
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
For some time we’ve stressed that offshore oil and natural gas production is compatible with a variety of other ocean uses such as fishing and tourism – and most significantly, with the U.S. military’s need for open-water areas to conduct training exercises, advanced weapons testing and the like. Industry has a long track record of developing offshore… Keep reading →
Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Insider – April 2018 #2
By Gregory Bennici, Linn Freedman & Kathryn Rattigan | Robinson & Cole LLP
Reports show that U.S. energy companies reported more than 350 cybersecurity incidents to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security between 2011 and 2015.
President Trump Sets Cybersecurity Funding Goals In Budget Proposal
By Stephen Shin | King & Spalding
President Trump has released a budget proposal for fiscal year 2019 that includes requests for cybersecurity-related funding.
Department Of Defense And Federal Energy Procurement Programs Remain Attractive
By STEPHEN BOLOTIN, TAITE MCDONALD | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
Even though the Trump Administration has proclaimed an “all of the above” energy strategy, many of the Administration’s actions have seemed to favor coal and fossil fuels at the expense of clean and innovative energy solutions.
Tapping The Next Generation Of Supercomputers To Bring Fusion Energy To The World
By John Greenwald | Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory & Raphael Rosen | Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
SCIENTISTS ARE DEVELOPING COMPUTERS THAT WILL BE 50X FASTER THAN TODAY’S BY THE 2020S, WHICH WILL ENABLE THE FIRST COMPLETE SIMULATIONS OF PLASMA. The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) leads a team of institutions that is developing a computer program that will run on the next generation of supercomputers to bring fusion energy closer to… Keep reading →
Secretary Of Defense Carter Presents The DoD Distinguished Public Service Award To Secretary Of Energy Moniz
By U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Defense Ash Carter honored Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz with the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award, the department’s highest civilian honor. Secretary Carter presented the award to Secretary Moniz at a ceremony at the Department of Energy (DOE) headquarters in Washington, D.C., in recognition of Secretary Moniz’s leadership… Keep reading →
