Committee Hearings – Week of 8-2-20

With the House already in their summer recess (though they may be called back for a Covid-19 bill) and the Senate preparing to start their’s next week, there is a fairly light committee schedule this week. There are, however, two cybersecurity related hearings.

 

Solarium Commission Report

 

The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday on the “Findings and Recommendations of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission”. The witness list includes three members of the CSC:

 

• Sen Angus S. King, Jr. (I,ME),

• Rep Michael J. Gallagher (R,WI), and

• BG John C. Inglis (Ret)

 

I suspect the main focus of the hearing will be on DOD cyber operations, but cybersecurity topics will certainly be discussed, potentially including control system security issues.

 

DOE Cybersecurity

 

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday to “Examine Efforts to Improve Cybersecurity for the Energy Sector”. The witness list includes:

 

• Alexander Gates, DOE,

• Joseph McClelland, FERC,

• Steve Conner, Siemens Energy, Inc., and

• Thomas F. O'Brien, PJM Interconnection