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Past Highlights Reports Testimony Past Highlights February 14, 2012 Electricity Grid Modernization: Progress Being Made on Cybersecurity Guidelines, but Key Challenges Remain to be Addressed Chairman Wellinghoff’s letter to Senator Inouye and Senator Cochran (02/14/2012) Chairman Wellinghoff’s letter to Congressman Rogers and Congressman Dicks (02/14/2012) Chairman’s Response to GAO Report GAO Report Chairman’s letter to Senators Lieberman and Collins (03/10/2011) Chairman’s letter to Congressman Issa and Cummings (03/10/2011) September 15, 2011 Items E-1, E-4 & E-5: FERC takes steps to support continued reliability of electric grid News Release | NOPR | Order No. 753 | Order No. 754 March 31, 2010 FERC approves the CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Version 3 Reliability Standards, addressing several timely incremental corrections, as directed by the September 2009 order, and an Implementation Plan for Newly Identified Critical Cyber Assets and Newly Registered Entities Decision March 18, 2010 FERC approves the Implementation Plan for nuclear power plant generator owners and operators to comply with the Version 1 CIP standards Decision December 17, 2009 FERC addresses NERC's CIP Implementation Plan applicable to generator owners and operators of U.S. nuclear power plants, and directs NERC to provide additional information regarding the scope of systems determination at issue Decision December 17, 2009 Item E-4: FERC approves First Smart Grid proposal using new Policy News Release | Decision September 30, 2009 FERC approves Version 2 CIP standards, making initial revisions toward compliance with Order 706, effective April 1, 2010, and directing several revisions to the standards and the implementation plan Decision July 16, 2009 Item E-3: FERC adopts policy for development of Smart Grid News Release | Chairman's Statement | Commissioner's Statement: Kelly's and Spitzer's | Policy Statement April 29, 2009 Letter to Congressman Edward J. Markey regarding the threat of cyber attack to our Nation’s electric infrastructure March 19, 2009 FERC accelerates Smart Grid development with proposed policy, action plan News Release | Acting Chairman's Statement | Commissioner's Statement: Moeller's and Spitzer's | Fact Sheet | Proposed Policy Statement Letter to Senator Joseph I. Lieberman regarding accelerate development of a smarter grid for the nation’s electric transmission System March 19, 2009 FERC Order No. 706-B clarifies that facilities within a nuclear generation plant in the United States that are not regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are subject to compliance with the eight mandatory CIP Reliability Standards approved by Order No. 706 Order No. 706-B January 18, 2008 FERC issues Order No. 706, approving the eight CIP standards as discussed in the NOPR and further identifying numerous issues for NERC to address in developing further modifications to the CIP standards Order No. 706 January 17, 2008 Item E-2: FERC approves new reliability standards for cyber security News Release | Chairman's Statement | Order No. 706 April 8, 2008 FERC, NRC Commissioners discuss grid reliability New Release | Event Details & Presentations | Transcript January 17, 2008 Letter to Congressman Bennie G. Thompson on reliability standards to safeguard the nation’s bulk-power system against potential disruptions from cyber incidents July 19, 2007 Item E-4, E-5 & E-6: Commission proposes adoption of new reliability standards for cyber security in the bulk power system News Release | Decision E-5 | NOPR | Order No. 693-A December 11, 2006 FERC releases a Staff Preliminary Assessment of NERC’s proposed CIP standards, allowing opportunity for public comment Preliminary Assessment August 28, 2006 NERC submits for FERC approval eight CIP standards on cyber and physical security of the bulk power system eLibrary pre-defined search September 18, 2001 Commission will approve applications for prudent cost recovery tied to security needs News Release | Policy Statement   Reports March 10, 2011 Electricity Grid Modernization: Progress Being Made on Cybersecurity Guidelines, but Key Challenges Remain to be Addressed Chairman’s Response to GAO Report GAO Report Chairman’s letter to Senators Lieberman and Collins Chairman’s letter to Congressman Issa and Cummings January 26, 2011 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Monitoring of Power Grid Cyber Security Chairman’s Response to IG Report DOE IG Report January 2010 Electromagnetic Pulse: Effects on the U.S. Power Grid, a Report done by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for FERC, DOE and DHS Acknowledgement of Support Executive Summary Meta-R-319 Meta-R-320 Meta-R-321 Meta-R-322 Meta-R-323 Meta-R-324   Testimony May 31, 2011 Joseph McClelland testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power on Protecting the Electric Grid: the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act Testimony | Event Details May 5, 2011 Joseph McClelland testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Cyber Security Testimony | Event Details March 23, 2010 Chairman Wellinghoff testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Event Details | Testimony October 27, 2009 Joseph McClelland's testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment on Protecting the Electric Grid Event Details | Testimony July 21, 2009 Joseph McClelland testified before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, & Science & Technology on Securing the Modern Electric Grid from Physical and Cyber Attacks Event Details | Testimony May 7, 2009 Joseph McClelland testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on cybersecurity and critical electricity infrastructure Event Details | Testimony September 11, 2008 Former Chairman Kelliher testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality on Protecting the Electric Grid from Cyber-Security Threats Event Details | Testimony July 31, 2008 Former Chairman Kelliher testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the state of the nation’s transmission grid, as well as the implementation of the 2005 Energy Policy Act transmission provisions, including reliability, siting and infrastructure investment. Event Details | Testimony May 21, 2008 Former Chairman Kelliher testified before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology on Implications of Cyber Vulnerabilities on the Resiliency and Security of the Electric Grid Event Details | Testimony October 17, 2007 Joseph McClelland testified before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, & Science & Technology on cyber security. Event Details | Testimony