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
There was a moment of silence for donald payne, jr. Who died recently and who served on the committee. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order, without objection the chair may declare the committee in recess at any point. Before we have the hearing, id like to take a moment to recognize the loss of our dear friend on this committee, Congress Donald payne, jr. And his legacy, along with his fathers legacy will serve as a reminder to us all what it means to be a true public servant. I really appreciated the time that i got to work with congressman payne on the Colorectal Cancer caucus. He was a fierce fighter against that disease. I now recognize for a moment the Ranking Member, Ranking Member thompson to honor the life and legacy of representative payne. Thank you so much, mr. Chairman. This morning, we remember the life of congressman donald m. Payne, jr. Our colleague and friend. He was a union worker, a toll collector, he literally kept the buses of excess county, new j
Major investis in our countrys history by the u. S. House and senate. Each week, writers and historians tell the stories and see historic footage from the periods and examine the impacts of key congressional hearings. This week we look at the investigation that followed the deadly 1993 siege at the Branch Davidian compound near waco, texas and what its meant in the years that followed. Watch congress investigates, 7 p. M. Eastern on saturdays, cspan2. Up next, state and local Law Enforcement officials talk about the challenges facing their local agencies. Some of the topics covered include gun violence, Work Force Recruitment and retention and the ongoing fentanyl crisis and shared by congressman mark greene. At the start of the hearing there was a moment of silence for donald payne, jr. Who died recently and who served on the committee. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order, without objection the chair may declare the committee in recess at any point. Before we have th
Efficiency of federal employee background checks. The Oversight Reform Committee questioned office and management of budget officials to protect federal employees personal information. This hearing is about 2. 5 hours. Committee on oversight government reform will come to order and without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Appreciate you all being here. We have very important hearing. We have a number of members that im sure will be here, but it will be late. There is the National Prayer breakfast and getting across town at this point of the day is a difficult task. Nevertheless, glad to have you here and look forward to this important hearing. Two years ago, the office of Personnel Management suffered one of the most damaging data breaches in the history of the federal government. This went on for some time and we still, there are still Additional Details that need to be learned. But the counterintelligence value of the data that was stolen will last
Cybersecurity continues to be top of mind for federal and state policymakers. This advisory identifies and analyzes some major recent developments that present opportunities and challenges.