Full Committee Hearing to Examine Efforts to Improve Cybersecurity for the Energy Sector

August 5, 2020
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building

The hearing will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. 

The purpose of the hearing is to examine federal and industry efforts to improve cybersecurity for the energy sector, including how to improve collaboration on various cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection initiatives. 

Members of the Committee may participate in person or online. The Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of members, staff, and the public. This includes maintaining six-foot social distance spacing in the hearing room. Pursuant to this guidance, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official business visitors and credentialed press at this time. Accordingly, in-person visitors cannot be accommodated at this hearing.

The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

Archived Webcast

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Opening Remarks

  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski

    Chairman
    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Sen. Joe Manchin

    Ranking Member
    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Witness Panel 1

  • Mr. Alexander Gates

    Senior Advisor, Office of Policy for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, & Emergency Response
    U.S. Department of Energy
  • Mr. Joseph McClelland

    Director, Office of Energy Infrastructure Security
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Mr. Steve Conner

    President and CEO
    Siemens Energy, Inc.
  • Mr. Thomas F. O'Brien

    Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
    PJM Interconnection