{"id":24303,"date":"2020-05-01T16:07:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T23:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=24303"},"modified":"2020-05-01T16:07:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T23:07:23","slug":"trump-issues-executive-order-to-protect-power-grid-against-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=24303","title":{"rendered":"Trump issues executive order to protect power grid against attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/ivnzptgkcyywrtrywbmccwzzcgwqygyffdcktnqzdzgcc_rjccggnrnpcgwwntnkjr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/ivnzptgkcyywrtrywbmccwzzcgwqygyffdcktnqzdzgcc_rjccggnrnpcgwwntnkjr.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1588460148319000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFQg530v-oVscpkgGyJF8L0Hvomew\">President Trump<\/a>\u00a0on Friday issued an executive order declaring a national emergency over threats to the U.S. power system, taking steps to defend the grid against cyberattacks and foreign interference.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/jbsfczshnbbwpzpbwtvnnwffnswkbsbddmnhzqkfmfbss_rjccggnrnpcgwwntnkjr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/jbsfczshnbbwpzpbwtvnnwffnswkbsbddmnhzqkfmfbss_rjccggnrnpcgwwntnkjr.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1588460148319000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHziIPPgAhtUFE11NNU7Eco8BbyKg\">executive order<\/a>\u00a0bans the use of equipment for the power grid that was manufactured by a company under the control of a foreign adversary, or the buying of any equipment that poses a national security threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditional steps are required to protect the security, integrity, and reliability of bulk-power system electric equipment used in the United States,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cIn light of these findings, I hereby declare a national emergency with respect to the threat to the United States bulk-power system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The order also established a task force to protect the power grid from attacks and share risk management information to prevent interference. Members of the task force will include the secretaries of Commerce, Defense and Homeland Security, as well as the Director of National Intelligence.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Cyber threats to the grid:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Trump noted in the order that the power system is a target for those \u201cseeking to commit malicious acts\u201d against the U.S., pointing to concerns around cyberattacks in particular.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA successful attack on our bulk-power system would present significant risks to our economy, human health and safety, and would render the United States less capable of acting in defense of itself and its allies,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Department of Energy involved:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Secretary of Energy\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/cttqvkhrmttfskstfgcmmfqqmhfzthtnnlmrkjzqlqtht_rjccggnrnpcgwwntnkjr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/cttqvkhrmttfskstfgcmmfqqmhfzthtnnlmrkjzqlqtht_rjccggnrnpcgwwntnkjr.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1588460148320000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3LG3W2xEUS1FSIw813PPCQ7PGjA\">Dan Brouillette<\/a>\u00a0applauded the executive order, saying in a statement that it would \u201cgreatly diminish the ability of foreign adversaries to target our critical electric infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, President Trump demonstrated bold leadership to protect America\u2019s bulk-power system and ensure the safety and prosperity of all Americans,\u201d Brouillette said. \u201cIt is imperative the bulk-power system be secured against exploitation and attacks by foreign threats.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0President Trump\u00a0on Friday issued an executive&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24304,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24303\/revisions\/24304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}