Cyber threats nudge Trump to sign executive order on foreign equipment in U.S. energy infrastructure
Trump signed an executive order declaring an emergency to bar foreign bulk-power equipment deemed a national security cyber risk.
The executive order, 'Declaring a National Energy Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System,' prohibits acquiring, importing, transferring, or installing foreign-produced bulk-power equipment and software deemed risky, citing fears of digital backdoors in Chinese-made grid gear. China supplies roughly 85% of solar supply chain capacity and is a major transformer manufacturer. The Energy Department has 120 days to develop implementing rules; the order revives a 2020 Trump-era measure the Biden administration had suspended after utilities found compliance difficult.
- Declares a national emergency securing the U.S. bulk-power system against malicious cyber activity
- Cites FBI warnings about prepositioning on routers with the power grid as a wartime target
- DOE must issue implementing rules within 120 days in consultation with other departments
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- bulk-power-systemchinacritical-infrastructuredonald-trumpenergy-sectorexecutive-ordersupply-chain
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- U.S. Department of EnergyWhite House
- Countries
- United StatesChina
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The order says any foreign-produced equipment deemed to pose national security risks can’t be purchased or installed. Citing cyber and other security threats, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that declares a national emergency to secure the U. S.
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