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Biden’s electric vehicle charging network should use open source
The US is spending $7.5 billion to build out America’s EV charging network, coupled with $2.5 billion in grants from the Federal Highway Administration.
By Julian Offermann
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GOP defense bill bars Pentagon from enacting Biden’s climate orders
The House NDAA bars the Defense Department from implementing Biden's climate orders, but many of its activities that reduce emissions may continue anyway.
Hackers targeted a fake power grid. Is the real one next?
A honey pot experiment showed how suspected criminals may try to hack into America's electric grid.
By Justin Lynch
How the Russian government allegedly attacks the American electric grid
The Russian government attacks America's electric grid by targeting the company's employees with phishing and malicious software.
By Justin Lynch
Senators call for investigation into Puerto Rican rebuilding contract
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office calling for an investigation into the use of public money to reimburse work on the Puerto Rican power grid by Whitefish Energy Holdings.
By Jessie Bur
Could cyberattacks knock out lights in the US? Not so easily
Hackers likely linked to the North Korean government targeted a U.S. electricity company last month, according to a security firm.
DOE awards $50M in critical energy security research grants
The funds will support “early stage research and development of next-generation tools and technologies to further improve the resilience of the nation’s critical energy infrastructure, including the electric grid and oil and natural gas infrastructure.”
By Michael Peck
How attackers used human error to hack the power grid [Commentary]
A report that says hackers may now be able to shut down power grids in the United States, Turkey and Switzerland shows how easily human error can put critical computer networks at risk, security experts said.
By Josh Douglas, Raytheon, and Richard Ford, Forcepoint
Energy Department backs easing of rules on coal, nuclear power plants
The Energy Department says the government should make it easier and cheaper to operate power plants to strengthen the nation’s electric grid.
Report goes in-depth on power grid cyber vulnerabilities and why they won’t be fixed soon
Dozens of organizations have published similar reports, but at 282 pages, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s report is notable for its breadth and depth.
By Brad D. Williams