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
Good morning, mr. Chairman. I think the witnesses for coming this morning. An incredibly issue an incredibly important issue we need to care about and make a policy on. Your meeting to discuss the state of cybersecurity and the grid and the continuing threats facing Americas Energy infrastructure. We continue to see increasing threats to the grid originating both at home and abroad. And glad to see the doe firm and others taking steps. Our energy grid serves as the backbone to our economy, Touching Every aspect are our lives every aspect of our lives. Reliable grid is crucial to the National Security and a clean energy future. For lawmakers to enable innovative advancements that we can improve the security and reliability of our electric grid, we must work on a bipartisan basis. And, actively engage with leaders as we are doing today. The modernization and innovation of our Energy Infrastructure is already underway. What was once a oneway Delivery System has evolved to a Dynamic Networ
About to tell me. Not a trick question. I raise the question because your testimony that was submitted to the committee talked a lot about home grown violent extremists. In an and classified f. B. I. D. H. S. Joint intelligence bulleting in may, 2017, it found that white supremacist extremism poses persistent threat of lethal violence. Went on to say White Supremacists are responsible for more homicides from 2000 to 2016 than any other domestic extremist movement. Seven members of the committee joined me in writing a letter to you and attorney general barr explaining our concern about whether the fbi and department of justice were taking adequate measures to combat white supremacist violence minimizing the domestic terrorism threat. The term white supremacist, white natiolist is not included in your statement to the committee when you talk about threats to america. Theres a reference to racism which i think probably was meant to include that, but nothing more specific. We live in a wor
The usc center on communication leadership and policy. [chatter] welcome to the first monday in august, august 5, our first monthly program. These programs are a partnership of three organizations. The university of Southern California Annenberg Center for leadership and policy, the Public Policy the publicd Diplomacy Association of america , whose president is also here. Our speaker today is has many us. Gs to tell i know she has been trying to figure out how to cut it down, so i will cut my introduction short. Libby liu is the longest serving, by far, head of a network of u. S. International broadcasting. She goes back to the bush administration, which no one else i think can claim. Radio free asia, which is what she heads, brings journalism from the denied areas of china,orth korea, and other areas winning awards, and then, of course, turns around and sends journalism back to denied areas. Libby, in addition to being the longest serving network head in u. S. International broadcasti
The f. B. I. To find ways to deter domestic terrorism. Sen. Durbin mr. Ray, welcome. I would like to ask you a question. Do you know what group was responsible for more homicides from 20002016, more than any other domestic Extremist Group . Dir. Wray not sure, but i think youre about to tell me. Not a trick question. I raise the question because your testimony that was submitted to the committee talked a lot about home grown violent extremists. In an and classified f. B. I. D. H. S. Joint intelligence bulleting in may, 2017, it found that white supremacist extremism poses persistent threat of lethal violence. It went on to say that White Supremacists are responsible for more homicides from 2000 to 2016 than any other domestic extremist movement. Seven members of the committee joined me in writing a letter to you and attorney general barr explaining our concern about whether the f. B. I. And department of justice were taking adequate measures to combat white supremacist violence and min