Posted on 01/26/2021 1:12:26 PM PST by USA Conservative
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 1 last year prohibiting bulk power system equipment from foreign companies in the U.S. grid, citing security concerns.
The U.S. Department of Energy noted that under the current rules, contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder when it comes to bulk power system procurement, and that creates a “vulnerability that can be exploited by those with malicious intent.”
U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said that it is imperative that “the bulk-power system be secured against exploitation and attacks by foreign threats.”
Analysts believe this means that the United States will set up a whitelist for the procurement of such equipment. Although the order did not name any specific country, observers say China and Russia are the two main countries most capable of posing a threat to the U.S. power grid.
Well, we have a new President now and it seems that he doesn’t have the same stance as former President Trump.
Joe Biden just hours after his inauguration effected an immediate freeze on several Trump-era deregulatory actions that directly affect the power sector, and revoked a long list of rules and executive actions affecting the bulk power system.
At the Department of Energy (DOE), the action pivotally halts rulemaking through which the agency would have limited procurement of bulk power system equipment sourced from adversary nations. Executive Order 13920 of May 1, 2020 (Securing the United States Bulk-Power System), is “effectively suspended for 90 days,” says one of the many executive orders issued on Wednesday. “The Secretary of Energy and the Director of [Office of Management and Budget] shall jointly consider whether to recommend that a replacement order be issued.”
During the last press conference, the White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked why Biden removed the EO that kept China out of the U.S. power grid and she couldn’t explain why Biden revoked the executive order.
Q Thanks, Jen. In an executive order that the President signed last week, he also suspended a Trump administrative — administration executive order that was particularly aimed at keeping foreign countries, specifically China, from interfering in the U.S. power grid. But he suspended that for 90 days in that executive order last week. Given what you said about China today, why did he do that, especially related to something so critical to our national security as the power grid?
MS. PSAKI: I’ll have to — I think the President’s view on our relationship with China I tried to do my best to convey to all of you. I’ll have to check on that specific piece, and we’ll — we’ll circle back with you directly.
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Where’s Hunter?
Cannot answer why China show now protect us from EMP hacks?
You dont say!
because the Communist Chinese CCP told him to lift the order, that is why.
It’s only the beginning with this putz, by the end of the month he’ll have more Chinese spies in the White house than cockroaches in a crack den.
This would have been a major MSM headline under Trump. Under Biden, it’s buried.
Here’s the quid: he owes them;
Here’s the pro quo: they own him.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said that it is imperative that “the bulk-power system be secured against exploitation and attacks by foreign threats.” >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
This is treason sedition. Biden should be impeached forthwith for failing his Constitutional duty to protect and defend the States and their citizens.
The Office of the Former President should have something to say about this.
Humita-humita,...what?
“My Team will get back to you on that!”
B/c Kamala told me to, that’s why!
She makes deedee myers look honest and competent - no small feat.
She looks like a female version of Mark Zuckerberg.
Did she really say that? I would not doubt it for a second. I guess it slipped her mind that China was behind the biggest terror attack against the USA in history, not just the USA but worldwide as well. Over 2 million now dead from the Covid terror attack, Yeah, that’s not a big enough issue. Maybe if they flood us with Ebola it will be enough.
Because Orange Man Bad!
That’s always the answer.
If China shuts down our power grid all those Antifa/BLM terrorists are going to be pretty darn mad if they can’t record their terror attacks on their cellphones.
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