FERC & Federal

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities. 

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NERC Files IBR Standards with FERC
NERC has filed five reliability standards to FERC, comprising the second of three sets of standards for inverter-based resources ordered by the commission.
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Utilities in SERC, RF to Pay $185K in Penalties
FERC approved settlements with three utilities in the footprints of SERC Reliability and ReliabilityFirst, totaling $185,000 in penalties.
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NOPR Would Get Pipelines to Offer More Information for Grid Operators
FERC issued an NOPR directing several changes to gas pipelines' business practices aimed at increasing information sharing with grid operators, especially during extreme weather.
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CISA Publishes Cybersecurity Asset Inventory Guide
A new publication from CISA aims to help organizations catalog the electronic assets on their systems so they can respond quickly to cyber incidents.
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CISA Lays out Plans for Key Cyber Info Program
CISA staff said the continuation of the CVE Program is essential to maintaining global cyber preparedness and information sharing.
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Stakeholders Urge Cyber Info Sharing Act Renewal
Government and industry stakeholders have urged Congress to reauthorize a key cybersecurity bill before it expires at the end of September.
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China Cyber Threats Continue, Agencies Warn
Cybersecurity agencies from more than a dozen countries warned that China-linked threat actors continue to try for footholds in the computer networks of critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S. and its allies.
CISA
CISA Seeks Comments on New SBOM Guidance
CISA is seeking comments on a draft guide to help federal agencies generate or request a software bill of materials for their products.
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NERC Plans to Register 720 IBRs by May 2026
NERC will begin registration of Category 2 IBRs within the next few months, according to the ERO.
CISA
CISA Releases New Cyber Tools for Defenders
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released two new software tools to help critical infrastructure operators manage a growing number of online threat actors.

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