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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
FEMA head Brock Long, investigated over vehicle use, resigns
Long said in a letter to FEMA employees that he was resigning to spend more time at home with his family. His last day is March 8.
Federal watchdog report chides Navy for submarine maintenance snafus
During a Thanksgiving conference call with Navy Times and the U.S. Naval Institute, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said that there “were no surprises in that report."
By Carl Prine
Beijing accuses U.S. of weaving accusations ‘made out of thin air’ against arrested Chinese spy
Yanjun Xu, an operative of China’s Ministry of State Security, was charged Wednesday in Cincinnati, Ohio, after being extradited to the U.S. from Belgium.
Why the Department of Energy is worried about turbine hacking
Hackers are taking aim at America's power grid, making renewable energy infrastructure such as wind turbines an increasingly tantalizing target.
By Justin Lynch
Why small cyberattacks on power systems more likely than a long-running blackout
Attacks on American power systems are likely to be small and localized, casting doubt on the ability of a foreign power to take down broad swaths of U.S. electric systems at once.
By Justin Lynch
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