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The Western Business Roundtable (“Roundtable”) respectfully submits the following comments relating to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) request for public comments regarding implementation of its transmission siting obligations under Section...

The purpose of this document is to seed discussion at the September 25-26, 2008 meeting of the DOE Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC). It does not represent the views of all members of the DOE EAC. Dissents received by publication of this draft document are included at the end.

The purpose of this document is to seed discussion at the September 25-26, 2008 meeting of the DOE Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC). It does not represent the views of all members of the DOE EAC. Dissents received by publication of this draft docum...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission depends on information technology to support its strategic goals of promoting the development of a strong energy infrastructure, supporting competitive markets, and preventing market manipulation. As with virtually all Government and private sector organizations, the Commission is faced with numerous and increasingly sophisticated attacks on its systems and data. To address this challenge and the continuing threat to its systems, the Commission expects to spend about $5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 to protect its IT infrastructure and data from cyber security related threats

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Unclassified Cyber Security Program - 2008

The Department of Energy anticipated spending about $250 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 to implement cyber security measures necessary to protect its information technology resources - systems and data critical to supporting its mission and business lines of energy security, nuclear security, scientific discovery and innovation,environmental responsibility, and management excellence. Security challenges and threats to the Department of Energy's information systems are continually evolving. Adversaries routinely attempt to compromise its information technology assets. As these attacks become increasingly sophisticated, it is critical that the Department's cyber security protective measures keep pace with the growing threat. The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) provides direction to agencies on the management and oversight of information security risks, including design and implementation of controls to protect Federal information and systems. As required by FISMA, the Office of Inspector General conducts an annual independent evaluation to determine whether the Department's unclassified cyber security program adequately protects its information systems and data. This memorandum and the attached report present the results of our evaluation for FY 2008.

The Department's Unclassified Cyber Security Program - 2008

There is a critical need to upgrade the nation’s electric transmission grid. Two reasons in particular drive this need. First, increasing transmission capability will help ensure a reliable electric supply and provide greater access to economically-priced power. Second, with the growth in state-adopted renewable performance standards (RPS) and the increasing possibility of a national RPS, significant new transmission, much of it interregional, is needed to access renewable resources.