Around, both in the audience here and throughout the exhibit hall, are some of the most Innovative Cybersecurity Companies and organizations in the world facing some of the toughest adversaries. We thank you for your dedication to this mission. My wonderful wife, susan, founded billington cybersecurity nearly ten years ago. Besides this annual summit we host the leadership council, a membership council. We aim to be top experts in the serious and deep dialogue about cybersecurity in our nations capital. I deeply thank the superb speakers who will share their insights. Please lets give them a round of applause. [ applause ] for the media, including cspan thats filming the event today, this conference is on the record unless specified and unclassified. And we welcome those members of the media today. You can follow us on twitter at billington cyber. And use billingt billingtonsum. We have a packed day and a half ahead. It has been expanded by a half day this year. Q a will be available f
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[inaudible conversations] ask unanimous consent the chairs authorized to declare a re safe one this recess. And also the members if youre not on the subcommittee and then you can ask questions without objection so ordered. Welcome our witnesses in particular to todays hearing as we are looking at the need to reauthorize not the cities and localities the focus has been on revenue especially since it is the most difficult thing we have had to do. And people are using other methods to bring us into the 21t century on transportation. So we are looking at some of those questions and the nuances of federal polling policy on congestion pricing and Technology Solutions to address congestion. So while congress. But to negatively attack never before but not to mention the quality of the air that we breathe and the failure to deal with climate change. This was not even discussed at the time of the last reauthorization to indicate just how far time has moved and to catch up. The urban mobility rep
Now come to order. We will see the amendment and witnesses and this morning the chairman is not here, i give the floor to my good friend Mister Mcnulty from california. Thank you for yielding me and i thank the witnesses for coming this morning. Its an incredibly important issue we need to care a lot about and good policy on. We are meeting today to discuss the state of Cyber Security integrated and the continuing threats facing Americas Energy infrastructure. We continue to see increasing threats to the grid originating at home and abroad. Im glad to see the doe and and others taking steps to address the growing dangers posed by nefarious actors. Our energy grid serves as the backbone of our economy Touching Every aspect of our lives and unreliable grid is also crucial for National Security and a clean energy future. For lawmakers to encourage advances that we can advance the security and reliability of our nations electric grid. We must work on a bipartisan basis to actively engage w
This is a house Energy Sub Committee hearing. Its about 2 15. Subcommittee will now come to order. I want to thank all the members and the witnesses for appearing before the subcommittee this morning. The chairman will now yield five minutes to my great friend, mr. Mcnerney from california for five minutes. Good morning, mr. Chairman, i thank you for yielding me the five minutes and i thank the witnesses for coming this morning. Its an incredibly important issue that we needed to care a lot about and make good policy on. Were meeting today to discuss the state of Cyber Security in the grid and the continuing threats facing Americas Energy truer. We continue to see increasing threats to the grid originating both at home and abroad. Im glad to see the doe and ferc and others taking steps to address the growing dangers posed by nefarious actors. Our energy grid serves as the backbone of our economy Touching Every aspect of our lives and a reliable grid is also crucial to our National Secu